did harden and MDA ever say they were stat padding like OKC and WB? did harden and MDA ever say wnning 55 games and getting 3rd seed and HCA wasn't as important as MVP?
Terrific game and plays down the stretch ON BOTH ends, step back 3 in Curry's face and after that he blocked a stepback 3 by Curry, that sequence was just...wow. I'm a bit worried to say this but...this might be the year when even the idiots will give him the credit he deserves.
i thought it was a wrap for him after that lost to the celtics but he's definitely brought his case for mvp back tonight.
Top Story on the page is the Alex Smith trade to Washington, a trade that can't even become official for another month and a half. F BSPN.
Again, imagine if Stephen Curry dropped the first 60 point triple double in NBA history with KD, Draymond and Klay out. Imagine if he made that 4 point play to clinch the game and how many times it would be replayed on TV all year. But yeah, no media bias against Harden...
Looking at this: Harden is in the top 5 in points and assists and Houston is #2 in the league in W/L. Curry is the only player in the top 5 in either of these categories with his team also in the top 5 in W/L (and he missed 14 games so far). Wall is ahead of Harden in assists but he also will miss a few months. Offensive Leaders POINTS PPG James Harden 1. James Harden, HOU 31.6 2. Giannis Antetokounmpo, MIL 28.5 3. Stephen Curry, GS 27.7 4. LeBron James, CLE 26.7 5. Anthony Davis, NO 26.4 ASSISTS APG Russell Westbrook 1. Russell Westbrook, OKC 10.1 2. John Wall, WSH 9.3 3. James Harden, HOU 9.1 4. LeBron James, CLE 8.8 5. Ben Simmons, PHI 7.3 National Basketball Association W L PCT GB HOME ROAD DIV CONF PPG OPP PPG DIFF STRK L10 Golden State Warriors 40 11 .784 - 19-6 21-5 5-2 21-8 115.6 107.7 +8.0 L1 7-3 Houston Rockets 36 13 .735 3 20-6 16-7 6-3 21-8 114.1 106.4 +7.7 W2 8-2 Boston Celtics 36 15 .706 4 18-8 18-7 8-2 22-10 103.1 98.8 +4.3 W1 5-5 Toronto Raptors 34 15 .694 5 19-4 15-11 6-3 20-6 111.1 103.8 +7.2 W2 6-4 San Antonio Spurs 34 19 .642 7 22-4 12-15 6-3 19-9 100.9 97.5 +3.4 W2 6-4