NBA 2018-19: 3 talking points as the Houston Rockets beat Golden State Warriors in overtime

In a Western Conference match between last year's Western Conference finalists, the Houston Rockets beat the Golden State Warriors 135-134 in overtime, thanks to a magical shot from James Harden.

The Warriors were dominating from the beginning of the match, leading until the final minutes of the 4th quarter. And then the match went into overtime, where Houston came out on top in a nerve-racking finish.

This match was one of the best of the season so far and showed another possible Western Conference finals preview. Both the teams played great basketball and competed well with each other, but in the end it was Houston that prevailed.

With this result the Rockets are 4th in the West with a record of 22-15, while the Warriors have dropped to 3rd with a record of 25-14.

Now, we take a look at the 3 talking points from the match:

#3. Clint Capela with a 20-20 game

The Houston Rockets needed Clint Capela to step up in the absence of Chris Paul, and he did exactly that. He has been a very good and reliable second guy for the Rockets, and is a big reason for their recent run.

In this game, Capela was as dominant as ever. He absolutely dominated Green and Jerebko in the paint, and averaged 29 points with 21 rebounds on 12-19 shooting.

He was a massive force inside the paint and made sure that he never let the Warriors run away with the game. He displayed some dominant rebounding, and his ability to create second chance points for the Rockets was impressive.

Throughout the season Capela has been averaging 17.3 points on 12.7 rebs per game. Doing all that with an insane shooting percentage of 63.6% makes him truly invaluable to the team.

#2. Warriors' Big 3 come up with 87 points combined

Everything was going right for the Warriors. Their big 3 were scoring, their shots were going in, and they were dominating until the final quarter.

Their big 3 scored a combined total of 87 points. It is very rare for these 3 to score these many points and yet end up on the losing side.

Steph Curry scored the most points with 35 while Thompson and Durant each had 26 points. They shot the ball well, and made sure that they played the brand of basketball we all are accustomed to.

They dominated the entire match and it never looked like they would lose, until a barrage of 3s from the Houston Rockets and their 8-0 scoring run in the 3rd quarter cut the lead back under 10.

From that time onwards, the Rockets never really looked back in the game.

#1. James "The Unstoppable" Harden

James Harden was unstoppable against the GSW.

There was no stopping James Harden in this game. He had only one goal, to beat the Warriors, and he achieved it in dramatic fashion.

Throughout the game, the whole focus was on him and what he was doing. From getting fouls, going to the free throw lines, making ridiculous 3s to getting his teammates involved with crucial plays, he was doing it all.

As a result, he ended up with a Triple-double. He scored 44 points, 10 rebounds and 15 assists. And most of all he made the winning 3, which looked like it had no chance of going in but somehow it magically did.

This season Harden has been averaging 33.6ppgs and 5.9rebs on 8.6asts.

In their next game, the Rockets will face the Portland Trail Blazers while the Warriors will face the Sacramento Kings.