James Harden scores season-high 57 points to underline MVP credentials

Houston Rocket’s All-Star point guard, James Harden scored a season-high 57 points to steer the Rockets past the Memphis Grizzlies 112-94.

Harden made 6 of 15 three-point attempts, shooting 17-of-33 from the floor alongside nine rebounds and two steals.

It is the seventeenth successive 30-point game for Harden, who surpassed Kobe Bryant’s record of 16; it is also the longest since Wilt Chamberlain had a 20-game run in 1964.

The win was the 600th career victory for Rockets’ coach, Mike D’Antoni.