HOUSTON -- On a night when James Harden scored 48 points, which almost qualifies as ho-hum by the standards of the historical tear he's on, Eric Gordon played the hero role for the Houston Rockets.
Gordon scored 16 of his 30 points in the final two minutes of regulation and overtime of Houston's 138-134 comeback win Saturday night over the Los Angeles Lakers.
His double-clutch 3-pointer with two seconds remaining in the fourth quarter tied the score, giving the Rockets a chance to steal a win in a game they trailed by 21 points in the first half and never led until Gordon swished another 3 on the opening possession of overtime.