Rockets’ James Harden Elevates His Game Against LeBron James’s Cavaliers

Keeping Score

By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN

It has been an incredible season for James Harden. The Houston Rockets guard is leading the N.B.A. in scoring, dominated the All-Star Game and has found himself in the conversation for the Most Valuable Player Award. But the Rockets made quite a statement Sunday after an overtime win over the Cleveland Cavaliers when their Twitter account declared Harden the new King James.

“Every game is a statement for me,” Harden told the assembled reporters. “I’m just out here trying to prove myself — trying to win games.”

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