James Harden: Houston Rockets guard sets NBA scoring record

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Houston Rockets guard James Harden has become the first player in NBA history to score at least 30 points against all 29 opponents in a single season.

The reigning NBA MVP scored 31 points in a 121-105 win over the Atlanta Hawks - the 48th time in 67 games this season that he has managed at least 30 points.

Harden, 29, also finished with 10 assists and eight rebounds.

Earlier this season Harden scored 30 or more points in 32 straight games - a run ended by the Hawks in December.

That run left him second on the all-time list, albeit some way short of the record of 65 consecutive games set by Wilt Chamberlain in the 1960s.

Chamberlain also scored at least 30 points against every other NBA side in the same season, but against fewer teams. The NBA expanded to its current set-up of 30 teams in 2004.

Reigning champions Golden State Warriors lead the Western Conference, with the Rockets three points behind in third.

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  • 44. We will be taking their disgusting meat soon to.

  • If only Harden had more points than turn overs in elimination games.

  • By the way have a feeling will see more American sports on here considering what a tire fire of corporate propaganda our news media is. Irony being of course doesn't get more corporate than American sports. So I guess now we will ruin yours.

  • GOAT if you love watching endless free throw attempts.

  • Who he? Netball?

  • Still not enough to lift that trophy with Houston though. The rest need to start pulling their weight more.

  • Now, if he juuuust played a little defence, what an all around player he could be eh?

  • This report is without any context. It just lands on your desk and tells us that some dude is great at basketball. Why?

    If the BBC wants to cover basketball then doesn't it need some kind of introduction, summary of the current state of the sport in the US today, why we should be interested in it? Even some history maybe?

    This is just weird.

  • Serious lack of HYS today on sports. Hmmm I wonder why.

  • Bull bull and more bull remove this report b4 I yawn myself to death

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