<text>  James Harden has become the talk of the NBA after a stunning season with the Houston Rockets and the shooting guard enhanced his reputation further with another display of brilliance - this time against the Denver Nuggets. The 25-year-old scored a career-high 50 points with 10 rebounds to lead Houston to a 118-108 win over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night. It was the first time that a member from the Rockets team had scored 50 or more points since Hakeem Olajuwon achieved the feat 19 years ago. James Harden scored a career-high 50 points with 10 rebounds to lead Houston to a 118-108 win over the Denver Nuggets . Harden eclipsed his previous career-best of 46, set in 2013, on a free throw with about a minute remaining. On Houstons next possession, Trevor Ariza found him in the corner for a three-pointer to take his tally to 50. The impressive feat strengthened his case for MVP in a tight three-way battle between himself, Stephen Curry and LeBron James. It was the first time that a member from the Rockets team had scored 50 or more points since Hakeem Olajuwon achieved the feat 19 years ago . It was the 29th game Harden had scored at least 30 points this season and his career-high were commended on Twitter. Fear the Beard! James Harden scores a career-high 50 points and grabs 10 boards in Houstons 118-108 win vs. Denver, wrote Bleacher Report. With The Dream in attendance, Harden dropped the first 50 point game by a Rocket since Hakeem Olajuwon had 51 on 1181996. MVP, Rockets official account wrote. CBS Sports astutely noted Harden outscored the whole of the Texas Longhorns, who lost 56-48 to the Butler Bulldogs in the NCAA tournament earlier in the day, by tweeting: James Harden outscored the University of Texas today. Harden will be looking to lead Kevin McHales side to victory in their next match against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. 