With the stop the Rockets had to have falling to James Harden's hands, he had one last chance. It was all he needed.
The Rockets were down a point and down to their final possession when Harden grabbed the rebound of Jameer Nelson's airball 3 and took off the other way.
When Harden put in his layup with 2.4 seconds left, he lifted the Rockets past the Nuggets, 125-124, on Monday, finishing with 39 points in a stirring comeback.
Harden added 11 assists and seven rebounds, with six Rockets players scoring in double figures and the Rockets getting huge fourth quarters from Pat Beverley and Eric Gordon.