The question seemed reasonable, even routine. Rockets guard James Harden had played more minutes than anyone in the NBA. He had carried at least as heavy of a load. Was he tired?
Harden gave the sort of look that Kobe Bryant sent to Jimmy Kimmel when Kimmel asked if the Lakers would have celebrated a losing streak-busting win like a bunch of silly goofballs had Bryant been around.
Harden shook his head, barely said, “No,” then pointed to the road games in Portland and Salt Lake City, when he scored less than 20 points in consecutive games for the only time this season. The topic was at least fair game.
“I feel good,” Harden said. “I just had two terrible games. It’s all learning experiences. It’s a long season. You’re going to go through droughts like that where you have bad games. You just try not to make it three, four in a row.”
He didn’t. He followed the 18 and 15 points he scored in losses to the Portland Trail Blazers and Utah Jazz with 34 in a win in Los Angeles, the most he has scored against the Clippers in his three seasons with the Rockets.< ...
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Are Heavy Minutes Finally Wearing Down James Harden?
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