Harden has big 4th quarter; Rockets beat Clippers 115-109

James Harden scored 16 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter to lift the Houston Rockets to a 115-109 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night that evened their Western Conference semifinal at one game apiece.

Dwight Howard had 24 points and 16 rebounds for the Rockets, who bounced back from a 117-101 loss in the opener. Game 3 is on Friday night in LA.

Trevor Ariza added 15 points and 13 rebounds for Houston, which made 42 of its 64 free throws.