tallied 21 points for the Kings. Harden fueled the Rockets

Phil Mickelson says it is too early to talk about winning The Open, despite retaining top spot at Royal Troon. Mickelson came agonisingly close to breaking major history on his to way to opening up a three-shot lead after day one, before following that up with a two-under 69 in wet conditions on Friday morning to set the clubhouse target.The world No 19 birdied two of his opening seven holes before going inches away from a hole-in-one at the par-three eighth, the infamous Postage Stamp, briefly extending his advantage to five. Open on Sky Ways to watch The Open live on Sky Mickelson then bounced back from a first blemish in 49 holes at the 12th to post a birdie-two at the 14th, only to reduce his cushion at the top of the leaderboard with a dropped shot at the 15th. I thought it was a good round to back up the low round yesterday, Mickelson told reporters. I made one or two bad swings that led to bogeys, but for the most part I kept the ball in play and played kind of stress-free golf.I feel like if I have to get one in the fairway, Ive got a club and a shot that I could do fairly easily and consistently, and that has led to me playing well in the elements today. Mickelson mixed four birdies with two bogeys during his second round Yesterdays round was a big round for me to ultimately keep pace or set the pace, but to not lose too much ground because I felt like these coming three days are the days that Id be best prepared for.The 46-year-old saw his clubhouse advantage cut to just one stroke after Henrik Stensons second-round 65 lifted the Swede to nine under, with Soren Kjeldsen moving to within three shots of the lead thanks to a three-under 68. Mickelson hasnt won a tournament since lifting the Claret Jug at Muirfield in 2013 and admits theres still a long way to go before he can consider the possibility of a sixth major title.Weve got a lot of work to do, Mickelson added. Its too far off to start thinking like that, but certainly there is nothing more that I would love to add than another Claret Jug. The American could become the oldest Open winner in 150 years with victory this week I dont feel the pressure like probably a lot of players do to try to win because Ive already won it, and that takes a lot of pressure off.Im starting to hit some shots like I did ten years ago and starting to play some of my best golf again. I dont see why theres any reason why I cant continue that not just this week but for years.Meanwhile, pre-tournament favourite Dustin Johnson is hoping to force his way back into contention for the title on Saturday after three birdies in his final four holes saw him finish on two under, eight shots off the lead. Dustin Johnson is hoping to battle his way into contention over the weekend I went into the gorse on seven, had to re-tee, and same on 11 - hit a good shot but it swirled out of bounds, the 32-year-old American said. Other than that I played really well.Those holes on the back nine are tough, but to birdie 15, 16 and 17 I feel I got a little momentum. I felt like I swung it really well and hit a lot of great shots, so Im looking forward to the weekend.Tomorrow I am going to have to go out and shoot a good score, for sure. I know Ill be off pretty early in front of the leaders. Ive got to go out and post a number. Ive got 36 holes to see how good I am.Watch The Open throughout the weekend live on Sky Sports - your proud new home of The Open Also See: Latest leaderboard Ways to watch The Open The 145th Open LIVE Golf live on Sky Sports Norman Powell Jersey . -- Barry Bonds is all set to return to the San Francisco Giants. Wholesale Raptors Jerseys . Following the Ford Womens World Curling Championship gold medal match that attracted record-breaking audiences to TSN, the networks exclusive live coverage of the tournament begins Saturday at 7am et/4am pt with Canadas opening draw against Denmark. http://www.cheapraptorsjerseys.com/?tag=...l-siakam-jersey. Parmelee hit a game-ending shot in the ninth inning and the Minnesota Twins overcame David Ortizs big night to beat the Boston Red Sox 8-6 on Tuesday. 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Trevor Ariza and Patrick Beverley each netted 15 points and Donatas Motiejunas added 14 points for Houston, which has won five of its last six. Darren Collison had 24 points with seven assists and Ben McLemore tallied 21 points for the Kings. Harden fueled the Rockets comeback in regulation and continued in the extra session as he opened with seven straight points to give the Rockets a 102-95 lead with 3 1/2 minutes to play. The Houston offense ran through Harden in the overtime period. He slashed through the lane for a layup following a free throw from Jason Thompson, then split a pair of free throws to extend the lead to nine. (Harden) made shots when he needed to, Kings forward Gay said. He played great. Gay trimmed the deficit to six with a 3-pointer, but Harden drove on two defenders and skipped a pass over to Beverley, who nailed a corner 3 with 45.3 seconds left. Beverley missed 3-of-4 free throws down the stretch that allowed the Kings to hang around as Nik Stauskas trey made it a three-point game. Collison buried a 3 following a pair of free throws from Jason Terry, but Harden closed his evening with two free throws to account for the final margin.dddddddddddd The Rockets trailed by as many as 10 in the fourth. Harden tied the game at 88-88 with a tough dunk through traffic with 2 1/2 minutes left. Each team traded a basket before Gay drove and kicked out to an open Derrick Williams, who hit a 3-pointer to make it a 93-90 game. Motiejunas was whistled for his sixth foul at the other end, which allowed Thompson to make a pair of free throws and stretch it to a two-possession game. Houston trailed by three when Harden tossed up a high-arching trey that hit nothing but cotton to tie the game at 95-95 with 20.5 seconds on the clock. Gays jumper from just inside the arc rattled out on Sacramentos final chance in regulation. The Rockets grabbed the rebound and called a timeout with under a second left, but Hardens final effort was long. Sacramento led 46-36 at the half. Houston opened the third quarter on a 10-3 run to close the gap to 49-46 just 2 1/2 minutes in. Later in the quarter, Beverley nailed a 3-pointer to cut the deficit to two, 55-53, then the Kings ripped off 10 straight as a McLemore dunk off a feed from Collison highlighted the surge. Harden scored the final four points of the third to cut it to 69-61 entering the fourth. Game Notes Houston has won four straight over the Kings ... Sacramento has lost two straight overall ... Williams scored 17 points off the bench in the setback ... Joey Dorsey had a career-high five steals in the win ... Houston went 15- of-44 from beyond the arc ... The Rockets scored 27 points off turnovers, while the Kings netted 20 off turnovers ... Thompson finished with 13 points and 15 rebounds for Sacramento. 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