Being teammates for five years now, Patrick Beverley understands James Harden‘s game more than most people do. That said, it's not surprising that he may be one of the few who knows best how difficult it is to defend him, as he has been doing it in practice all the time.

Beverley has been asked time and again about it, and he feels that there's no need for him to discuss further, as it may give their opponents an edge that could help with their scouting report. It also goes to show that he has the Houston Rockets on his mind first and would do anything to help them win.

The 28-year-old Arkansas product is a key piece to the Rockets' successful run this year, and had a very solid regular season with averages of 9.5 points, together with career highs of 5.9 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 1.5 steals in 30.7 minutes per game.

With how he has refused to talk about defending Harden, Beverley proves that he is being smart with the situation. Now in the playoffs, The Beard's game is being studied by opposing coaches even more, and Harden prefers them to find out for themselves — the hard way.