SALT LAKE CITY – Of all the statistical milestones James Harden had piled up, it was time to chase something new.
He had been keeping company with Wilt Chamberlain long enough. It was time to chase Hakeem Olajuwon, or given the venue, Andrei Kirilenko.
Harden's scoring had become a given and that did not change. But on Saturday, he filled the stat sheet to combine with the Rockets' defensive revival that sent the Rockets past the Jazz, 125-98.
Harden, however, did not quite match the 5 x 5 statistical feats that Olajuwon collected more than any NBA player and that Kirilenko made famous, falling one blocked shot of getting at least five in five statistical categories.