The NBA Suns lost 122-131 at home yesterday to the Clippers, and in the post-game press conference, Suns guard Eric Gordon spoke about his old teammate Harden in an interview: "
Harden was outstanding today, and he used his basketball talent to activate the whole Clippers team, especially in the absence of Durant, and we played a tougher matchup against them in this game. Harden doesn't score much offense right now, but he's still a superstar in the league, he has a lot of offensive weapons, and today he used assists to connect teammates to make the game easier!"
"I've spoken to him before and after the game, and it seems like he's having a great time with the Clippers at the moment, and Harden has always been a very nice and sincere guy, and he never likes to get involved in any kind of intrigue. He's a lot more mature now than he used to be, and I think Harden is the moment that scares all the teams in the league, he used to use his offensive weapons in his prime to solve everything in the game, and now he uses his great basketball intelligence and experience to command everything in the game, which makes the opponent even more overwhelmed!"
Gordon played 28 minutes in this game, shooting 5 of 11, 3 of 6 three-pointers, and 3 of 4 free throws, scoring 16 points + 5 rebounds + 1 assist + 1 steal.
Harden played 35 minutes and 35 seconds on the field, shooting 7-of-13 from the field, 4-of-7 from three-point range and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, scoring 22 points + 5 rebounds + 11 assists + 1 free throw.