A vintage performance by 11-time All-Star James Harden lifted the Los Angeles Clippers to a rare road victory. They will look to make it back-to-back wins Sunday when they continue their seven-game trip against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Harden scored a franchise-record 55 points in just 35 minutes Saturday, sending Los Angeles to a 131-116 victory at the Charlotte Hornets. He made 17 of 26 field goal attempts, including 10 of 16 on 3-pointers and 11 of 14 on free throws.

"The work I put in individually, I put in for the entire team," Harden said. "It hasn't worked for us lately, so I'm happy we won. Basketball is life."

The Clippers' win was just their second in eight away games as well as their second in 11 contests in November. It also marked their first regulation victory since Oct. 3

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