PrinceJMoney089

564 | 7 hours ago

James Harden in a game 7 is must watch

LameAfro | Timberwolves

163 | 7 hours ago

Has James Harden ever disappointed a team?😄

cupholdery | 76ers

48 | 7 hours ago

Hmmm….

EDIT: I’m in the rabbit hole now.

No_String_2210

10 | 6 hours ago

I know he actually had a good game this game, but I enjoy some casual lefty on lefty violence 🤭

Also, if I’m not mistaken, the game after he completely shit the bed and Rockets fans had to leave early so I mean you can say this led to that? 😂

Edit: I do remember correctly!!! 😂

CazOnReddit | Raptors

20 | 7 hours ago

About 27 times

StudiousLebronJames

6 | 7 hours ago

not really. every time his team is in an elimination game he’s beyond gassed cuz he’s carried the team for the last 5-6 games. prime harden never had a healthy costar with him, every series devolves into just focus on harden cuz no one else can make a basket

shydragon37

26 | 7 hours ago

lol how come no one else get gassed in game 7s but harden ?

Akipella | Warriors

8 | 6 hours ago

Exactly. Look at his gen of other all time greats. 32yo Bron could do it in 2016 in the Finals at at 34 in 2018 with barely any help. 35yo Steph could do it in 2023 vs. the Kings. 33yo KD could do it in 2021 vs. the Bucks. Harden can’t.

Outside_Barnacle_615

2 | 6 hours ago

Lebron is huge KD is huge. Steph had Klay, Draymond, Iguoadala…. A lot of help

You have to lean into Mobley and Mitchell. It’s their team. They need to carry. Raptors are way better than people think tho. They could go to the finals no doubt. The east is open for the taking

Akipella | Warriors

1 | 4 hours ago

Are you serious acting like the 2023 Warriors roster was better than the 2016 Cavs or 2021 Nets (even with injuries) around Steph? They were NOT that good at all. Iggy? Are you serious dude. Look at Steph’s production that series and his Game 7 and tell me again seriously he wasn’t carrying like Lebron and KD did those times. Statistically he 100% did. They started down 2-0.

A HUGE reason for that was bad performances by Steph’s so-called “help” you are listing. All 3 of them were amazing during the original 2015-2019 run and we never could have won titles without them. But even the 2022 title, and with the 2023 team after that, this was no even close to true lmao.

thebigpavelski | GSW

1 | 2 hours ago

2023 Iguodala played in 8 games total the whole season and averaged 2.1 points lmao. A lot of help

StudiousLebronJames

-3 | 6 hours ago

cuz we are comparing harden going up against a warriors or spurs dynasty almost every year in the playoffs during his prime? gassing up curry frying the kings is a joke lmao. kd literally lost vs the bucks too, tf r u talking about lmao

srs_house | NBA

4 | 5 hours ago

Harden notoriously has resisted resting.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/18965601/james-harden-houston-rockets-no-plans-take-rest-games-healthy

95Smokey | Timberwolves

1 | 6 hours ago

I could be wrong but I’m p sure Harden’s usage rate on the Rockets was higher than Lebron or Steph or Kd

Wemban_yams_it

1 | 12 minutes ago

Lebron’s 2018 usage rate was higher. His 2016 finals usage rate was insane as well - when on the court he either scored, assisted, or turned it over on 90% of all possessions. But he’s 1 of 1. Saying Harden isn’t quite as good as LeBron is a complement.

Harden simply never had enough help to make it over the hump and even then still took the Warriors to 7 games.

AffectionateSpare677

6 | 7 hours ago

After 15 years of this shit maybe hit the treadmill

Emergency-Twist7136

0 | 3 hours ago

That would take cut into his club time

StaleMemesNoDreams | Cavaliers

3 | 7 hours ago

History is gonna repeat then. Because Donovan “6 for 24” Mitchell is garbage.

ThatHotAsian | Timberwolves

8 | 7 hours ago

For all the wrong reasons 😂

dmac005 | Cavaliers

2 | 6 hours ago

The whole world will be expecting a choke that it makes me somehow confident that we won’t.

95Smokey | Timberwolves

236 | 7 hours ago

I mean was this one really his fault though

dude almost had a triple double and was hitting the open shooters multiple times in the last few mins of the 4th and into OT

I didn’t get to catch the first three quarters though

TruWarierRecords | CHI

121 | 7 hours ago

His shot was off but he was good otherwise.

Had multiple clutch offensive boards and was orchestrating well.

95Smokey | Timberwolves

36 | 7 hours ago

Yeah his rebounds were super valuable in the stretch I saw

Krillin113 | 76ers

3 | 2 hours ago

So literally what he’s supposed to do at this point.

