AP: Thomas Outduels Harden, Celtics Beat Rockets 120-109

By Gethin Coolbaugh, Associated Press
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BOSTON (AP) -- In a midseason matchup of MVP contenders, the loudest chants at TD Garden were for the little guy carrying the Celtics.

As the amped-up crowd serenaded Isaiah Thomas, the 5-foot-9 star played like an MVP with 38 points and nine assists to help Boston beat James Harden and the Houston Rockets 120-109 on Wednesday night.

"It's stuff you dream of as a little kid," Thomas said. "I always said to be in the Garden, to play for the Celtics and for them to be chanting MVP is like, it doesn't seem real."

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