James Harden scored 27 points and the Houston Rockets apostate from 20-point deficit to complete the 106-100 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night.
Harden drew his 18 points in the fourth quarter to be Houston outscored Cleveland 35-16 in the period.
With Dwight Howard's free throw with 2:13 outweigh the Houston game, 95-94, on umagwat, 98-94, in Harden's 3-pointer before the Cleveland stick to one 3 also Kyrie Irving 1:30 clock .
Both missed a rival on the next possession, before the swish of 3 Trevor Ariza to the Rockets 101-97 lead just 17 seconds.
Irving scored 31 points for Cleveland, 1-3 this season, 4-13 in the last two when playing James. Just 2 ½ games over Cleveland (52-22) in Toronto in the East's top seed. Half-game ahead of Houston Dallas in eighth spot in the West.
Michael Beasley scored 17 points, had 15 Ariza in Houston. Howard scored 11 and 11.
With 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson in his 362nd consecutive game, the longest in franchise history. Kevin Love added 13 and 11.
Far beyond the Cavs, 62-42, early in the third to rally the Rockets.