James Harden

Is James Harden The Perfect Superstar For The Nba Right Now

... especially with the ball in his hands," says Detroit's Reggie Jackson, a former teammate in OKC. "There's no one like him," says Dallas Mavericks veteran Wes Matthews. "He's unique.". Le Bron James is the greatest player of his generation. Curry is the game's greatest shooter. Russell Westbrook is a terror and Kevin Durant an athletic marvel. But Harden, with his abacus-rattling array of deep swishes and point-blank buckets, might just be the scruffy face of the Analytics Era, the star who most embodies the advanced-stats ethos. "I would say it transcends that," Morey tells B/R. "That's making it too small. I think he's maybe the greatest off-the-dribble driver of all time, in terms of his ability to create offense at a high-efficiency rate for his team.". Whatever Harden is, or may become, he is certainly in the perfect place to be it. ✦ ✦ ✦. Here's the thing about building an NBA contender: It's an imperfect science, at best. And it requires more luck than most team execs care to admit. It took a lot of trial, error and happenstance for the Rockets to land Harden, along with ample doses of guesswork, hunches and ...

Joel Embiid Rejects James Harden On One End, Scores On Nene On Other End Video

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James Harden Has An Even Stronger Mvp Candidacy Than 2 Years Ago

... This wasn’t the Rockets beating up on the hapless 76 ers we’ve come to known over the past few seasons; since the start of the year, Philadelphia has gone 9-4 with the best defense per 100 possessions in the league. Led by Harden - who again, since this can’t be said enough, scored 51 points with 13 rebounds and 13 assists - the Rockets rattled off 123 points on 52 percent shooting with 12 made threes. They didn’t even have the team’s leading three-point shooter, Eric Gordon , whose back locked up before the game. It’s too early to start calling Harden the MVP favorite, which is a testament to how absurd this year is, not a slight on The Beard. As long as his former teammate Russell Westbrook is still averaging a triple-double with the Thunder while leading the league in scoring, Harden may still be in second place. Both players are worthy candidates, and we’ll take the entire class period before finishing up this test. This answer may not be clear until the final few games of the season. Still, this is the NBA we’re dealing with. Harden has objectively ...

James Harden Catches Mike D'antoni On The Rebound

... as a genius innovator with, long after his ouster in Phoenix (fired after the 2007-08 season), the team to prove it. Not that Harden hasn't reached another level in his coach's system. Harden's 11.6 assists are markedly higher than last season's 7.5. His player efficiency rating has risen to 28 from 25 last season. And he has 13 triple-doubles, up from three all of last season. Huge jumps. In this country, inside or outside sports, failing in one of its two biggest cities can mark you for life. Ask Isiah Thomas. D'Antoni flamed out in both cities, going 188-254 in New York and L. A. after posting a.650 winning percentage in five seasons with the Suns. He has never made an NBA Finals, and his high-profile struggles on both coasts underscored a growing idea he simply didn't have it. Now comes this perfect ...

Russell Westbrook Outrivals James Harden In The Clutch

... there are two MVP candidates: Westbrook and his former teammate, James Harden. Both deserve the award, but the separation between the two is razor-thin and subject to eternal debate. Westbrook, of course, has been a season-long triple-double story. After notching his 22 nd triple-double of the season Monday night, the Thunder point guard leads the NBA in scoring at 30.8 points per game, to go with 10.6 rebounds and 10.4 assists. In his first game since being left off as a Western Conference All-Star starter, he unloaded 38 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and four steals on the Northwest Division-leading Jazz. Harden's 13 triple-doubles so far would normally garner the kind of acclaim Westbrook has received. Instead, his claim to fame is leading the Rockets to a surprising 34-14 start. He's leading the league in assists per game at 11.6, in addition to his 28.6 points and 8.2 rebounds per outing. James Harden is having a huge season with the Rockets. Stacy Revere/Getty Images. It's difficult to distinguish between their bodies of work in the aggregate, so one question to ask: Who's ...

