James Harden’s Game-Winner Pushes Rockets Past Spurs, 96-95

The Rockets continue their march to dark horse contention in the playoffs. Last night, Houston did battle with the San Antonio Spurs, the game coming down the final seconds. Down one with 4.5 seconds left, who better than guard James Harden to take the rock and shoot a leaning jumper to sink the Spurs 96-95. The All-Star guard scored those 29 points on 16 shots and making 15-of-17 attempts from the free throw line.

The win was Houston’s third in a row, putting them that much closer to clinching a postseason slot.

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