James Harden 2014 Playoffs

[JordanL]

I serious don't understand how the Houston locker room isn't a war zone because of the content of this post. Harden is probably the worst defender in the league and it is purely based on effort. It is baffling to me that his teammates aren't furious about it. It is especially surprising because Dwight is in that locker room and he isn't exactly shy about disrupting harmony when he is unhappy.

I think Dwight, after several experiences, wants to wait until elimination to bring that stuff into the locker room.

[imdaman99]

In Game 2 he had Kobe's Finals G7 Average

What did he do in game 1? What was his FG% on how many shots?

[jlip]

What did bran average vs the Celtics first 2 games in 08?

At the risk of feeding trolls, take a look at Lebron's first four games against the Celtics in the '08 ECSF. They were very "Harden-esque" in terms of scoring.

Gm 1... 2-18 12pts
Gm 2... 6-24 21pts
Gm 3... 5-16 21pts
Gm 4... 7-20 21pts

Avg. over four games 18.8ppg 25.6fg% 20-78 shooting

http://www.basketball-reference.com/...basic_playoffs

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[ArbitraryWater]

What did he do in game 1? What was his FG% on how many shots?

Well from a FGA Standpoint, LeBron's doesnt qualify as he took 3 lesser shots...




NONE THE LESS, he shot 19% through his first 2

So

[imdaman99]

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That's interesting. Since we're using the first 2 games of a series sample, he shot 8-42.

I'm gonna do that math on my calculator.

8/42 = 19.05%

So I guess Harden is shooting better. He is shooting more than bran was though. Thanks for the info

[imdaman99]

Well from a FGA Standpoint, LeBron's doesnt qualify as he took 3 lesser shots...




NONE THE LESS, he shot 19% through his first 2

So

He made up for it later in the series

But still, those first 2 games were extremely close and very winnable

[ArbitraryWater]

He made up for it later in the series

But still, those first 2 games were extremely close and very winnable

Game 2 was a blowout but yea Game 1 was

[MoMoney]

The rest of the Blazers have played pretty poorly to average outside of LMA and Lillard in Game 1 after BeverD picked up his 4th foul in the 3rd and checked out, which, until that point, he had 11 points halfway through the 3rd quarter.

This is the one instance when I will say defensively, its not Harden's fault. It's not anybody's fault really when LMA is just hitting from everywhere.

But Aldridge played the best back to back games in playoff history for a PF, the Rockets have looked like complete ass, and Portland has still only one two games by 9 total points.

The Blazer's barely winning despite Aldridge playing like a god is due to Wes and Nic (even dame in game 2) being ridiculously inefficient. It's not a beaming light for the Rox. If the Blazers hit their threes it would have been a blowout. In either game.

Hardens lack of efficiency and the roleplayers for the blazers lack of efficiency, in my book, cancel out.

[uber]

Who cares? Rockets can't get stops. When they can't get stops they can't go out in transition and get easy buckets. Howard, Parsons and Asik need to play better defense. Once you get a stop, give the ball to Harden and let him go to work.

We need better team defense.

So Hardens Defense is fine?

[Mr. Jabbar]

harden is pulling a lebron finals in the 1st round