LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers got the best of James Harden and the Houston Rockets in Saturday night’s primetime showdown, with the Lakers coming back from a double-digit deficit to get an impressive road win.
Although Harden’s individual stats have had him as a clear frontrunner for MVP along with Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo since the beginning of the season, LeBron is making more of a case with every win the Lakers get and every day they remain atop the Western Conference standings.
Harden and the Rockets had recently gotten the best of LeBron teams, but James was full of praise for Harden after their matchup.
LeBron joked after the game that the Lakers are still working things out on how to beat teams with winning records after they pushed their record to 34-8.
Harden, averaging over 37 points per game this season, is having the highest-scoring season the NBA has seen since Michael Jordan averaged over 37 in 1987.
