The Los Angeles Lakers had a plan for James Harden on Saturday night. “If we can keep him anything under 50, we feel like we’ve succeeded as a group,” Lakers head coach Luke Walton joked before the game. Harden has been on a tear since December, but his most recent body of work is downright mythological. The Houston Rockets guard scored 57 points against the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday and on Wednesday he put up 58 against the Brooklyn Nets. It was the first time anyone’s had two games in a row with more than 55 points since Wilt Chamberlain did it in 1962. The Lakers knew it would be tough, but they were able to keep the Houston star in check. The Rockets won in overtime on Saturday, 138-134, but Harden only managed to score a paltry 48 points. Mission accomplished.
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