NBA 2019 Highlights, Results: Top 5 players for winning teams on January 3

Harden has mentioned he wants to win a second-straight NBA MVP award and he's on pace for it lately. Thursday night's performance was another triple-double, with 44 points, 15 assists, and 10 rebounds, as the Rockets took down the Warriors, 135-134 in overtime.

In Sacramento, it was Denver's Jamal Murray who made a serious impact for his team on the road. Murray scored 34 of his 36 points in the second half, grabbed seven rebounds, and gave out six assists. The Nuggets left town with a 117-113 victory and improve to 25-11 for the season.

This game marked an intriguing battle involving two star players who were traded for one another. On one side was Toronto's Kawhi Leonard, who had 21 points, five assists, and a rebound. However, he was upstaged by San Antonio's new star DeMar DeRozan, who finished with 21 points, 14 rebounds, and 11 assists in the win.

Harden's performance was rather impressive, but his teammate's double-double was quite nice as well. Cappella shot 12-of-19 to finish with 29 points while also grabbing a team-high 21 rebounds in the win. Add in two steals, an assist, and a block to complete his stat line.

Helping out in the Nuggets' win over the Kings was Nikola Jokic. The big man shot 10-of-18 to get 26 points and also grabbed 13 rebounds. Jokic also dished out six assists, blocked a shot, and stole the ball in the Nuggets' 25th win of the season.