Houston Rockets superstar guard James Harden is currently averaging more than one point per minute this season, a feat only the legendary Wilt Chamberlain has accomplished before:
James Harden is averaging more than one point per minute this season.
Full list of players with more than one point per minute in NBA history:
Wilt Chamberlain, 1961-62
James Harden, 2019-20That's it.
(Yep, that's the season Wilt averaged 50 ppg). pic.twitter.com/fNF88g4DAo
— HoopsHype (@hoopshype) January 13, 2020
Love him or hate him, there’s no denying James Harden is a scoring machine who should be mentioned alongside the likes of Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
The Rockets traded Jeremy Lamb, Kevin Martin, a 2013 first-round pick (Steven Adams was later selected), a 2013 second-round pick (Alex Abrines was later selected) and a 2014 first-round pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Harden. It’s safe to say Houston won the trade by a landslide.
This season, Harden is putting up 37.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game. The seven-time All-Star is shooting 45.3 percent from the field, 38.0 percent from beyond the arc and 86.1 percent from the free-throw line.
For the third consecutive season, Harden is leading the NBA in scoring. The Rockets star already has one 60-point game this season and scored at least 50 points five times.
Harden notched 37.3 points, 6.9 assists and 5.6 rebounds per game as the Rockets went 10-5 last month. The former MVP was named the Western Conference Player of the Month.
The Rockets, led by Harden and Russell Westbrook, will try and prevent an all-LA matchup from happening in the Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers. Houston is 26-12 on the season. The Rockets are currently in the fourth spot in the Western Conference standings.
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