James Harden has a poignant message for the rest of the NBA.
I'm here, too.
It's been a weird week for Harden. He was suspended for one game after kicking LeBron James in a no-kicking zone, and then in his return against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night, the referees failed to call a foul on his late-game drive to the basket, costing the Houston Rockets an opportunity to take the lead. They would lose seconds later on a Marc Gasol buzzer-beater.
Meanwhile, Russell Westbrook has been gaining ground in the league's MVP chase, rattling off one triple-double after another, stealing some, if not most, of Harden's momentum.
But no more.
Harden took matters into his own hands on Friday night, willing the Rockets to a 103-93 victory over the Detroit Pistons with a triple-double line of his own: 38 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists.
Just three others players have recorded a 38/12/12 outing since 1985—James, Jason Kidd and Larry Bird. Harden's timely explosion also puts him in some nice Rockets company as well, per the Houston Chronicle's Jonathan Feigen:
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