The Rockets (51 - 24) defeated the Kings (26 - 48) 115 - 111 at the Toyota Center on Wednesday. Wednesday night was the James Harden Show. He had 51 points. The Rockets had an 11 - point lead going into the fourth quarter, but the Kings battled to within two points with six and a half minutes remaining. Harden came off the bench and put the game away, scoring 10 of Houston's next 11 points. Harden went 16 - of - 25 from the field and 8 - for - 9 from three - point range. He had eight rebounds, six assists and three steals in 38 minutes. Trevor Ariza had 22 points (8 - 16 FG, 6 - 14 3Pt), three rebounds, two assists and three steals in 38 minutes. Terrence Jones (ribs) returned to the starting lineup after a six - game absence. He contributed 16 points (6 - 10 FG, 2 - 3 3Pt), seven rebounds, three assists, one steal and seven blocks in 32 minutes. Jason Terry (neck) had 7 points (3 - 10 FG, 1 - 7 3Pt). Corey Brewer, who has been battling an oblique injury, shot poorly on Wednesday, going 1 - for - 10 from the field and 0 - for - 2 from beyond the arc. DeMarcus Cousins' triple - double kept the Kings in the game. He had 24 points (11 - 25 FG), 21 rebounds, 10 assists, three steals and six blocks in 39 minutes. Omri Casspi had 18 points (8 - 17 FG, 0 - 2 3Pt), seven rebounds, four assists and three steals in 38 minutes. Ben McLemore contributed 14 points (6 - 10 FG, 2 - 3 3Pt), four rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block in 31 minutes. The Rockets are currently third in the Western Conference. They've clinched a playoff spot. The Kings are thirteenth in the West and have been eliminated from playoff contention. The Rockets have completed the season series sweep of the Kings, 30.
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