The cross of the coin was lived by forward Gordon Hayward who had to leave the field with a broken left hand without his Boston Celtics team having been able to confirm how long he should be out.
Harden came close to achieving a triple-double in the victory for the Rockets, who beat the Chicago Bulls 94-117 on the road.
The Rocket star guard, who played 36 minutes, had 42 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists that helped the Houston team achieve its third consecutive victory and go 6-3.
Harden, who has 35 career regular-season double-triples, entered the game averaging 36.5 points; 38.7 percent shooting from the field, including 27 percent from 3-pointers.
The point guard Russell Westbrook supported with 26 points and Clint Capela had a double-double of 16 points and 20 rebounds, which left him the leader in the inside game.
Doncic also got close to a triple-double for the Dallas Mavericks, who beat the Memphis Grizzlies 122-138 on the road.
The winner of last season’s Rookie of the Year award had 24 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists for the Mavericks, who are 6-3 so far this season.
Doncic was left without his fifth triple-double of the season as he played the entire fourth quarter by decision of Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle.
Forward guard Jaylen Brown had 30 points as the best scorer for the Celtics, who beat the San Antonio Spurs 115-135 on the road.
Although the victory allowed the Celtics to improve their record to 7-1, they saw Hayward walk off the field with a broken hand after suffering a collision with Spurs power forward LaMarcus Aldridge.
His agent, Mark Bartelstein, announced that Hayward will see a specialist Monday to determine if he will need surgery and that, if he does, it will be performed on the same Monday.
Hayward, who had nine points before leaving the field, averaged 20.3 points per game during Boston’s season opener.
Two years ago he missed the entire season after sustaining leg and ankle injuries six minutes after the Celtics’ season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Celtics have only lost one game. It was on the opening day of this campaign against the Philadelphia Sixers (107-93), on October 23.
Forward Brandon Ingram was close to the double-double with 25 points and nine rebounds for the New Orleans Pelicans, who added their second victory by defeating the Charlotte Hornets 110-115 on the road.
Despite having 26 turnovers, the Pelicans managed to prevail and break a three-game losing streak.
Italian power forward Danilo Gallinari scored 21 points for the Oklahoma City Thunder, who beat the decimated Golden State Warriors 114-108, who suffered the third consecutive loss.
The win leaves the Thunder with a season record of 4-5.