On Monday night, James Harden (54) and Eric Gordon (36) combined for 90 points, the second-most by a starting backcourt since those stats were first recorded in the 1970-71 season.
And, since their opposing backcourt of John Wall (36) and Beal (32) teamed up to score 68, the Rockets still fell to the Wizards 135-131 in overtime.
Headband = 50 POINTS 🔥#MVP pic.twitter.com/mCT0X3VAYT
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) November 27, 2018
John Wall en la victoria de Washington Wizards ante Houston Rockets:
36 puntos
11 asistencias#DCFamily pic.twitter.com/Bwj7GhhObW— More Than A Game (@Pasion_Basket1) November 27, 2018
.@JohnWall (36 PTS, 11 AST) & @RealDealBeal23 (32 PTS, 4/8 3-PT) put on a show in the Wizards' OT win over the Rockets! 👍#DCFamily pic.twitter.com/DAWxjJt8aB
— NBA TV (@NBATV) November 27, 2018
With those totals, the two backcourts combined to score 158 points, the most in NBA history by both teams’ starting backcourts.
“You watched a lot of high-level players play at a high level,” said Washington coach Scott Brooks. “Amazing players all had great games. We tried everything on Harden. We absolutely tried to take it out of his hands early, take it out of it late. Keep our hands out of his shooting pocket. We tried the switch; we tried the show. He was playing at a high, high, high level.”
Amazingly enough, Harden has three 50-point games over the past two seasons in which his team has lost. The rest of the NBA only has two.
In case you were wondering, the most points by a starting backcourt ever were the 94 scored by Kobe Bryant (81) and Smush Parker (13).
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