James Harden scored 21 points in the last 5 minutes against the Pacers, 7-of-8 in the final 5 minutes, 6-of-7 three-pointers, and set a career high for 6 three-pointers in a single quarter.
In just 28 minutes and 21 seconds, he was 12 of 16, 8 of 11 three-pointers, scored 35 points, 9 assists, 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block and 1 turnover, with a shooting rate of 75%, which was the efficiency of Harden at the peak of the year, and he often clocked in and scored 30+10 data in the third quarter.
Clipset, the Clippers media outlet, wrote: "The most underrated thing about championship teams is team chemistry, and the Clippers have found their own championship glue (Harden), which will make this group better, which is scary for the NBA. The league screwed everything up and let the Clippers get Harden.
When Harden first arrived, the Clippers lost five in a row, and Deng Ge averaged 15 points and 4 assists per game, shooting 50/40/80, but he was criticized by various mouths and words for his net minus 14 points on the court. Now the Clippers have won eight in a row, Harden is averaging 20.1 points and 9.8 assists per game, shooting 51.7% from the field and 48.9% from three-point range, and winning by 14.9 points (second on the team). No one is saying that Harden is a cancer anymore, right?
In the last 10 games, the Clippers are 9-1, and Harden is averaging 20.5 points, 9.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game, shooting 52% from the field, 51% from three-point range, and 90% from the free throw line.
In the last 10 games, Harden ranked first in the league in offensive efficiency, sixth in the league in net efficiency, sixth in the league in true shooting percentage, and had an assist-to-turnover ratio of 4.33. Such a Harden may be the most suitable Harden for the Clippers, because he no longer needs to be a big bag, and the scoring efficiency of the small card has skyrocketed because of the arrival of Harden, averaging 29.3 points per game and shooting 62.3% during the eight-game winning streak.
During the eight-game winning streak, he averaged 29.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.5 blocks per game, shooting 62.3% from the field, 54.8% from three-point range and 95.1% from the free throw line.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream