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HOUSTON -- James Hardens latest game left him tied in Houstons record books with perhaps the greatest Rocket of all.Harden had a triple-double -- 15 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds -- in just three quarters to lead the Rockets to their eighth straight win, 132-98 over the short-handed Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night.It was Hardens fifth triple-double this season and the 14th of his career, which ties him with Hakeem Olajuwon for most in franchise history. Harden acknowledged how special it is to be mentioned in the same breath as The Dream.Yes, obviously all-time Rockets great, best to ever do it (in) a Rocket uniform and one of the best to ever do it period, Harden said. So just honored. Its a credit to my teammates who helped me and coaches and just trying to win. Thats all.Houstons winning streak is the longest current one in the NBA and the teams longest since 2014.The biggest thing Im happy with is we had 40 assists on 50 buckets, so theyre sharing the ball, coach Mike DAntoni said. James does what he does every night and just a lot of good stuff going on.Hardens triple-double came in 29 minutes and 52 seconds of play, which is his second when playing less than 30 minutes.Houston led by 15 points in the third quarter before using a 10-4 run to push it to 76-53 with about 7 minutes left in the quarter. The Rockets began to pour it on after that, outscoring the Kings 18-5 over the next 3 1/2 minutes to make it 94-58. Trevor Ariza scored the first five points in that span and capped it with a 3-pointer.Harden grabbed his 10th rebound soon after that and got one more late in the third before heading to the bench at the end of the quarter to end his night.The Kings played without three starters with Rudy Gay (hip flexor strain) and Ben McLemore (left quadriceps contusion) out with injuries and DeMarcus Cousins getting a planned day of rest. They were led by Garrett Temples 20 points.There are times when teams are going to have to rest people and that gives other guys an opportunity to step up, Sacramentos Matt Barnes said. We have to weather the storm until Ben and Rudy get back and I think DeMarcus is playing in the next game. We have to pick up the pieces and continue to play hard and improve.Ryan Anderson had 22 points and Sam Dekker had a career-high 19 for Houston.Harden has thrived running DAntonis fast-paced offense and has piled up 53 assists in the last four games.TIP-INSKings: Have lost six straight in Houston. ... Anthony Tolliver had 12 points and 10 rebounds. ... Trailed by as many as 39. ... Willie Cauley-Stein had 11 points, five rebounds and two blocked shots.Rockets: Eric Gordon had a season-high eight assists. ... Every Houston starter scored at least 10 points. Its the sixth time thats happened this season. ... Ariza finished with five 3s and has had at least four 3s in 11 games this season. ... The Rockets had 64 points at halftime and have scored at least 60 points in the first half in seven of their last 11 games.COME ON GUYSThe Rockets finished with 22 3-pointers to give them at least 15 3s in three straight games, which ties a franchise record. They came just short of tying the NBA record for 3s in a game of 23. With her son on the bench for the entire fourth quarter Hardens mother Monja Willis was imploring Dekker to help the Rockets break the record.James mom kept yelling at me, Dekker said. She was laughing and she kept saying: `You need two more for the record. Two more for the record. But I didnt pay too much mind to it. We got out of there with a win and with the way we shoot the ball I think well get pretty close again.NO RESTWith Cousins sitting out to rest Wednesday night, Harden, who has played in 152 consecutive games, was asked why he never wants to take a night off to give his body a break.I know Im not going to be playing basketball for the rest of my life, he said. I cherish moments like these and I love to play basketball. ... I love being on the court.UP NEXTKings: Visit Memphis on Friday.Rockets: Host New Orleans on Friday. Clayton Thorson Eagles Jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla. 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DAntonis Suns led the NBA in offensive pace and scoring behind point guard Steve Nash.Now DAntoni, sans mustache, is with the Houston Rockets, and hes turned over his high-powered offense to James Harden. But the Rockets offense isnt about pace. In fact, Houston is 10th in the NBA in pace, at 100.1, and has been in the middle of the pack for most of the season.So what gives?I think James and every point guard has their pace, its whatever theyre comfortable with, DAntoni said. I think people have a misconception of pace. Its how the ball goes; its once you get it over half court, were pretty quick at it. You play it all kinds of different ways.On the season, the Rockets lead the league in points after an opponents made shot at 1.12 and are seventh in seconds per possession at 16.2. The Rockets are averaging 0.972 points per play in the half court, which ranks fourth in the league. In transition, theyre at 1.14 points per play, which ranks just 10th because transition opportunities are generally much better.The pace, as far as the Rockets are concerned, is not about rushing it up the floor, but doing something when you get there.The best part is me throwing advance passes and guys are scoring and guys are running hard, Harden said. Our bigs and our wings are running hard, getting easy layups and easy 3s, thats the fun part.Pushing the ball up the floor isnt the main goal of Harden as the point guard. He takes his time as he looks for a long pass for an easy layup or an open 3. If thats not there, Harden brings it across the timeline with 18 or 19 seconds left on the shot clock. Thats when Harden does his best work.The Rockets will send a big man, normally Clint Capela, to screen for Harden. If Capela rolls with a defender, Harden keeps the ball, continuing to look for an open man.Ryan Anderson, the stretch 4 the Rockets signed in the offseason, will also screen for Harden and remain in 3-point range looking for a shot.Harden will also get double-teamed in the frontcourt, allowing Anderson or someone else to remain free for an open jumper. Harden leads the league in assists at 11.4 per game and is fourth in points per game at 28.5. He also leads the league in points per assists (27.6) andd potential assists (21.dddddddddddd1).The playmaking ability of Harden has opened a door for his teammates to produce more plays. Andersons range has increased this season to a career-high 18.6 feet per shot attempt. Anderson, for the first time in the last two seasons, is shooting over 40 percent from 3-point range.Its funny because sometimes I dont even realize how deep they are, Anderson said of his shots. But being able to spread the court that much around James gives him that much room. If you move back a few feet on the perimeter, there really havent been very many teams where a guy is going to be in the paint when Im standing outside the 3-point line. So guys really hug up (the lane). Imagine having James having that much room, where I guess guys hug up, I guess, 3 feet off the 3-point line during some moments. It gives us a real advantage.Trevor Ariza has attempted 155 3-point shots this season, up from the 120 he attempted through 21 games last season.Capela is a favorite target of Hardens on pick-and-roll plays and lobs to the basket, to the tune of a .634 field goal percentage.A lot of these plays are made in the half court when the defense is set and trying to anticipate what Harden will do. Yeah, its good, Harden said. The advance passes, and we get into our offense and try and score as quick as possible, not just any shot but the best shot, and from there use our basketball instincts.When Harden isnt on the floor, Patrick Beverley or Eric Gordon pushes the pace a little quicker. The Rockets have a strong bench; Gordon is second in the league in bench scoring. In Wednesdays victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, Beverley was just three rebounds shy of a triple-double. The Rockets had a season-high 35 assists.So while offensive pace can be read in different ways, the Rockets basically up the pace in the half court. Thats the only real pace that matters.I didnt know what to expect, Harden said of DAntonis offense.Now its free-flowing. (DAntoni) doesnt try to control anything; if he has a play, hell throw it at me, and if I have something better Ill just tell him I got something better and hes cool with it. That kind of relationship goes a long way. ' ' '