Harden conjures Stockton, Jordan memories with historic stat line

James Harden joined some Hall of Fame company with his latest all-around showing against the New Orleans Pelicans.

Thanks to his well-rounded performance in Monday's comeback win, Harden became just the third player since the 1963-64 season to record a stat line of at least 26 points, 17 assists, and six steals, according to Basketball Reference.

The only two other players to finish with similar lines are Michael Jordan, who scored 34 points on the Portland Trail Blazers with the Chicago Bulls, and John Stockton, who had 24 assists in a Utah Jazz loss against the Houston Rockets. Coincidentally, the two performances came just under three months apart during the 1988-89 season.

Despite entering the fourth quarter down seven, Harden nearly single-handedly willed the Rockets back into the lead, scoring 14 straight points for Houston in the final frame, including a dagger 3-pointer to put his team up six with 50 seconds left.