Houston Rockets superstar James Harden, who leads the NBA in playing time at 39.7 minutes per game, is hoping the team can start to get more involvement from other members of the roster to give him a better chance of being effective.
Calvin Watkins of ESPN noted Harden is seeking fewer minutes and passed along comments from the 26-year-old guard about the amount of time he's spent on the floor during the early stages of this season. He admitted it's not an ideal situation.
"I mean 40 a night is pretty tough especially if you want to be efficient on both ends of the floor," Harden said. "We got to figure out how to get guys more minutes and be more effective in the court so we can get better."
Only Jimmy Butler of the Chicago Bulls averaged more minutes per game than Harden last season. The Rockets' leading scorer is checking in at 2.6 minutes more than the next-closest player, the Detroit Pistons' Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, so far during the current campaign.
The lack of time on the sidelines has allowed the Arizona State product to put up terrific individual numbers. He ranks second in the league at 29.8 points per ...
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