Gossips will say that he disappears every time there is an important match… Last night, even if all eyes were on Ben Simmons, James Harden was also under pressure since he was reuniting with his former teammates, a month after pushing hard to leave Brooklyn. Alas for Philadelphia, James Harden delivered one of his worst games of the season with an awful 3 out of 17 on shots, including 0 out of 10 from 2-pointers! At halftime of this very heavy defeat, he was 1 out of 12 on shots. Facing him, Kyrie Irving, ultra motivated to defend against his former teammate.
« I just accepted the assignment and did what I could to make it difficult for him » réagit « Uncle Drew ». « Obviously, James isn’t always going to be this clumsy. But I just wanted to make it difficult for him, get into his space, get involved in always being in the right places, and up for the challenge. It’s fun as a competitor. I always say that I savor these moments and that I am grateful to have the chance to face other great players. I am grateful to have the chance to compete against other great players. »
Even though it was just a regular season game, the Nets sent a real message to the Sixers. Still deprived of Ben Simmons, they have the potential to do very badly in the playoffs. It is a benchmark victory for a group that is in great difficulty in 2022.
“Since I arrived, we have been playing really well in attack. The ball was circulating, but tonight it didn’t move much.”
« Did we win the title tonight? No tempers Kevin Durant. ” Have we confirmed our place in the playoffs? No. For you, who are outside of it all and focused on the show side of the situation with James, I’m sure that’s very important. But for us, we have already moved on to the next game. »
As for James Harden, who has become the third most prolific 3-point shooter in history, he is looking for answers to this nightmare evening.
« Frankly, I don’t know… There’s a bit of everything. I think we didn’t have that little spark needed he explains. ” We lost a lot of balls, we gave them a lot of easy points. There were baskets without the slightest dispute. Just easy layups, 3-pointers and dunks. Since I arrived, we have been playing really well in attack. The ball was circulating, but tonight it didn’t move much when we needed it. It’s a combination of things between their successful shots and the fact that we don’t circulate the ball. »
| James Harden | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2009-10 | OKC | 76 | 23 | 40.3 | 37.5 | 80.8 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 9.9 |
| 2010-11 | OKC | 82 | 27 | 43.6 | 34.9 | 84.3 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 12.2 |
| 2011-12 | OKC | 62 | 31 | 49.1 | 39.0 | 84.6 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 16.8 |
| 2012-13 | HOU | 78 | 38 | 43.8 | 36.8 | 85.1 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 25.9 |
| 2013-14 | HOU | 73 | 38 | 45.6 | 36.6 | 86.6 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 25.4 |
| 2014-15 | HOU | 81 | 37 | 44.0 | 37.5 | 86.8 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 27.4 |
| 2015-16 | HOU | 82 | 38 | 43.9 | 35.9 | 86.0 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 29.0 |
| 2016-17 | HOU | 81 | 36 | 44.0 | 34.7 | 84.7 | 1.2 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 11.2 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 5.7 | 0.5 | 29.1 |
| 2017-18 ★ | HOU | 72 | 35 | 44.9 | 36.7 | 85.8 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 8.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 30.4 |
| 2018-19 | HOU | 78 | 37 | 44.2 | 36.8 | 87.9 | 0.9 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 36.1 |
| 2019-20 | HOU | 68 | 37 | 44.4 | 35.5 | 86.5 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 34.3 |
| 2020-21 * | All Teams | 44 | 37 | 46.6 | 36.2 | 86.1 | 0.8 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 10.8 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 24.6 |
| 2020-21 * | BRK | 36 | 37 | 47.1 | 36.6 | 85.6 | 0.8 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 10.9 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 24.6 |
| 2020-21 * | HOU | 8 | 36 | 44.4 | 34.7 | 88.3 | 0.6 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 10.4 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 24.8 |
| 2021-22 * | All Teams | 49 | 37 | 42.3 | 34.2 | 87.2 | 0.9 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 10.4 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 22.7 |
| 2021-22 * | BRK | 44 | 37 | 41.4 | 33.2 | 86.9 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 10.2 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 22.5 |
| 2021-22 * | PHL | 5 | 37 | 53.1 | 44.8 | 89.4 | 0.4 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 12.4 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 24.6 |
| Total | 926 | 35 | 44.3 | 36.2 | 85.9 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 25.0 | |
