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•Rockets star guard James Harden started and played on a foot sore enough that he wasn’t sure if he’d play.

But it didn’t appear to slow him down much as Harden scored 37 points on 8-for-16 shooting and 16-for-18 at the free throw line in 44 minutes of action.

Harden also had eight assists and seven rebounds.

Rockets coach Kevin McHale’s medical diagnosis of Harden’s throbbing foot: “It hurts.”

•A parting editorial comment from Adelman on injuries that have recently hit the New York Knicks and L.A. Lakers: “I like how the national press was concerned about the Knicks and the Lakers losing some starters. Well, c’mon, try it all year, not just a couple games.”