Harden was selected with the third overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder. [99] In Game 6, he recorded 32 points, nine assists and seven rebounds in a 11586 loss. [148] On November 30, 2019, in a 158111 blowout win against the Atlanta Hawks, Harden got his fourth career 60-point gametied for third-most with Michael Jordanwith a season-high 60 points along with 8 assists in 31 minutes. [209] His beard has appeared in songs and T-shirts, and it earned him an endorsement and a unique candy with Trolli's where a depiction of his face and beard was shown on each gummy. He became the first player in franchise history to have two 50-point games in a season. [64], His 10th and 11th triple-doubles came in back-to-back games on January 8 and 10, both resulting in wins. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? [122] Two days later, he matched his career high with 61 points, including 27 in the first quarter, to lead the Rockets to a 111105 victory over the San Antonio Spurs. He averaged 31.8 points, 9.0 rebounds, 10.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game. [189][190], Standing at 6 feet 5 inches tall (1.96 m) in shoes and weighing 220 pounds (100kg), Harden plays mostly at the shooting guard position, but he is capable of playing the point guard position. [14] He posted a season-high 26 points against the Golden State Warriors on December 7, 2009. The previous record was held by Malone, who did it in 29 straight games in the 198182 season. [26] On December 13, 2014, he recorded his third career triple-double with 24 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds in a 10896 win over the Denver Nuggets. Twitter: [131][132][133][134] He finished the season with the largest scoring margin (8.1 ppg) over the second-leading scorer since Chamberlain in 196263. [175][176] The following day, Harden was named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for the month of February. [116] On February 21, in the Rockets' first game after the All-Star break, Harden scored 30 points against the Los Angeles Lakers for his 32nd consecutive game with 30-plus points. James Harden has long been dominating the league with his eye-popping individual numbers which have already led him to an NBA MVP win in 2018 and a bevy of All-Star appearances. [201] During the 2014 offseason, he committed to an improvement on defense, which manifested as early as August of that year as a member of the United States men's national basketball team. James Harden's bizarre NBA All-Star Game outfit led USA TODAY - Charles Curtis 1d. [158] He became the Western Conference player of the month for December for his historical and efficient scoring tear during the month. [20], That same day, he became the first-ever NBA player to score 37 or more points while registering a double-digit assist total in his team debut, posting 37 points, a career-high 12 assists, six rebounds, four steals and one block in a 10596 win over the Detroit Pistons. He also helped his AAU team, Pump-N-Run Elite, to the 2006 Las Vegas Adidas Super 64 championship. During the 2012 free agency period, Oklahoma City attempted to sign Harden to a four-year contract extension worth between $52 and $55 million. [37] In Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals against the Golden State Warriors, Harden scored a playoff career-high 45 points. Or write about sports? James Harden is one of the more fashionable players in the NBA. James Harden injury update: Brooklyn Nets All-Star guard to be re-evaluated in 10 days . [172] The following day, Harden was named an Eastern Conference reserve for the 2021 NBA All-Star Game, marking his ninth consecutive All-Star selection. Harden was selected with the third overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder. It was Harden's third 50-point game of the season and he became the first player in franchise history to have two straight 50-point games. Artesia in Lakewood, California, Draft: The honor was the eleventh of his career and first as a Net, making him the first Net to win the award since Vince Carter in April 2007. He now sits at 34th overall with 21,792 points, one more point than Bird. In the Rockets' 122110 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, Harden helped the team set an NBA-record with 24 three-pointers, as he finished with 29 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists. Shooting Guard and Point Guard [162] On December 26, he put up a season-high 44 points and tied a career-high 17 assists in a 128126 overtime loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. the official stats partner of the NBA. Before his birth, after that of his older sister, their mother suffered a string of miscarriages. August 26, [32] Four days later, he had 41 points against the Oklahoma City Thunder for his 10th 40-point game of the season. [90] He missed seven games as a result. TNT was doing the classic fashion walk-up shots of players, and Harden's look wassomething. James Harden 9x All-Star Kyrie Irving 7x All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge 7x All-Star Blake Griffin 6x All-Star DeAndre Jordan 1x All-Star pic.twitter.com/x1cVBAvCGf Harden was chosen No. James Harden: 11 (2010-2020) Kyrie Irving: 4 (2015-2017, 2019) Awards And Honors. In the final, Pump-N-Run Elite beat Kevin Love's Southern California All-Stars. [106] It was Harden's 13th game of the season with 40 points, surpassing Malone's franchise record,[107] and his seventh in the previous nine games as he continued to carry the team with Paul and Eric Gordon out with injuries. We present them here for purely educational purposes. He scored a season-high 40 points against Phoenix on April 18, 2012, becoming the first NBA player in a reserve role to score 40 points since Dallas guard Rodrigue Beaubois in March 2010. [14] On February 25, 2014, he scored a season-high 43 points in a 129103 win over the Sacramento Kings. [12], Harden was selected with the third overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by the Oklahoma City Thunder. Rockets - Box Score - April 7, 2019 - ESPN", "With his steal in the second minute, James Harden officially joins Michael Jordan as the only players to average at least 30 points, seven assists, five rebounds and two steals in a season", "Paul George inactive tonight for the Thunder. Chamberlain did so in 10 straight seasons from 