HOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY 11: James Harden #13 of the Houston Rockets shoots the ball against the Dallas Mavericks on February 11, 2019 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Bill Baptist/NBAE via Getty Images)

For the second time during his historic scoring streak, James Harden needed until the final minute of the game to reach 30 points. However, the streak rolls on.

Harden knocked down a 3-pointer from the left wing with 53 seconds left to reach 31 points, his 30th consecutive game with at least 30. The last-minute bucket helped the Houston Rockets put away the Dallas Mavericks for a 120-104 win.

On a night when Harden struggled with his shot, the Rockets appeared to get enough offense from other contributors that they wouldn’t need their All-Star to carry the load. Harden headed to the bench with 1:15 left in the third quarter with 20 points and the Rockets up 11. Houston extended the advantage to 92-78 heading into the fourth.

Harden’s streak of 30-point games is longest since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976-77 and the third-longest in league history. He is one game away from tying Wilt Chamberlain’s 1962 streak of 31 games for second-longest. Chamberlain holds the all-time record with 65 consecutive 30-point games during the 1961-62 season.

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HOUSTON, TX – FEBRUARY 11: James Harden #13 of the Houston Rockets shoots the ball against the Dallas Mavericks on February 11, 2019 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Bill Baptist/NBAE via Getty Images)

Por segunda vez durante su histórica racha de anotaciones, James Harden necesitaba alcanzar 30 puntos. Sin embargo, la racha continúa.

Harden derribó un triple de la banda izquierda con 30 segundos. El último balde ayudó a los Houston Rockets a vencer a los Dallas Mavericks por una victoria de 120-104.

En una noche en la que Harden luchó con su disparo, los Rockets parecieron obtener suficiente ofensa de otros contribuyentes que no necesitarían la suya. Quedaron 1:15 en el tercer cuarto con 20 puntos y los Rockets 11. Houston extendió la ventaja a 92-78 en dirección al cuarto.

La racha de juegos de 30 puntos de Harden es la más larga desde la fusión NBA-ABA en 1976-77 y la tercera más larga en la historia de la liga. Está a un juego de empatar la racha de 1962 de Wilt Chamberlain de 31 juegos por el segundo más largo. Chamberlain tiene el récord de todos los tiempos con 65 partidos consecutivos de 30 puntos durante la temporada 1961-62.