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James Harden of the Houston Rockets just placed himself right beside the greatest of all time — Michael Jordan — in an exclusive stat club. Per Justin Kubatko of Stat Muse, Harden and Jordan are the only two players in NBA history to score 600 or more points in a single month. Jordan achieved the […]

After a challenging start to the season, the Houston Rockets have looked like the contender many believed them to be. That is owed in large part to the historic season James Harden is having. In fact, Marc Stein of The New York Times outlined in his newsletter just how impressive he has been when his […]

New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry has drawn the unenviable task of scheming up a way to contain James Harden in Tuesday night’s matchup against the Rockets. Harden is scoring the rock at an all-time great clip this season. In fact, the Beard has racked up 30 or more points in 23 straight games. […]

Houston’s  James Harden is the odds-on favorite to win his second-consecutive NBA MVP award,  but there are plenty of excellent candidates this year. One such player is Oklahoma City’s Paul George, who is having the best season of his career while leading the Thunder in the strong Western Conference, where they are currently the third […]

Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta feels really good about where his team is right now, but also says the front office in Houston is doing a lot of work with the trade deadline approaching. The Rockets are 29-20 on the season, good for fifth place in the Western Conference standings. General manager Daryl Morey has already made […]

Houston Rockets guard Gerald Green says “it’s fun” playing with star guard and reigning MVP James Harden despite what people on the outside say. James Harden is a ball-dominant player, so a lot of people believe some of the Rockets don’t like playing with him. Gerald Green, however, says that’s not the case at all. I […]

Count new Houston Rockets big man Kenneth Faried among those who think that James Harden already has back-to-back MVP awards on lock. “Y’all might as well give him the trophy now and get it over with so we don’t have to worry about it later,” said Faried, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN.com. Faried may […]

With the entire basketball community fixated on Houston Rockets superstar James Harden’s recent offensive onslaught, it has become quite easy to overlook everyone else. However, as pointed out by a redditor that goes by the username u/ChaseBank5, Utah Jazz stud Donovan Mitchell has actually been on a Harden-like streak himself. As the post explains, only […]

The Houston Rockets got a much-needed boost as Chris Paul returned to action after missing a few games due to a hamstring injury. They were able to beat the visiting Orlando Magic 103-98, and James Harden told Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle that he’s impressed with what he saw in Paul’s return. “He looked […]

Chris Paul returned to the Houston Rockets’ lineup Sunday night to help James Harden and the rest of his teammates earn a gutsy win against the Orlando Magic. He scored 12 points and had six assists, five boards, and three steals while playing 25 minutes. Paul has missed a handful of games due to a hamstring […]

Fans and critics often ridicule Houston Rockets superstar James Harden for his lackluster effort on defense. However, forward PJ Tucker thinks Harden can play defense when he takes it seriously, per Tim MacMahon of ESPN. PJ Tucker, with a wry smile, on James Harden’s game-saving stop on Kawhi Leonard: “He can play defense when he […]

Houston Rockets guard James Harden has been on an offensive tear this season, especially over the past month. His teammates have grown so accustomed to seeing him drop insane scoring lines that it has even gotten to the point that Gerald Green thinks it’s weird not to see last season’s MVP score 45 or 50, […]

There is no question that Houston Rockets superstar James Harden is the league’s best scorer at this moment. Currently averaging a mind-boggling 36.2 points per game, the 29-year-old is leading the league in scoring by quite a margin. The reigning NBA Most Valuable Player has been on an absolute scoring barrage of late. So much […]

James Harden played superb one-on-one defense against Kawhi Leonard in the game’s final moment to lift the Houston Rockets past the Toronto Raptors, 121-119. After Leonard forced the Rockets’ defense to switch off the screen, Harden found himself on an island against the Raptors superstar. The league’s reigning Most Valuable Player destroyed the narrative and made critics […]

Reddit user r/MrDarkHorse laid out a graph showing how the New York Knicks began to surge once James Harden went to the bench during their game against the Houston Rockets at Madison Square Garden. James Harden on the night scored 61 unassisted points along with 15 boards and four assists in Houston’s 114-110 win against the […]

For the seventh consecutive year, James Harden of the Houston Rockets will play in the All-Star game. Via Twitter, Harden thanked the voters for yet another All-Star selection. Thank you to all the fans and coaches who voted for me to play in my 7th consecutive All-Star game…. Extremely humbling 🚀🤘🏾🚀🤘🏾🚀 — James Harden (@JHarden13) […]

Nobody this season has been on the same level as James Harden in terms of scoring. Following a 61-point performance at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night, Harden extended his streak of scoring 30 or more points in consecutive games to 21 games. This places him behind only Wilt Chamberlain, who has streaks of both […]

Houston Rockets superstar James Harden has been unstoppable on the offensive end as of late, scoring at least 30 points in 21 consecutive games. During this stretch, he has notched several statistical achievements. One of those feats was his streak of 263 markers that were scored without an assist, meaning he did not need his […]

FS1 radio host Colin Cowherd doesn’t believe Houston Rockets superstar guard James Harden’s insane usage rate is sustainable and translates to wins in the postseason. Over his last five games, James Harden has scored 261 points and zero of those points have come from an assist. The reigning MVP has the highest usage rate in the […]

Toronto Raptors shooting guard Danny Green has drawn the unenviable task of containing James Harden in Saturday’s matchup against the Houston Rockets. Harden is always a tough player to check, but the fact that he dropped a career-high 61 points against the New York Knicks on Wednesday night makes this matchup a bit more intriguing. […]

