The Rockets had lost three of their previous five games entering Monday, and MRI results revealed ligament damage in Capela's right thumb that sources say will need to be surgically¹ repaired. With guards Eric Gordon (knee contusion) and Chris Paul (hamstring strain) still out, the Rockets' spirits easily could have sagged².

本场比赛之前。火箭已经输掉5场比赛中的三场，而更加糟糕的是，核磁共振结果显示卡佩拉右拇指韧带损伤需要手术修复，加上戈登(膝盖撞伤)，保罗(腿筋拉伤)缺阵，刚刚升空的火箭似乎又要坠落。

Harden didn't let that happen, scoring two-thirds of Houston's points in the first half while D'Antoni tinkered with the rotation³, quickly opting⁴ to play small lineups when 36-year-old fill-in starting center Nene Hilario rested.

但哈登显然不想让这一切发生，在36岁的首发中锋内内下场休息后，德安东尼当机立断选择用小阵容维持球队运转，于是我们看到哈登半场轰下球队2/3的得分。

Harden indeed entered rare air with his 17th consecutive⁵ game scoring at least 30 points. It's the longest such streak⁶ since Wilt⁷ Chamberlain had 20 straight 30-plus-point performances in 1964. The only other players with streaks⁸ of 16 straight 30-point games since Chamberlain were Kobe Bryant in 2003 and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1972.

哈登连续17场比赛得分30+是NBA罕见的水平，这是自1964年张伯伦连续20场得分30+的最高记录，除此之外，只有2003年科比和1972年贾巴尔连续16场的纪录可以比肩。

Harden hit the 50-point milestone⁹ for the third time this season and 12th time in his career, passing 50 points on an and-1 step-back 3-pointer over Grizzlies¹⁰ forward JaMychal Green. The only players in NBA history who have more 50-point games are Chamberlain, Michael Jordan, Bryant, Elgin Baylor and Rick Barry. LeBron James also has 12 50-point performances.

哈登面对灰熊前锋格林的防守，用一记标志性后撤步三分迈过50分大关，这是登哥本赛季第3次50+得分秀，同时也是其职业生涯的的第12次，在NBA历史上比登哥50＋还多的也就这么几位了:张伯伦，迈克尔·乔丹，科比，埃尔金·贝勒，里克·巴里，詹姆斯也就"仅仅"12次罢了。

"What he just did, we kind of take it for granted a little bit," said D'Antoni, "It's like, 'Oh, look at that, isn't that cute? It's 57!' I mean, on dead legs and he played 43 minutes last night. It's beyond impressive. It's rare that people can do what he's done, if anybody."

"他今天的表现，我们都习以为常了，"德安东尼谈到，"该怎么形容呢，这就像，苍了个天啊，这表现还不厉害？这可是57分呐！"我的意思是，这是他拖着伤腿43分钟交出的数据。这表现超乎你想象，这表现还有谁！"

"The win was important," Harden said. "I've got to get some rest tomorrow and be ready to go Wednesday. Same thing."

"这场胜利很重要，"哈登说到。"我们明天要好好休息以准备周三的比赛，生活都是如此罢了。"