The NBA regular season continued, and today the Clippers sat at home to challenge the Nuggets, and finally they defeated the Nuggets 126-122, and Harden scored 39 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists in this game. The plus/minus is the highest plus/minus in the team. Harden has averaged a whopping 34 points per game in his last three games. Many fans believe that Harden now seems to have regained his previous form from his previous Rockets days.
This season, the Clippers have played a very good record under the leadership of Harden alone, and I thought that the Clippers might not be as good as they could have been without George and Leonard this season. However, the Clippers are still in the top eight in the competitive West, and they currently sit in seventh place in the West with a 13-9 record.
Harden's performance this season has been outstanding. In the case of leading the team alone, Harden averaged 22.3 points, 7.2 rebounds and 8.9 assists per game. And his form has been getting better and better lately. In recent games, his stats have become more and more like those of the Rockets, and he scored 43 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists against the Wizards. And after the game, Harden also explained why he has performed better this season. He believes that there is a clear relationship with the recovery of his hamstring injury.
Harden thinks he's moved away from a hamstring injury and is relatively fit. Harden has been plagued by a hamstring injury in recent seasons, and this injury has greatly affected the player's condition, which makes the player afraid to exert his strength on the court, so Harden's breakthrough impact has been declining in recent seasons. And when his ability to break is affected, it will also affect his shooting to a certain extent. Only when Harden is building up his breakthrough threat is his three-point shot more lethal.
So when Harden is fully healthy, he can play close to what he did when he was with the Rockets. Although Harden is currently 35 years old, Harden's playing characteristics do not rely on physical talent, he is an absolute floor flow player. So this type of player has a long career and will be in form for a longer period of time. Harden barely jumps too high on offense, and he's a player who relies on the rhythm of his play. He also plays the ball while attacking himself, and is very focused on creating opportunities for his teammates. Many people have always believed that Harden's impact on the court is no less than James's, and his offense and passing balance are no less than James's. So he's also the best player to lead the Clippers. I wonder what the fans think?