James Harden Articles - Page 29

PHILADELPHIA — James Harden’s foot injury is firmly a thing of the past now. The Philadelphia 76ers have now won six games in a row following Harden’s clunky return to the court. The Sixers torched the Detroit Pistons by a score of 113-93, showing once again how good they can be when Harden and Joel […]

The Philadelphia 76ers went for six consecutive wins against the Detroit Pistons and got what they were looking for. The Sixers looked like the better team for the overwhelming majority of the contest and took the win by a score of 113-93. Joel Embiid and James Harden led the way but this win was more […]

James Harden, who is now 33 years of age, only has one thing in his mind as he approaches the twilight of his career: to win a championship. That was why he forced his way out of the Houston Rockets in the first place. Moreover, he grew discontented after the Brooklyn Nets lacked the structure […]

The NBA has been around for over seven decades. However as time passed by, the game also evolved. While some players have become dominant, their dominance didn’t contribute well to the growth of the game. Thus, this forced league officials to make rule changes in order to keep the game interesting. For this piece, let’s […]

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid and James Harden are starting to figure it out. The Philadelphia 76ers stars have been very effective previously but are now showing what they can when they’re both on their A-game. In the Sixers’ 118-106 win over the Golden State Warriors, they combined for 61 points and helped the team push […]

PHILADELPHIA — Make it four wins in a row for the Philadelphia 76ers. A 118-106 win over the Golden State Warriors gives the Sixers their longest winning streak of the season. Joel Embiid and James Harden came together to lead Philly to victory. Embiid led the way with 34 points, 13 rebounds, four assists and […]

The Philadelphia 76ers had a matchup against the defending champion Golden State Warriors on Friday and James Harden came out ready to play. Harden dropped 15 points in the opening quarter, putting him on par with Kobe Bryant in terms of most first quarters with at least 15 points over the last 25 seasons as […]

The biggest “what if” in NBA history. That’s how the Brooklyn Nets’ Big 3 of Kyrie Irving, James Harden and Kevin Durant will be remembered. The historically-efficient offensive trio lasted not even one full season before falling apart when Harden forced his way to the Philadelphia 76ers at last year’s trade deadline. The trade marked […]

Losing takes its toll. It wouldn’t if professional athletes didn’t care about competing, but contrary to fans’ perception, they even have more skin in the game which makes them care with all they have. Such is the case for Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden, who admitted just how heavily the past few years of playoff […]

The Brooklyn Nets may be in a better place now than where they started the season from. However, the Nets endured tons of drama, from Steve Nash’s firing, to Kyrie Irving’s suspension, to questions about Ben Simmons’ commitment, at the start of the season. And it’s not as if the Nets’ offseason was free from […]

After two months of NBA play, fans already have a general idea of who is competing for a championship and those who are battling for a higher draft pick. Either way, things are far from set in stone. That means that teams should be pursuing the final pieces of their puzzles in the 2022-23 season […]

Charles Barkley slid one spot down the NBA’s all-time scoring list Tuesday night, with Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden passing him for the 27th spot. Harden entered the Sixers’ game against the Sacramento Kings at home needing just 14 more points to tie Barkley on the list and 15 to gain solo possession of the […]

James Harden hasn’t even been back for too long since his most recent injury spell but already, the Philadelphia 76ers superstar is making history again. On Tuesday against the Sacramento Kings, Harden climbed the NBA’s all-time scoring list after surpassing Sixers icon Charles Barkley on the prestigious tally board. Harden made history right before the […]

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid did it again. The Philadelphia 76ers big man went off for a 50-point game to lead his team to victory. James Harden helped him out by tallying 19 points and 16 assists in a 131-113 win for the Sixers over the Charlotte Hornets. “It’s crazy to be that big and being […]

James Harden is one of the NBA’s superstars, and while he has his share of critics, there’s little doubt that he has put together spectacular numbers throughout his career. James Harden is the 4th player in NBA history with 23,000 career points and 6,500 career assists, joining Oscar Robertson, LeBron James and Russell Westbrook with […]

CAMDEN, NJ — After opening the season with a strong offense and poor defense, the Philadelphia 76ers have flipped the script. With James Harden sidelined, they made up for their dismal offense with literally the best defense in the NBA. The Sixers have since cooled off and are trying to reintegrate Harden while patching some […]

James Harden returned to the court for the Philadelphia 76ers after missing their last 14 games with a foot injury. The Sixers lost in double overtime to the Houston Rockets by a score of 132-123 while Harden begins to get his legs under him again. Doc Rivers said before the game that he would enact […]

The Houston Rockets embarked on a lengthy rebuild the moment they pulled the trigger on the trade that sent James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets. Since then, the Rockets have been one of the worst teams in the league and they remain as such, as they entered their Monday night match against the Philadelphia 76ers […]

The Philadelphia 76ers finally have James Harden back in their lineup after surviving a month without him. However, the Sixers couldn’t secure the win against his former squad, the Houston Rockets, in a double-overtime contest. The Sixers benefitted from Harden’s playmaking but he struggled to score from the field, especially as the game went on, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are rounding out a road trip with an important game against the Houston Rockets. The Sixers are looking to bounce back from two rough losses. Fortunately for them, they may have more reinforcements to help them get back in the win column. Before tip-off at Toyota Center, there is one big question […]

