Harden, Westbrook, LeBron turn it on

Houston's James Harden scored a career-high 53 points, Oklahoma City's Russell West-brook had a first-half triple double and LeBron James sparked Cleveland as the superstar trio lit up the NBA on Saturday.

Westbrook, the NBA's top scorer with 31.3 points a game, reached double figures in 19 minutes and finished with 17 points, 14 assists and 12 rebounds in the Thunder's 114-88 home victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.

Harden, Westbrook's former Thunder teammate, had a triple double of his own with 17 assists - matching his career best - and 16 rebounds in powering the host Rockets over the New York Knicks 129-122.