James Harden did not just hit another 3-pointer, giving him a sudden 9-0 run to take a sticky-tight game and make it his. He made it last.
As if it were his plan, Harden's triple circled the rim, around once and then again, allowing time for the Toyota Center crowd to hold its breath and then blast its roars when the shot fell, the Rockets suddenly surging past the Lakers to a 12-point lead.
With Harden getting his second triple double of the season and his second 50-point game, the Rockets steamrolled the Lakers down the stretch, 126-111, in a game in which they never seemed in control before Harden took it over one last time.