preface:
Looking at the history of the NBA, there are no longer a few uncrowned kings, although the uncrowned kings are also kings, but all superstars are desperate to get a championship trophy all their lives, and they will not hesitate to endure infamy. For James Harden, for a championship trophy, he has now gone to three teams for two years, just saw the dawn of the championship, and the bad news came again, Harden's best helper Embiid suffered a concussion and returned uncertainly, is he going to suffer another failure this season? The championship is a dream after all.
Never been the lucky one
Some people say that when James Harden first came out, he stepped on the stage of the Finals as the Thunder Three, making a good start for his career. Even if he went to Houston to fly alone, Harden immediately ushered in Howard's level of helpers, and then there was point guard God Chris Paul, MVP triple-double King Weisbrook, came to the Nets and Duou two Haojie, how to calculate his career is not difficult, there are always star-level teams around, but is this really the case? In fact, Harden has never been a lucky person, and his career is full of dissatisfaction thorns.
In the 2015-2016 season, Harden averaged 29.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game, and in 82 full-time games of the season, he did not even get the best team three teams, which is enough to see the league's eccentricity. In 2017, Harden led an unknown lineup to a record of 55 wins and 27 losses, averaging 29 points and 11+ assists per game in the regular season, although not as good as Wei Shao's average of triple-doubles per game, but it is also a rare data in history. But everyone taunted Harden because he was eliminated by the Spurs in the playoffs, and Harden's crotch pulling in the series was really not fake, but who else was that Rockets besides Harden? Just because of Harden's steady output for many years, we always ignore the fact that he lacks helpers.
In 2018, when Harden had Paul by his side, he finally had the possibility of competing for the championship, but the dream soon shattered with Paul's injury, some people said that Paul was injured as soon as he reached the key moment of the playoffs, which was an unlucky egg, but harden is not? In 2015, the Rockets reached the Western Conference Finals, and the Morden team saw the hope of a championship, but Howard was not in shape the following year. The 2018 Western Conference Finals had already preemptively won the match point, but gave up the championship because of Paul's injury. In 2019, it is said that it is because of Harden's crotch to bury the series, but it is not known that Paul is injured and banned in the regular season, and it is Harden who carries the Rockets into the top four in the West.
It is not easy for Harden to survive, he does not have to be a big brother, but Duou and the two are glass people, and they are ridiculed by the group when they go to war with injuries, and they are not pleased. This season, Irving did not get vaccinated, harden became the Rockets' self, who would not be discouraged? Leaving the Nets, getting together and dispersing, finally met Embiid, an MVP-level player, and saw hope for winning the championship, but due to Embiid's concussion, Harden had to face the First Miami Heat in the East alone, and over the years Harden always played around to become his own, the honor was not obtained, and he also caused an injury, Harden was really unlucky enough.
Champion Huang Liang a dream
To be honest, there is nothing to lose, and if you lose more, you will accept it, but Harden's loss always makes your dreams shatter when you see hope, and this way of losing is destroying people's minds. The Thunder three less that year, defeated the Dynasty Division Spurs, entered the finals, before the finals of various media optimistic, the result of the Heat gentleman swept, Harden for the first time to win the championship dream shattered. The combination with Howard was regarded as the next OK, and as a result, the peak of the two did not overlap, and the combination did not disperse happily. The 2018 championship was at your fingertips, injuries were fierce, and finally hated the Western Conference Finals.
In 2019, the opponent Warriors did not have Durant, which is a good opportunity for Harden to blow up, but everyone knows the next thing, and the Rockets once again have no chance to compete for the championship. The so-called double MVP in 2020 is just a gimmick, and the deformed lineup is only at the level of a half-hanger. The Big Three in 2021 are so domineering, but the Big Three even played 20 games together before declaring bankruptcy, and before the start of this year's Eastern Conference semifinals, Embiid was suspended indefinitely due to injury. As if the heavens always like to joke with Harden, every season is aimed at winning the championship at the beginning of each season, but the championship is Huang Liang's dream, and soon dreams of breaking the playoffs.
Harden's competitors in the same period, Curry, who entered the league with himself, has already won three crowns in hand, and now he is even stronger and stronger in the top ten of history. Although the old guy Howard was up and down at the end of his career, the championship was also mixed, Durant and Irving did not lack champions, and they had already enjoyed the feeling of winning the championship, and the MVP's competitor Alphabet Brother had also fulfilled his dream last season, and the gap with Harden was gradually widening. Harden, who originally had high hopes, had the opportunity to become the third-highest scoring guard in history, but until now the championship is still out of reach, Harden is 32 years old, and there are still a few peaks in his life. Although the regular season MVP in hand has allowed Harden to crush a group of people, but for him he wants a championship, which is Harden's pursuit since entering the league, and now the ambition is uncomfortable, the dream is difficult to achieve, it is really sad.
No championship is even if there is no championship, Harden will also be deducted a playoff soft-footed shrimp name, which is unfair to him, if there is no Harden, I am afraid that those teams can not even enter the playoffs, this season the Nets in such a civil strife still enter the playoffs, Harden laid the foundation enough, but everyone has forgotten his merits.
epilogue
In the fight, Harden is going to be the next uncrowned king again, which is the most disliked title of NBA superstar, and everyone avoids it, but this is already the best package for players without champions. Of course, the playoffs are far from over, even a person Harden must stand up, at least the dream has not been broken at least there is hope!