PORTLAND, Ore. - Long before James Harden hit his game-winner on Thursday, before he even got rolling, Harden left Thursday's game with 4:09 left in the first quarter after taking an elbow from Warriors center Kevon Looney in the chin on a rebound.
Harden stayed down on the floor for several minutes before he went to the Rockets' bench. After a time out, he headed to the Rockets' Oracle Arena locker room.
"I guess the league called and said I had to get checked out or whatnot so I came to the back," Harden said. "Was a little dizzy in the beginning, but it was a big-time game for us.