Ryukishin187

-7 | 7 hours ago

Yeah, but as usual, his defense was basically non existent

Popular-Row4333

-24 | 7 hours ago

Yeah he had some incredible vision and passing in the 4th there.

He could probably play another 5 years from now if he committed to changing his game more to a facilitator, but you and I both know he won’t, because he’s James Harden.

95Smokey | Timberwolves

35 | 7 hours ago

He’s been a pass first point guard for like 4 5 years now, idk what you’re talking about

He’s honestly said he’s wanted to be a facilitator even in his prime. I don’t understand where the idea that he’s a ballhog comes from. He was so ball dominant on the Rockets because that’s what D’Antoni’s gameplan wanted out of him, but he’s never been a selfish player

On the 76ers he led the league in assists IIRC and also led the league once on the Rockets

Niceguydan8

27 | 7 hours ago

He could probably play another 5 years from now if he committed to changing his game more to a facilitator, but you and I both know he won’t, because he’s James Harden.

This is quite possibly one of the dumbest possible takes you’ve ever have and I have no idea what other takes you’ve had.

He’s been playing that type of game for basically half of a decade at this point. You probably just haven’t been watching.

Fungmar | Knicks

3 | 2 hours ago

Buddy confidently exposed himself

EarthWarping | NBA

12 | 7 hours ago

donovan has been dogshit

Puzzleheaded_Emu7995

8 | 7 hours ago

What? He’s quite literally been playing as a facilitator since he got to Philadelphia basically. The only times he’s been looking to be more of a scorer is when his primary scoring options like embiid/kawhi have been out. He led the league in assists 3 years ago

hawrtjon | Nuggets

7 | 7 hours ago

Honestly would say he was an elite facilitator with brooklyn

95Smokey | Timberwolves

6 | 7 hours ago

He’s been an elite facilitator his whole career imo, it’s just that he also happens to be such a good scorer that his teams would rather him get buckets to win, especially in D’Antoni’s system

Puzzleheaded_Emu7995

1 | 7 hours ago

Yeah I would agree with that, even with that rockets the whole offense was built around his amazing scoring and passing vision. I think it’s just after his hamstring injury that he lost some of his explosiveness and had to transition into the floor general role he’s been playing for the past few seasons

Fungmar | Knicks

3 | 2 hours ago

Hes like one of the best facilitators in the league lol what thats like his whole thing

NeedleworkerKey5250

74 | 7 hours ago

He played for 44 of the 53 minutes with he highest +/- of any player on either team of +11. In the 9 minutes he sat the team went -13.

This was definitely not his fault. He didn’t shoot well but he impacted the game in every other way.

95Smokey | Timberwolves

12 | 7 hours ago

Had a lot of key offensive rebounds late in the game, and he hit multiple shooters wide open with great vision (they ended up missing)

Wemban_yams_it

1 | 10 minutes ago

Nah, when the team is -13 in the minutes you skip, that’s definitely your fault. He obviously was too much of a wuss to play more minutes.

dmac005 | Cavaliers

24 | 7 hours ago

He was having trouble getting past his man but he was distributing well. Had 5 offensive rebounds which were huge. Was playing good defense in the 4th and OT.

+11 in a 2 point loss and played 44 minutes hard to blame this one on him. Looked dead in the end though. 40 minutes in game 5 and 44 here with just a day to spare until next game. I’m terrified.

gimmedatvoice | Raptors

18 | 7 hours ago

much like the wolves, raps missing 2 starters and a hobbled 3rd, this shouldn’t have been close. But yeah Harden was good tonight.

GnRgr2

6 | 5 hours ago

The pass in OT to Wade where he threw on the baseline through crowd was incredible.

Icy_Cook7427

-13 | 7 hours ago

Yes it was he is so slow ruins the pace of the game he should be off ball

Niceguydan8

18 | 7 hours ago

If you’ve watched literally any of the last 3 games the offense is substantially better with Harden on the floor than it is with him off the floor.

The Mitchell-only minutes have been a total fucking disaster.

Alternative-Bad-6555 | Cavaliers

3 | 5 hours ago

It’s so irritating seeing all the hot takes from box score watchers (except they’re not even doing that right, since box score shows exactly what you’re saying as well)

Icy_Cook7427

-8 | 7 hours ago

If Ur team is offensively better with slow old over dribbling harden then you have more problems

Niceguydan8

9 | 7 hours ago

No, not really. You just don’t understand basketball.

Icy_Cook7427

-10 | 7 hours ago

lol

95Smokey | Timberwolves

3 | 7 hours ago

Slow methodical basketball prevents turnovers in crucial moments

Icy_Cook7427

1 | 7 hours ago

If his pace was changing I would agree but every possession is a drained clock

95Smokey | Timberwolves

10 | 7 hours ago

he’s a point guard, his role is to pace the game and get everyone involved. I think him playing off-ball would be terrible, he’s not fast enough to cut or young enough to be peeling around screens. but his court vision and passing is still elite. He’s still a good all-around player but I can see him settling into a Mike Conley type role 5 years from now if he stays healthy.

