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SACRAMENTO, Calif. Adidas Nmd Outlet . - Although he struggled to hit shots in regulation, James Harden demonstrated in overtime why hes the NBAs leading scorer.Harden scored a season-high 44 points, including 10 in the extra period, and also had eight assists to lead the Houston Rockets over the Sacramento Kings 113-109 on Thursday night.After tying the game with a 3-pointer, Harden opened the extra period with seven unanswered points. The win was the fifth in six games for the Rockets, who are 9-3 on the road.Harden missed 17 of 27 shots in regulation, then went 4 of 5 in OT and converted three of four free throws, leading the way as the Rockets outscored the Kings 18-14 in the extra period.He was rolling. In overtime he just took over, Houston coach Kevin McHale said.Harden started overtime with a driving basket, hit a 3 and then added another basket to put the Rockets up 102-95. Collisons 3-pointer pulled the Kings within two, but Harden converted two free throws with 7.1 seconds left to seal the victory.I knew I had a lot left, said Harden, who shot 14 for 32 and made 13 of 15 free throws. I just wanted to attack and create opportunities. I didnt shoot well in the first four quarters, but I wanted to come out aggressive in overtime.Trevor Ariza scored 15 and Patrick Beverley had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets. Donatas Motiejunas added 14 points and Jason Terry 13.Darren Collison scored 24 points and Ben McLemore added 21 for the Kings, who dropped their second straight and seventh in nine games. Derrick Williams scored 13 and Jason Thompson had 13 points and 15 rebounds.The Kings, who led by as many as 12 points, committed 22 turnovers that led to 27 Houston points in dropping another tight game.These losses are tough. We have to find ways to finish, Thompson said. We really have to know how to get leads and not worry about the scoreboard.Two of the NBAs top centres sat out: Houstons Dwight Howard and Sacramentos DeMarcus Cousins.The Rockets played their 11th straight game minus Howard, who has been out with a strained right knee. Houston is 8-3 without Howard, expected back in the lineup Saturday against visiting Denver.Cousins has missed the last eight games with viral meningitis and there is no projected date for his return. The Kings are 2-6 without Cousins this season; 4-22 over the past three seasons.Coming off an emotional loss Wednesday to Golden State, the Rockets appeared sluggish at times and struggled through three quarters, shooting 34 per cent and trailing 69-61.Houston shot 7 of 14 on 3s to fuel its fourth-quarter rally. The Rockets made two more 3s in overtime and finished 15 of 44 overall.We didnt do a good job in adjusting to James Harden. He kicked our butt tonight and got whatever he wanted, Kings coach Michael Malone said.___A FRUSTRATED KINGThe Rockets double-teamed Rudy Gay frequently and it showed. Gay missed 14 of 18 shots and scored 13 points. His night also included an altercation with Beverley. He and Gay were given technical fouls after a shoving match midway through the third quarter underneath the Kings basket. After that, Sacramento held Houston scoreless for 3 1/2 minutes and ran off 10 unanswered points to build a 65-53 lead.TIP-INSRockets: Terry was booed loudly every time he touched the ball, and fans derisively chanted his name throughout the game. Terry was traded to the Kings last season, but sat out the remainder of the schedule due to injury, then helped orchestrate an off-season trade to Houston because he wanted to play for a team with championship aspirations.Kings: Sacramento is in the midst of a 14-game stretch (12 at home) in which it wont play outside the state of California until travelling to Brooklyn to begin a four-game trip Dec. 29. ... The entire team wore I Cant Breathe warmup shirts before the game.UP NEXTThe Rockets meet Denver in a home game Saturday.The Kings play visiting Detroit on Saturday. Adidas Nmd Grosshandel Deutschland . Bale has had a successful debut season in Spain, and Ancelotti appears ready to reward him with a starting role on Saturday. Ancelotti says "Gareth had some problems at the beginning (of the season) but when he found good physical condition he scored a lot of goals, he had a good impact on the team. Nmd r1 Herren Günstig .55 million euros (US$18.6 million) to Spanish tax authorities on Monday to