Historic haul for Harden
Tip-ins
Magic: Aaron Gordon missed the game with an injury to his left hip that he sustained on Saturday night. He will likely sit out on Wednesday as well ... Simmons and Mack added 15 points each.
Rockets: Ariza injured his left hamstring on Sunday ... Coach Mike D'Antoni said he doesn't expect Paul to miss much time with his injury ... Clint Capela finished with 12 points and 13 rebounds.
They said it
Magic coach Frank Vogel on Harden's performance: "That was a heck of a performance when your second, third and fourth options are out. He's likely the MVP of this year's season. He did what he had to do to get a win.
Love from LeBron
Cleveland star LeBron James gave Harden some love on Twitter after the game, tweeting: "That's insane G! 60 point Triple Dub. Sheesh!!!"
The four-time MVP added five fire emojis after his comment to show exactly how impressed he was with Harden's game.
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