Icy_Cook7427

-2 | 7 hours ago

No he doesn’t pace the game, he runs the clock and dribbles and makes it slow.

New_Essay_4869 | Thunder

168 | 7 hours ago

Can someone just beat someone already?

CalebosO4 | Raptors

82 | 7 hours ago

No

murdered-by-swords | Spurs

38 | 7 hours ago

Stay tuned, the Lakers are on the case

DollarLate_DayShort | WAS

23 | 7 hours ago

Game 7’s will continue until morale improves

walterdinsmore | Knicks

9 | 7 hours ago

I didn’t hear no bell

(Well, except last night)

95TML

2 | 7 hours ago

This series makes me want to sleep for a thousand years

Gritz_N_Gravy_ | Suns

1 | an hour ago

Yall speed ran us and everyone else is 100%ing their series

UnusualTarget7661

60 | 7 hours ago

game 7 James here we come

Available_Story6774 | West

23 | 7 hours ago

He’s gonna have a tour date for this one.

KingOfAllFools-

10 | 7 hours ago

Game 7 James is two different players on the opposite sides of the spectrum

dmac005 | Cavaliers

58 | 7 hours ago

If that shot doesn’t count as bad luck then I don’t know what will. Cleveland sports luck and James Harden bad luck combination is seemingly fucking formidable

Popular-Row4333

17 | 7 hours ago

I don’t think you can count what the Browns are doing as bad luck, tbf.

walterdinsmore | Knicks

7 | 7 hours ago

Yeah that’s industrial-level misery

callitajax1 | Raptors

1 | 4 hours ago

That 3-1 took away your luck for generation

MariusMaximus88

1 | 4 hours ago

Heh, I always joke that it took the literal second coming of Jordan to overcome Cleveland’s bad sports luck and that still needed LeBron to go to an unreal level just to come back from a 3-1 deficit.

Amusingly, that luck ran out fast since the Indians ended up losing in the World Series that same year….by blowing their own 3-1 lead!

Wemban_yams_it

1 | 9 minutes ago

And then the universe forced KD to the Warriors cause no way in hell would they let Cleveland get another.

DoingCharleyWork | Suns

0 | 4 hours ago

They might cancel each other out.

EddieNajera21

23 | 7 hours ago

Nice sentence

Plus_Awareness7894 | Celtics

9 | 7 hours ago

I thought this would be top comment, had a stroke reading that

Glum_Grapefruit_2571 | 76ers

1 | an hour ago

God thank you I felt insane

YourWorstNightmare9

16 | 7 hours ago

James Harden will play in yet another elimination game on Sunday…

BigStrongPolarGuy

11 | 7 hours ago

Just wondering, worst record how? Like I’m sure people have a 0% winning percentage in game 6s.

Edit: For example, apparently Raja Bell is 0-8 in game 6’s.

justletmeregisteryou | Bucks

12 | 7 hours ago

He also has 44 games with more TOs than FGM in the playoffs

irepislam1400 | PHI

12 | 7 hours ago

Fake stat btw

dismissivecrab | Lakers

2 | 7 hours ago

Wow, is that a real stat?!

Mg29reaper | Celtics

37 | 7 hours ago

No lol. Its only 29. Some guy on Twitter just said the wrong number

Positive_Lychee_7736

6 | 7 hours ago

Yea, I think the other 15 are when he had the same amount of TOs and FGs made

jak_d_ripr

4 | 7 hours ago

Honestly, even if it was 44 it isn’t nearly as bad as it sounds when you consider he’s never missed the playoffs in his almost 20 year career. I stay hating on Harden in the playoffs, but I tihnk that’s one of those stats that sounds worse than it actually is.

Niceguydan8

3 | 7 hours ago

Some guy on Twitter just said the wrong number

That “some guy” was literally Nick Wright

Mg29reaper | Celtics

3 | 7 hours ago

Im not that tapped in to traditional media is he famous or something

Ryukishin187

3 | 7 hours ago

Famous for being a basketball dumbass basically

nguyenjitsu | DEN

-4 | 7 hours ago

When Nick dropped this stat on FTF that actually blew my mind

Niceguydan8

8 | 7 hours ago

He didn’t drop that stat on FTF because that’s an incorrect stat.

mazrim00

12 | 7 hours ago

He was +11. The team derails as soon as he sits on the bench. Good game from him overall. Near triple double.

MrkGrn | Raptors

11 | 7 hours ago

He hasn’t even been that bad, Mitchell on the other hand….