James Harden is extremely close to returning from injury, just in time to face his former team on the road. The Philadelphia 76ers star said on Sunday that he’s “on pace” to return for Monday’s road game against the Houston Rockets, according to Gina Mizell of the Philadelphia Inquirer, after previously missing more than a […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are out of rock bottom and hovering in the middle of the Eastern Conference standings. The Sixers stumbled out of the gate before all their best players got injured at the same time. Despite the impending sense of doom after a rocky first month and injuries to each of their stars, they […]

Devin Booker entered the Phoenix Suns’ Wednesday night battle against the Chicago Bulls coming off a 44-point explosion against the Sacramento Kings on Monday. However, Booker even managed to one-up himself in an even more incredible performance against the Bulls. In 31 minutes across only three quarters of play, Devin Booker put the Bulls to […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have done well with their key stars injured but are now starting to get them back. With Joel Embiid back on the court after missing a week, James Harden is nearing a return after missing a month of action for the Sixers with a foot injury. He has a target date for […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and Atlanta Hawks seem to always have heated battles whenever these two teams are matched up against each other. And Joel Embiid seems to not have forgotten the Hawks’ triumph over his Sixers during the 2021 NBA playoffs, as he seems to always have an added motivation whenever he goes up against […]

James Harden is out injured right now for the Philadelphia 76ers, but there’s no denying that he’s been a much bigger contributor to his team than Ben Simmons has for the Brooklyn Nets. At this point, it’s hard to argue against the notion that it’s the Sixers who have ended up winning that blockbuster trade […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are surviving with James Harden sidelined due to a foot tendon strain. They have a respectable 7-7 record and are starting to shed some of the bad habits they showed at the beginning of the season. Even more fortunately for the Sixers, Harden’s rehab seems to be going well. Harden made an […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was a one-man wrecking crew Sunday against the Utah Jazz. Embiid did not just dominate the Jazz — he destroyed them. Embiid posted one of the craziest stat lines in the history of the NBA to lead the Sixers to a 105-98 win at home over the Jazz, doing it […]

The Philadelphia 76ers dropped their second game following James Harden’s foot injury by a score of 104-95 to the Atlanta Hawks. An insane 18-4 fourth-quarter run by the Sixers’ bench made the final score look not so bad but the Hawks absolutely owned this game. The +/- column shows everything that went wrong for the […]

Amid a rocky start to the season for the Philadelphia 76ers, one key player’s massive improvements are being overshadowed. Lost in all the discussion about Joel Embiid, James Harden, Tyrese Maxey and even Doc Rivers is Tobias Harris, who is sacrificing scoring volume for efficiency and becoming the player the Sixers need him to be. […]

Are these the real Philadelphia 76ers? They are owners of one of a 4-6 record and are not among the top eight teams in the Eastern Conference. The Sixers’ defense has been dismal. The James Harden-Joel Embiid connection is worth keeping an eye on. Also, the offseason additions haven’t had the impact that many expected. […]

PHILADELPHIA – In their first game of the 2022-23 season without Joel Embiid and James Harden, the Philadelphia 76ers lost. The New York Knicks came from behind to win 106-104. The Sixers were able to generate shots — shooting 18 more attempts from the field than the Knicks — but couldn’t convert, shooting 37.8 as […]

Just when you thought the Philadelphia 76ers were about to turn a corner with the upcoming return of Joel Embiid, this team all of a sudden gets hit with some brutal injury news on the James Harden front. After being diagnosed with a foot strain, the Sixers will now be without their superstar point guard […]

It took just a few weeks into the 2022-23 season for the Philadelphia 76ers to start fighting an uphill battle. James Harden is sidelined for a month and Joel Embiid has missed several games already for numerous reasons. With a 4-5 record to start the season, the Sixers are in need of a hero. The […]

CAMDEN, NJ — James Harden has carried a lot of the weight for the Philadelphia 76ers to start the season. But now that he is sidelined for a month with a right foot tendon strain, the Sixers need to pick up the slack. Tyrese Maxey, one of the stars whose expectations will be increased for […]

After a hot start to the season where he’s been the only player in the NBA averaging over 20 points and 10 assists, James Harden will now be forced to miss a month of action after suffering a tendon strain in his right foot. This now paves the way for Tyrese Maxey to run point […]

The Philadelphia 76ers were one of the teams poised to challenge or possibly even overtake the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference hierarchy. A 3-4 start for the 76ers has been an abysmal performance for their squad, and it could not get any worse with the news of James Harden’s foot injury. […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ rocky start to the 2022-23 season is about to get even more difficult. James Harden, the Sixers’ floor general on offense, will now miss a sizable chunk of the season due to injury. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Harden suffered a right foot tendon strain and is expected to be sidelined for […]

The first month of the 2022-23 season for the Philadelphia 76ers was a bumpy ride. An 0-3 start that featured three brutal defeats has now been masked by a solid stretch of basketball, some of which has come amid Joel Embiid absences from the roster. The Sixers are 4-4 heading into November. They will have […]