James Harden Equals Wilt Chamberlain’s 31 Game 30 Point Streak

James Harden extended his streak of consecutive 30 point games to 31 on against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.

That brings James Harden level with Wilt Chamberlain for the second longest 30 point game streak in NBA history.

James Harden finished with 42 points, although the Houston Rockets lost 121 – 111 to the Timberwolves.

Despite his personal milestone, Harden was agitated due to the loss. When asked about his points haul, he replied ‘We lost, man’. According to ESPN, his answers were short when asked about Houston’s defensive issues.

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In the previous game, Harden took until the 4th quarter to reach 30 points. It looked like his scoring rate would be slow again on Wednesday night. However, that wasn’t to be the case.

After a slow start to the game, he scored his 30th with a three in the third quarter. He finished the first quarter with just 5.

That was in large part due to Minnesota guard Josh Okogie, who was tasked with keeping Harden under control.

“We made it hard on James,” Timberwolves big man Karl-Anthony Towns said.

“Got a little spooky at the end. He’s one superb talent in the league. But for the most part, we did a great job. And I think Josh Okogie was fantastic. Our rookies stepped up in a big way.”

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Timberwolves coach Ryan Saunders identified Harden as the main threat before the game. Although, he didn’t sound too optimistic about stopping him.

“For the most part, you know you are not going to stop a guy like that — fully stop him,” Saunders said. “You are not going to hold him to zero points. It would be great if you could. Playing without fouling is a big thing.”