On Jan. 9, the Clippers still took the Suns lightly in back-to-back situations. With Durant's comeback, plus Booker and Beal, the Suns' Big Three are back together. However, the Suns still lost to the Clippers, and it was a big loss. Although the intensity of the Clippers and the Lakers in the last game was at the playoff level, and the main players were very tired, but in the face of the lack of system, the Big Four played collectively and played in shape.
While Leonard is the Clippers boss and often plays the best on the team, Harden often replaces him as the best player of the game with his higher popularity.
Harden became the best player of the game not only by popularity, but also by strength. Harden has degraded, so he can't be as consistent in the regular season as he was in his prime, but with the Clippers, there are more strong teammates, and Harden still plays a huge role. It can be said that as long as Harden does not pull his hips, the Clippers can basically win.
Harden played 30 minutes in this game, made 8 shots, scored 6, including 3-of-4 three-pointers and 4-of-4 free throws, 19 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists, plus/minus +25.
According to statistics, as long as Harden assists a double-double, the Clippers basically win, with a record of 10 wins and 1 loss. Harden's assists are not only statistics, but also actual combat value, of course, the more the better, which directly explains why the Clippers become stronger when Harden assists more.