For all the points James Harden piled up, all the 3s they fired up, the Rockets fell a minute short. Twice.
With eight-point leads in the final minute of regulation and then again in overtime, the Rockets could not close out the Nets, combining several mistakes, missed free throws and a scoring burst from the Spencer Dinwiddie to give the Nets a stunning, 145-142 win on Wednesday.
The Rockets fell when the Nets Treveon Graham hit a 3-pointer to cut the lead to four before Jarrett Allen put in a layup to reduce the lead to two with 40.