With season in peril, Houston needs Harden, Howard to step up and lead

— -- James Harden and Dwight Howard's relationship is complex, yet perception reeks of something far worse than what the reality is.

The two Houston Rockets stars support each other and are friends, yet they can't do anything about what outsiders say about their partnership.

"I don't know what the perception is; the reality is we get along and we want to win," Harden told ESPN.