‘Pretty Scary’: James Harden, Russell Westbrook Dominate Boston

James Harden and Rockets teammate Russell Westbrook combined for 78 points Tuesday night in a 116-105 win against the visiting Boston Celtics.

Harden told reporters that Houston’s superstar duo is “pretty scary.”

The loss snapped Beantown’s seven-game winning streak.

Per The AP:

“It’s pretty scary,” Harden said.

Harden had eight rebounds and seven assists and Westbrook finished with 10 rebounds and five assists as the Rockets used a starting lineup without a true center after trading Clint Capela last week.

“It’s helping both of them,” coach Mike D’Antoni said. “It should. It opens up the floor for them. Both of them are great drivers and great finishers … and it should trickle down to everybody else, too.”

Houston broke it open with a 15-2 run that made it 116-98 with about two minutes left. Harden scored six points during the decisive stretch, and Danuel House had five.

“Harden was great … and Westbrook was great,” Boston coach Brad Stevens said. “Those guys are two of the best in the world and they showed it again tonight.”

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