cover any potential irregularities in its signing of Neymar, all the while maintaining its innocence of the fraud charges levied against it. http://www.nmdschuhesale.de/lite-racer-schuhe-deutschland.html . -- Michael Phelps is 0 for 1 in his comeback to the pool.ANAHEIM, Calif. - After two weeks of mediocre play, the San Jose Sharks unleashed their frustration on the Anaheim Ducks, filling the net and the penalty box during a fight-filled rout that just might put them back on track.The Ducks responded with plenty of punches, but not nearly enough solid play to keep up with their unfriendly Pacific Division rivals.Joe Pavelski and Tommy Wingels scored power-play goals, and the Sharks emphatically snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory Sunday night.Brent Burns and Marc-Edouard Vlasic also scored for the Sharks, who ended Anaheims seven-game winning streak with just their second victory in seven games. They also traded punches with the Ducks in several fights and numerous scrums, leading to 165 combined penalty minutes and the team togetherness that still seems to result from old-time hockey fisticuffs.Its nice to see guys step up for one another, Vlasic said. Guys love it. Doesnt matter who it is when guys step up and get in somebodys face and fight.Antti Niemi made 33 saves as San Jose rebounded aggressively from an embarrassing home loss to lowly Buffalo on Saturday, taking a 3-0 lead after two dominant periods. The third turned into a prolonged brawl featuring 127 penalty minutes and ending with Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry in the Ducks dressing room.Thats hockey, I guess, said San Joses Adam Burish, who got a misconduct penalty for scrapping with Nate Thompson with 6:04 to play. Its a rivalry. Its two good teams that dont like each other, two elite teams, and those things can happen.Patrick Marleau and Logan Couture had two assists apiece for the Sharks.Niemi believes a bruising victory can bring a team together: I think for sure. I hope thats what it does. I think thats what it should do.Matt Beleskey scored for the Western Conference-leading Ducks, who hadnt lost since opening night on Oct. 9.Frederik Andersen stopped 33 shots, but his 10-start winning streak ended as Anaheim wrapped up a five-game homestand in unimpressive fashion.The whole game was pretty deflating forr us, said Getzlaf, who got sent off after fighting James Sheppard with 3:06 to play. Adidas Ultra Boost Sale Deutschland. Weve been playing pretty good hockey as of late, and youre going to play one of these kinds of games once in a while. It just (stinks) that it has to be against these guys.Although the Ducks are off to another strong start, they couldnt match last October. Anaheim won its first eight home games last season and went 20-0-2 before its first regulation defeat in late January.Andersen also wasnt exceptional in his first loss since March 29 last season, yielding two first-period goals and failing to stop Vlasics unassuming backhand in the second. The Danish netminder had been 6-0 this season with a 1.32 goals-against average, becoming the first goalie in NHL history to win 26 of his first 31 decisions.We werent ready from the beginning, Andersen said. They lost last night, so they came out strong, and we werent ready for that. Thats just not good enough. We got the two points the last seven games, but I think we started thinking it was probably a little bit too easy.Shortly after Perry and Justin Braun left with misconducts in the third period, a multiplayer brawl broke out in the corner. The officials ruled that San Joses John Scott left the bench to engage, possibly earning a suspension in a fight that ended with Andersen pulling players off the pile.I dont know how they came up with that, but that was a mistake, San Jose Coach Todd McLellan said, asserting Scott was on the ice legally.Beleskey ended Niemis shutout bid with 5:07 to play.NOTES: Before the game, Anaheim reassigned forward Chris Wagner to its AHL affiliate in Norfolk. He made his NHL debut on Oct. 17. ... Sami Vatanen got a penalty for embellishment after Scott Hannans stick hit him in the face during the second period. The ruling incensed Getzlaf, who nearly fought Sharks rookie Mirco Mueller on the ensuing faceoff. ... D Bryan Allen (lower body), F Kyle Palmieri (sprained ankle) and F Dany Heatley (groin strain) still havent played for Anaheim this season. ' ' '