James Harden moves up to 55th on all-time scoring list, passes Russell Westbrook

Houston Rockets registered a 111-102 home win over  Indiana Pacers earlier this week. A game-high return of 44 points for Rockets' bearded superstar James Harden means that Harden has w moved up to 55 on NBA all-time scoring list. Harden also surpassed his new teammate Russell Westbrook in process. 

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James Harden has w scored a total of 19,088 points in his NBA career, and he does t look like slowing down any time soon. Harden clinched his 19,088th point in classic Harden fashion with his patented step-back three-pointer. He returned with figures of eight rebounds, five assists and four steals during win.  Rockets' win over Indiana Pacers was ir sixth consecutive win this season. 

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James Harden's dominating stats

James Harden's 44-point game means that he is w NBA's leading scorer. Rockets superstar avers 38.7 points on 42.0 per cent shooting from field. Houston Rockets are w sitting near top of Western Conference standings with a 9-3 record so far this season. decision to snap up Russell Westbrook to pair him with one of most prolific scorers in NBA is clearly paying dividends for Rockets this season. 

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James Harden's form will once again see him competing for title of NBA MVP this season. Rockets superstar finished a close second to Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo last season. This season, however, Harden's scoring aver is highest NBA has seen in last 50 years, which could quite possibly see him topple Bucks' star this season. Barring any major injuries, James Harden could very well break into top 50 of all-time NBA scoring list before end of season. 

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