James Harden had his hand tended to by the team's training staff after Saturday's game, Jenny Dial Creech of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Harden had his hand tended to by the team's training staff after Saturday's game, Jenny Dial Creech of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Analysis:

Harden did not play in the final 8:45 of Saturday's blowout loss to Portland and he was seen icing his hand on the bench towards the end of the game. Whether or not the move to keep him on the bench was precautionary or not is unclear, but it is worth noting that the Rockets were down by 26 points when he left the contest. The Rockets will be off until Tuesday when they take on the Warriors, and there's no indication at this point that Harden's hand injury will cause him to miss time.