Watch James Harden sink Golden State Warriors with 36-point game

James Harden led Houston Rockets to victory by scoring 36 points, 13 assists and 4 rebounds against the Golden State Warriors. Rockets won the game 129-112. He scored 24 points in the first half (4 in Q1 and 20 in Q2), and 12 in the second half. The match was held at the Rockets' home Toyota Center in Houston in Texas. 

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NBA 2019-20: James Harden scored 36 points against the Golden State Warriors

Harden also improved on his shooting and went 6 of 16 from the three-point range. He had gone 17 of 79 on three-pointers for the first six matches but scored 13 of 32 in the last two. Harden has scored 292 points for the first eight games of this season, which is the highest total since Micheal Jordan's 303 points during NBA 1988-89. Harden has an average of 36.5 points, 5 rebounds and 8.1 assists this NBA season. He scored his season-high 59 points in 38 minutes against the Washington Wizards. Last season, Harden averaged at 36.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 7.5 assists. 

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