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Two free throws by James Harden in the absence of 2.4 seconds defined a monumental game in Washington, where the Rockets defeated the Wizards (158-159) with 59 points from their star. The 317 points accumulated over 48 minutes made this game the ninth with the most scoring in the history of the NBA.
Bradley Beal (46 points) and Rui Hachimura (23) joined the offensive festival at Capital One Arena, who could not avoid the local defeat. The Japanese debuted before the fans of the Wizards and was also entertained by Shinsuke Sugiyama, the ambassador of his country in the United States.
Harden scored six of his 14 triples and 17 of his 18 free throws to stay very close to his personal record (61 points) reached twice, the last one last March. Russell Westbrook was able to score another triple double (17 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists), while Clint Capela contributed with 21 points and 12 rebounds.
Beal's frustration
"I didn't know we were going to have to make almost 160 points to win," said Mike D'Antoni, a Rockets coach. "There were a lot of great individual performances and we played incredibly well," added the former Knicks coach.
The frustration of the Wizards took shape in Beal's statements: "I hate moral victories." His team could not knock the Western finalists despite their 62.6% effectiveness in field shots, including 20/36 in triples.
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