By Luther Jefferson
HOUSTON, TEXAS, United States (TheSportsNEXT) November 22, 2012: Flu had no impact on James Harden who played a central role in a thrilling victory for the Houston Rockets over Chicago Bulls in their NBA 2012-13 game in Houston on Wednesday.
James Harden scored 28 points which also included a late points supply which helped the home side clinch a classy victory over the high-flying visitors.
The Houston Rockets kept saving it for the finishing moments and Chicago Bulls lost it all in the decisive moments as the Rockets scored 14 points against Bulls’ four points in a phase where visitors succumbed to away game pressure and missed 11 consecutive shots.
James Harden, who was available in the center for just over 17 minutes in Houston’s loss to Utah on Monday, played for 42 minutes Wednesday delivering 8-of-14 as well as five steals which made a huge difference in the end of the hosts.
With this victory, the Houston Rockets have bucked a three-game losing run while on the other hand Chicago Bulls delivered their third straight loss as they are 1-3 on a five-game road trip which ended on Friday against Milwaukee Bucks.
Apart from James Harden, Patrick Patterson scored 20 points while Chandler Parsons hit 18 points and a career-high 13 rebounds to make it a team effort.
On the flip side, Chicago Bulls looked likely to win the away game against Houston Rockets in the final quarter before literally giving it away in the final moments.
Nate Robinson hit 21 points, Luol Deng scored 19 points and Carlos Boozer delivered 15 rebounds for the Chicago Bulls who have lost three in a row for the first time since 2009-10 season when they had gone on to lose 10 straight games.
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