James Harden And Russell Westbrook Turning The Ball Over At A Historic Pace

... 5.5. The only person to ever average 5 or more turnovers per game is Kobe Bryant. To be fair to Kobe, he averaged 5.7 turnovers in ’13-’14 when he only played 6 games. Kobe only averaged 3 turnovers a game over his two decade career. In ’04-’05 he averaged 4.1 turnovers in 66 games. (The lesson? When in doubt, throw it to the rim instead of a teammate.). The next closest anyone ever came to Harden and Westbrook is “Pistol” Pete Maravich in the ’77-’78 season when he averaged 4.96 turnovers a game. That’s the first season Basketball-Reference has turnovers stats for Maravich. Harden and Westbrook are also set to smash the record for total turnovers in a season. Harden set that record last year with 374. The previous record was 366 by Artis Gilmore in the 1977-1978 season. Westbrook is currently on pace for 451. Harden for 467. Russell Westbrook has three ...

James Harden Feels ‘blessed’ To Give 100-year-old Fan Game Ball After Rockets Win

... over the Bucks on Wednesday night, James Harden gave the game ball to someone else who had also topped the century mark. Houston’s star guard later said he felt “blessed” to share a moment with a fan celebrating her 100 th birthday. __link__/Houston Rockets/status/821931068076998657. “Today is her 100 th birthday, so it’s a blessing,” Harden told ESPN’s Doris Burke. “You know, she’s excited, she’s sitting on the court. She’s just smiling over there, and I had to go give her the game ball and tell her how blessed she is, and how blessed I am for meeting her.”. Meanwhile, the Rockets are feeling pretty blessed these days to have Harden, who put up 38 points, eight assists and six rebounds against Milwaukee. The four-time all-star is enjoying his finest season thus far, as he came into Wednesday’s game averaging ...

Bloodied By James Harden, Jonas Jerebko Held Back From Rockets Star Video

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James Harden Drops Career-high 53 In Huge Triple-double

... assists, 12 rebounds. Mark D. Smith, USA TODAY Sports. 37. Malcolm Brogdon (Dec. 31 vs. Bulls) - 15 points, 12 assists, 11 rebounds. Patrick Gorski, USA TODAY Sports. 36. Kevin Durant (Dec. 30 vs. Mavericks) - 19 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists. Kyle Terada, USA TODAY Sports. 35. James Harden (Dec. 30 vs. Clippers) - 30 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists. Troy Taormina, USA TODAY Sports. 34. Karl-Anthony Towns (Dec. 28 vs. Nuggets) - 15 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists. Chris Humphreys, USA TODAY Sports. 33. Russell Westbrook (Dec. 27 vs. Heat) - 29 points, 17 rebounds, 11 assists. Jasen Vinlove, USA TODAY Sports. 32. Russell Westbrook (Dec. 23 vs. Celtics) - 45 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists. Bob De Chiara, USA TODAY Sports. 31. Nicolas Batum (Dec. 23 vs. Bulls) - 20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists. Chuck Burton, AP. 30. Russell Westbrook (Dec. 17 vs. Suns) - 26 points, 22 assists, 11 rebounds. Jerome Miron, USA TODAY Sports. 29. James Harden (Dec. 16 vs. Pelicans) - 29 points, 13 assists, 11 rebounds. Troy Taormina, USA TODAY Sports. 28. James Harden (Dec. 14 vs. Kings) - 15 points, 14 assists, 11 rebounds. Troy Taormina, USA TODAY Sports. 27. Draymond Green (Dec. 13 vs. ...

James Harden Hangs Historic 53-point Triple-double

... joins Russell Westbrook as the only two players with 50-point triple-doubles in the last 41 years. The two former Oklahoma City teammates are widely viewed as the top two 2017 MVP frontrunners, with Harden nominating himself as the early favorite for the award in  an interview with __link__ earlier this month. Westbrook posted 51 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in an overtime win over the Suns on Oct. 28. Harden’s career night marked the fourth time he has scored at least 50 points in a game, which is tied with Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant for third-most among active players. Only Le Bron James (10) and Stephen Curry (5) have more 50-point games among active players. The 2016-17 season has produced a rash of 50-point games, including Isaiah Thomas’s 52-point outburst against the Heat on Friday. All told, Harden is the seventh different player this season to score 50 or more points, joining Klay Thompson, De Marcus Cousins, John Wall, Russell Westbrook, Anthony Davis and Thomas. The NBA’s all-time record for most players ...