The Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to 16 games after they secured another impressive win by overcoming the Oklahoma City Thunder on the road on Tuesday night.

The Western Conference leaders secured a dominant 122-112 win at the Chesapeake Energy Arena thanks to strong performances by their backcourt duo of James Harden and Chris Paul.

CP3 led the way with 25 points as he hit 5-of-6 from three-point range, and Harden added 23 points and 11 assists.

The duo have been terrific all season and have silenced all the doubters who believed they'd struggle to play together this year.

When Paul decided to join the Rockets, many people thought that this tandem would find it hard to co-exist as they're both ball dominant players.

But they've made it work in devastating fashion which sees the Rockets occupy the number one spot in the west with a 50-13 record this year.

Not only are Paul and Harden working brilliantly as a pair, they're also setting remarkable records in the process.

The early sceptics pointed to clutch moments and how they would share the ball when the game's on the line.

This has been a seamless adjustment for them, however, and it has seen them become the NBA's most clutch duo in the last decade, according to ESPN's Tim McMahon.

In 31 clutch minutes - classed as the final five minutes of a game with the point differential at five points or less - the Rockets have outscored their opponents 108-59 with CP and Harden on the floor, according to ESPN Stats & Information.

Per McMahon, those numbers make Harden and Paul the most prolific closing one-two combo of the more than 5,700 duos who have played at least 30 clutch minutes together since the start of the 2007-08 season.

During those 31 minutes together, the All-Stars have had a hand in 28 of the team's 32 field goals.

Harden, the league's leading scorer and MVP favourite, remains the clear first option in crunch time. His clutch numbers when paired with Paul: 42 points on 13-of-23 shooting with five assists and zero turnovers.

When Paul is paired with Harden: 30 points on 7-of-8 shooting with seven assists and two turnovers.

It was expected that the two would take time to figure out how to work together in late-game moments and endure teething problems but that simply hasn't been the case.

"A lot of times it takes two, three years of learning how to close teams out best and all that," head coach Mike D'Antoni said. "But these players, they want to get it done now.

"They're talking all the time: 'What's the best way to do this? What's the best way to guard that?' They've kind of figured out offensively who they can pick on and who they want to try to go to, who has the hot hand."

This will bode well for the playoffs when they're likely to encounter these situations frequently against the better teams.

The stats prove that Houston's superstar guards are ready for the challenges that lie ahead.