With the Clippers winning the Warriors to achieve a 6-game winning streak, the Clippers have also risen from the 12th place in the West, and now they are back in 7th place in the West with a 14-10 record.
The Clippers can have such a change, and Harden's brave performance is directly related, the last game against the Warriors, in the absence of the star Paul George, Harden shouldered the offensive responsibility, 12 shots 6 of the game, 5 of 6 three-pointers scored a team-high 28 points 7, and there were 7 rebounds, 15 assists, 1 steal and 4 blocks of all-round performance, the whole game of offense and defense is a dream, it is simply a dream back to the peak, but this is not the performance of Harden to talk about.
During the Clippers' six-game winning streak, Harden averaged 193 points 55 rebounds 93 assists 13 steals 13 blocks, 48% shooting, 44% three-point shooting, 93% free throw shooting, and a true shooting percentage of 683%, which is intimidating for a guard, is intimidating, and Harden is only averaging 11 shots per game2 times, an average of 172 points, if you change to the 20 shooting percentage during the Rockets period, Harden will average 34 points per game4. Of course, today's Harden only has the championship in his eyes, and he doesn't really value the sacrifice of data.
The reason why Harden can get better and better, the first thing to thank is Wei Shao, as his good brother, Wei Shao can be said to have made a lot of sacrifices for Harden this season, before Harden came, Wei Shao has been the team's starting point guard, the team promised the role of the starter when the base salary renewed Wei Shao, but with the arrival of Harden, the Big Four at the same time on the court is not effective, especially when Harden and Wei Shao's positions overlap, the offensive effect is not good, and the outside defense is targeted by the opponent.
All the ** and fans blame Harden, because before Harden came, the Clippers were still third in the West, and after coming, they began to lose streak. For the sake of the team and Harden, Wei Shao took the initiative to apply to head coach Tyronn Lue to play on the bench, making the team more fluent, and at the same time allowing Harden to have more time to possess the ball, in fact, this effect is very obvious, especially the combination of Harden and Leonard, as time goes by, the tacit understanding between the two is getting better and better.
Another point is Harden himself, when he first came to the Clippers, he completely changed his style of play, became too humble, and even a little unconfident, as a big core player with the ball, he rarely touched the ball on the court, and obviously had offensive opportunities, but he always thought about passing the ball at the first time, but it disrupted his offensive rhythm.
Now that he is skillful with the team, Harden has slowly regained his confidence, scoring efficiently, and at the same time, he can also help the rest of the team find offensive rhythm through his ability to control the court, which is also the original purpose of the Clippers trade to Harden, and now the Clippers have once again become the favorite to compete for the championship.