Houston Rockets routed the short-handed team of the Sacramento Kings with a dominating 34-point margin 132-98 win at the Toyota Center on Wednesday night with the four-time NBA All-Star James Harden finishing the game with another spectacular triple-game performance.

According to a published report of the ESPN, the 25-year-old veteran basketball player scored 15 points, dished out 14 assists, and pulled down 11 rebounds after just playing three quarters in the game as Harden led the Leslie Alexander-owned basketball club in extending the team's winning streak to eight straight games in a row.

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Harden's all-around game performance against the King's was his fifth triple-double this season and the 14th in his seven-year professional basketball career. The former Arizona State Sun Devils hotshot ties Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon's record for the most triple-double in Houston's franchise history.

"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 after the match.

"So just honored. It's a credit to my teammates who helped me and coaches and just trying to win. That's all," the 2012 NBA Sixth Man of the Year winner added.

The Kings played without the team's three starters. The decade-old veteran forward Rudy Gay and 23-year-old shooting guard Ben McLemore were both sidelined with injuries and current NBA's third leading scorer DeMarcus Cousins got a planned day of rest. Sacramento was paced by Garrett Temple who poured in 20 points during the game.

According to the official website of the NBA, the Rockets currently own a 19-7 win-loss card and they are tied with the Los Angeles Clippers for the third and fourth spots in the 15-team Western Conference team standing. Houston had won nine of the 13 matches played at home and has a 10-3 record on road.

With Harden having a perfect fit in the system that head coach Mike D'Antoni is implementing with the squad, it is safe enough to say that Houston is a qualified team to reach the playoffs.

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