Houston Rockets center Omer Asik (3) and Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried look for a rebound during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Houston on Sunday, April 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Richard Carson)
HOUSTON (AP) – James Harden had 32 points and Chandler Parsons scored eight points in overtime to lift the Houston Rockets to a 130-125 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night.
Denver led by one in overtime when Houston made three consecutive 3-pointers to make it 130-122 with less than two minutes left. Parsons made the last two and high-fived with fans on the front row as he ran down the court after sinking the second one.
The Rockets trailed by eight late in regulation before using a 9-1 run, capped by a 3-pointer by Harden under heavy pressure from Randy Foye, to tie it at 117 with 7.1 seconds remaining.
Evan Fournier scored 26 points and Aaron Brooks added 24 points and 15 assists against his former team.
AP-WF 4/6/2014 21:06
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