Thanks in large part to a 61-point scoring outburst from James Harden, the Houston Rockets managed to walk away from Wednesday night’s game against the New York Knicks with a 114-110 victory. Harden isn’t the only player that has lit up the scoreboard inside Madison Square Garden, however. In fact, exactly five years prior, Carmelo […]

Houston Rockets superstar James Harden has been an unstoppable force on the offensive end, scoring at least 30 points in 21 consecutive games. He’s also scored at least 57 points in three of the Rockets’ last five games. Harden has been shooting the ball a lot this year. He leads the league in number of […]

James Harden gave the NBA more of the same on Wednesday night against the New York Knicks. Leading the Houston Rockets to a 114-110 victory over the Knicks, Harden put up 61 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, and 5 steals in his latest stop on the MVP campaign trail. Justin Kobatko pointed out a particular […]

In an annual tradition for NBA TV’s the Starters, each of the four hosts of the show will predict headlines from the upcoming NBA season prior to its tipoff. However, host J.E. Skeets had some serious foresight, with one of his predictions from three seasons ago coming true Wednesday night in the form of Houston […]

Houston Rockets superstar James Harden is playing on a league of his own right now. So much so, that not only is he leading the league in scoring, but he is actually doing so with such a comfortable margin. As a matter of fact, as pointed out by Rockets insider Jonathan Feigen, if Harden were […]

Following Houston Rockets superstar James Harden’s 61-point eruption against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden, former NBA player Mychal Thompson had this to say on Twitter. 61 points in Madison Square GARDEN? Just rename it Madison Square HARDEN…Geez… — Mychal Thompson (@champagnennuts) January 24, 2019 Harden was unstoppable against the Knicks, shooting 17-of-38 […]

James Harden continued his impressive scoring run Wednesday night as he led the Houston Rockets to another win. The reigning NBA MVP scored 61 points, grabbed 15 boards, and dished out five assists to help the Rockets outlast the New York Knicks 114-110 at Madison Square Garden. Harden has now scored at least 30 points […]

Houston Rockets big man Clint Capela tweeted out on Wednesday evening that James Harden’s performance against the New York Knicks reminded him of Broly — a very powerful character in the Dragon Ball Z TV show. . @JHarden13 on his Broly! #OutOfControl pic.twitter.com/4SraXE0NHl — Clint Capela (@CapelaClint) January 24, 2019 James Harden dropped 61 points […]

Posting ridiculous stat lines has become routine for James Harden this season. In a year where the Houston Rockets’ star has been doing things that have never been done on the court before, Harden just entered the record books right alongside Shaquille O’Neal, Michael Jordan, and Karl Malone. Harden had 61 points, four assists, and 15 […]

Houston Rockets star James Harden continues to defy logic with his offensive performances. In a win over the New York Knicks on Wednesday night, Harden scored 61 points, marking his first 60-point game and fifth 50-point outing of the season. No other player in the league has more than one this year. That's his fifth […]

Houston Rockets superstar guard James Harden has now scored at least 30 points in 21 straight games, which is the fourth-longest streak in NBA history. NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain holds all three of the top spots. Wilt scored at least 30 points in 65, 31, and 25-straight games during his legendary playing career. From @RocketsPR: James Harden […]

It’s no surprise James Harden is making yet another push for the Most Valuable Player award after finally winning it last year after leading the Houston Rockets to a franchise-best 65 wins. With little hopes of pulling out a season as impressive as the former, The Beard recognizes his scoring dominance has been the direct […]

Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni has run out of superlatives to describe his star player James Harden, who has singlehandedly kept the team afloat in the midst of key absences in the lineup. Perhaps what’s been the most amazing part of his recent scoring tear is that all baskets have come unassisted, a trend […]

Houston Rockets guard James Harden has quickly climbed up to put his name in the record books, currently in the midst of the most ambitious scoring barrage of his career. His 35.7 points per game average is the most since 1987-88, when Michael Jordan averaged 37.1 points to win the scoring crown, surpassing Kobe Bryant’s […]

Despite leading the NBA in scoring and currently putting up video game scoring numbers, Houston Rockets superstar guard James Harden says he doesn’t care that he’s not one of the top All-Star vote-getters. Harden received less fan votes than Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Derrick Rose, Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic, […]

Now that Carmelo Anthony is finally off the Houston Rockets’ roster, Rockets star guard James Harden says he hopes Melo gets another chance with an NBA team. Carmelo Anthony played in just 10 games with Houston. The 10-time All-Star has been away from the team since November. Speaking to reporters in New York, James Harden […]

The Houston Rockets were dealt their biggest loss of the season during a 121-93 defeat to the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday. James Harden scored 37 points in three quarters, but sat during the fourth quarter with the game already out of hand. “The Beard” is hoping his recent scoring barrage can help him keep his […]

On this day 13 years ago, Kobe Bryant poured in 81 points in a Los Angeles Lakers win over the Toronto Raptors, marking the second-highest single-game point total in NBA history (only Wilt Chamberlain scored more with an 100-point game back in 1962). Bryant made 28 of his 46 field-goal attempts in his scintillating performance, […]

James Harden joined basketball royalty on Martin Luther King Jr. Day by scoring 37 points in three quarters in a loss against the Philadelphia 76ers, making it his 20th straight game with 30 or more points and joining Wilt Chamberlain as the only two players to have reached that streak. Following a 28-point loss on […]