The way the Warriors are playing and we are playing... 7 games? I hope Harden don't get knocked out of first round like Tmac. Tmac never getting out of first round is all Tmac's fault, not his teammates. So all the success and failure is on Harden. No excuses.
He had Aldrige beat, he smoked the layup too hard because he picked up his dribble a step too early. It wouldn't have been the wrong decision to just hold on to it and kill some time but the open lane was there so either one was the right decision, hindsight is 20/20, we wouldn't be having this discussion if he was able to finish the layup.
He's racked up a reputation for being un-clutch in decision making and shot making at the end of games. This includes last year with the Lakers.
That reputation is real. And also with the Hornets, Lin is not the guy they always look to for the last shot.