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James Harden Scored 7 Points in a Big Playoff Game
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The Clippers are down 3-2 in their first-round series against the Mavericks, with James Harden scoring 7 points on 2-12 shooting in Game 5:
James Harden now holds the NBA playoff record for most games with 10+ shot attempts & 2 or fewer makes, with TEN GAMES like that. pic.twitter.com/ts9hfc86ZQ
— nick wright (@getnickwright) May 2, 2024
It’s incredible. The guy’s floor is as low as the ceiling is high. We’re talking about the same Harden who, in Game 4 on the road, scored 33 points on 12-17 shooting and went 4-5 from three. Throw in seven assists, six rebounds, and a perfect 5-5 from the free throw line. And he was good in Game 3, too. 21 points on 13 shots and a 5-8 mark from downtown.
He’s certainly not the only reason the Clips are facing elimination. Paul George has had a handful of clunkers and Kawhi Leonard is injured again. But it’s such a head scratcher, these rollercoaster type of Harden performances. We watched the guy singlehandedly win two games against the Celtics last year and push the Sixers to the brink of the Eastern Conference Finals. Then he finishes the series with two games in which he shoots 7-27 from the floor, 1-11 from three, and turns it over 10 times. How is it possible? How does the guy go from the highest highs to the lowest lows in the span of 48 hours?
HOW DO YOU DO THAT?
But enough of that. We gotta focus on our team now. Sixers in 7.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com