HOUSTON -- James Harden scored 31 points, Dwight Howard added 22 and the Houston Rockets outlasted the Sacramento Kings 120-113 Saturday night for their third straight win.
Houston has won seven in a row against the Kings.
Rudy Gay scored five consecutive points, putting Sacramento up by two with about five minutes left. Houston used an 8-2 run after that, highlighted by a 3-pointer by Trevor Ariza, to go up 109-105.
Harden made a 3-pointer with about 90 seconds left to make it 115-109 and seal the win.