James Harden had 42 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists to rally the Houston Rockets past the Chicago Bulls, 121-117, in overtime Friday night. Harden hit a step-back jumper over Paul Zipser with 36.1 seconds remaining in the extra period and was fouled. After losing to Atlanta on Thursday night, the Rockets improved to 12-1 this season in the second of back-to-back games. Harden hit a step-back jumper over Carter-Williams to tie the game at 108 with 27.3 seconds remaining in regulation. Taj Gibson scored 20 points for the Bulls, and Wade had 19 points, nine rebounds and six assists.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 04, 2017 04:56 UTC