QuickRundown | Australia

12 | 7 hours ago

That’s a crazy stat. But to be fair you can’t pin this loss on him. I thought he could’ve been much more aggressive, but he made some good plays as a PG. I’d Mobley didn’t fumble the pass from Schroder, they win.

Acceptable-Target363

10 | 6 hours ago

How is no one acknowledging the abomination that is OP’s sentence??

TheFatmanRises | Heat

0 | 4 hours ago

I tried editing, but it doesn’t update the post. So, fuck it it is what it is lol

Hot-Character9592

9 | 7 hours ago

The game that amazed me was the game 6 against Miami. That’s when I officially knew he legit had a problem.

Yes he had a bunch of those moments before, but that’s when I 100% knew.

Sweet-Temperature-93

2 | 7 hours ago

As a Sixers fan, you speak the truth 💯, Harden entirely gave up and didn’t even attempt a shot in the 2nd half of an elimination game

Hot-Character9592

2 | 5 hours ago

Yeah I’m so sorry, hopefully you guys win game 7 tomorrow though.

atltimefirst

1 | 7 hours ago

Didnt they lose in 5

Hot-Character9592

2 | 7 hours ago

2022

-WaterIsGreat- | Raptors

6 | 7 hours ago

harden has been good this series though, I think Mitchell needs to give more IMO

Jack_The_Sparrow_ | Warriors

4 | 7 hours ago

Historic

DiscoLemonade1995

3 | 7 hours ago

This honestly may be the most exciting first round I’ve ever seen. Every series outside of OKC / spurs has been fantastic or at the very least interesting

bootywizard42O | NBA

3 | 7 hours ago

If you really wanna know if he’s to blame, you couldve just watched the game but we both know you don’t.

here_for_the_lols | Thunder

3 | 4 hours ago

R/titlegore, jesus

jaydogggg | Canada

2 | 6 hours ago

Ehhh wouldn’t say he’s to blame for this. Mitchell played way worse.

Kwilly462 | Nets

1 | 7 hours ago

At this point, if you’re trying to win a championship, do you honestly believe Harden will get you there? Like really?

How much more evidence do we need that he won’t?

0plm9okn8ijb7 | Spurs

10 | 7 hours ago

He will get you to the playoffs. This one’s guaranteed. But from there on, you’re on your own.

Niceguydan8

8 | 7 hours ago

I mean for the Cavs specifically, that wasn’t the intent with getting Harden.

And Don has been largely dogshit after game 2 and the Cavs will not win anything regardless of what Harden does if Don doesn’t pick it up substantially.

Donovan shouldn’t be the lesser player between him and Harden, and this series he has been.

Jwarrior521 | Raptors

5 | 7 hours ago

I agree that harden isn’t that guy. But the Cavs major issue is Mitchell going ghost

Ryukishin187

2 | 7 hours ago

A late 30s harden no less

StrtupJ | Heat

0 | 5 hours ago

That Dwade discourse was so laughable

Icy_Marsupial7560

1 | 7 hours ago

He bringing game 7 energy to game 6.

AgitatedWoodpecker42 | Knicks

1 | 7 hours ago

Cleveland really rolling the dice with both Harden and Mitchell.

kmsplayer69

1 | 7 hours ago

harden played 44min today, if he doesn’t put an egg up in game7 i would be surprised

Ok_Translator4447 | Knicks

1 | 7 hours ago

We are going to start a dialogue…

Outside_Barnacle_615

1 | 6 hours ago

James Harden too old now. KD too old Kawhi too old. Kyrie too old. Lebron too old. Paul George too old. Giannis too dumb.

PastaSenpay

1 | 26 minutes ago

There’s no way there isn’t someone with a 0-1 or 0-2 record in game 6, making it worse.

sorrowdemon

0 | 4 hours ago

Wait for game 7 Harden. It’s even worse

Many people are known as “superstars” in the modern era simply because of the regular season stats and marketing. Social media boosted them all

But too many of these so called superstars get exposed in the playoffs. Generational choke artists. Harden is the King of that elite group. It’s nothing new

Remote_Elevator_281

-1 | 7 hours ago

If you have Harden on your team and you go to a game 6, you best pray there is a game 7 cause he ain’t winning 6

DrFartgoreShartsmith

-1 | 7 hours ago

I was scolded at profusely for saying this dude ain’t clutch

SharpenVest

-2 | 7 hours ago

Playoff Harden??? Reliable or Unreliable??? I guess we’ll find out

EwingsRevenge21

-3 | 7 hours ago

Harden and Dean Wade tried to cheat the Raptors out of this win in overtime and the basketball gods took vengeance and gave RJ that bounce.

Cheating bastards got what they deserved…

James Harden holds the worst record for Game 6 Record he currently holds (4-13)