1959 to 1969.pic.twitter.com/F5CDF6Ao22", "Hawks vs. [102] That same month, he was voted the National Basketball Players Association's MVP for the 201718 season, earning the honor for a second time. [6] He was also named first team All-District by the NABC and the USBWA. It was his 17th career triple-double and his fourth career 50-point game. [29] On February 23, 2015, he recorded his second triple-double of the season with 31 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a 113102 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Two days later, he scored 45 points against the Atlanta Hawks. He is the highest all-time left-handed scorer in NBA history. He connected on seven straight 3-point field goals over two games (November 18 and 20),[13] recording the most consecutive 3-point makes by a rookie since Houston guard Michael Dickerson made eight straight in May 1999. Harden won his first scoring title, averaging 30.4 points per game, second in franchise history to Malone's 31.1 in 198182. They were considered a bubble team for the 2008 NCAA Tournament. 16) game against Charlotte. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. [10] He was also named a consensus All-American. Oklahoma City Thunder, 1st round (3rd pick, 3rd overall), 2009 NBA Draft, More James Harden pages at Sports Reference. Prior to his ninth consecutive All-Star appearance, James Harden explains how this one feels forced and how he would have enjoyed a break to relax with his family. 2 seed in the Western Conference. [166] Harden also set the record for being the first player in NBA history to post a 30-point triple-double debut performance, while also setting a franchise record for the most assists in a player's first game with the Nets. [82] He went on to become the first player in team history to score at least 20 points in each of the team's first 20 games of a season. [173][174], On March 1, Harden logged his seventh career triple-double as a Net with 30 points, 15 assists and 14 rebounds in a 124113 overtime victory against the San Antonio Spurs, giving the franchise their first win in San Antonio in 19 years. During the 201011 season, he scored 10-plus points on 54 occasions, including a season-high 26 points against the Phoenix Suns on March 6, 2011. Harden is currently the only active player who has scored 60 points more than once. He became just the fourth NBA player in the last 25 years to post those totals in a single game and matched the third-highest point total for any NBA player in his team debut (most for Rockets debut). Harden joined Gilbert Arenas (200506 and 200607), Kobe Bryant (200506 and 200708) and Jerry Stackhouse (200001) as the only four players in NBA history to record at least 600 free throws made and hit 150 or more 3-pointers in one season. [75] He placed second in league MVP voting to former teammate Westbrook. "[218], This article is about the American basketball player. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. [160] He also became the only player in NBA history with the most consecutive seasons with 20+ games scoring 40+ points since Wilt Chamberlain. He played college basketball for the Arizona State Sun Devils, where he was named a consensus All-American and Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2009. Artesia repeated as state champions in Harden's final year after going 332. [152] He continued his scoring rampage in the following 130107 win against the Orlando Magic on December 13, 2019, where he got his second 50-point game in a rowthe third time in his career where he has scored back-to-back 50-point games[153]with 54 points on 19-of-31 field goal shooting and 10-of-15 from three, in addition to seven assists, and five rebounds. [42], On January 20, Harden had his first triple-double of the season and seventh of his career with 33 points, a career-high 17 rebounds and 14 assists in a 123114 loss to the Detroit Pistons. He subsequently became the first Rocket to score 43-plus points in consecutive games since Malone had two streaks of three games doing so during the 198182 season. James Harden: 11 (2010-2020) Giannis Antetokounmpo: 4 (2015, 2017-2019) Eleven players have multiple All-Star appearances for the organization, and five legends have five or more All-Star selections for the team . [183][184] On March 26, Harden, who missed a game against the Utah Jazz due to neck soreness, returned to the Nets and logged a season-high 44 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists in a 113111 win over the Detroit Pistons. [61] Two days later, he recorded his ninth triple-double of the season in a win over the Washington Wizards[62] and was named Western Conference Player of the Week for a third time. [76], In Game 5 of the Rockets' second round playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs, Harden recorded his second career postseason triple-double with 33 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a 110107 overtime loss; the loss saw the Rockets go down 32 in the series. [14] Harden helped the Thunder reach the 2012 NBA Finals, where they were defeated in five games by the Miami Heat. The Brooklyn Nets now have 41 cumulative All-star appearances on their roster with the addition of LaMarcus Aldridge. [195] Since his trade to the Houston Rockets in the 201213 NBA season, he has scored the most points in the NBA. He became the first Rockets player ever to pick up Player of the Week honors in consecutive weeks in the same season. He made his previous 8 appearances as a member of the Houston Rockets, which traded him to the Nets earlier this season. JHarden13, (The Beard, El Chapo, Jimbo Slice, Honey Bun), Position: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports. [5] Behind his 17.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, the Sun Devils went 2113 (99) and finished tied for fifth in the Pac-10. [136][137] In Game 3 against the Jazz, he had one of the worst shooting nights of his career when he started the game 0-of-15, a figure breaking the NBA playoff record for most missed consecutive shots without a make in a game since Michael Jordan went 0-of-11 in an 8780 loss against the Miami Heat in the 1997 Eastern Conference Finals. Harden led the franchise to an Eastern Conference-best 94 record in February, recording averages of 25.6 points, 8.8 rebounds, an Eastern Conference-leading 10.7 assists and 1.2 steals in 36.8 minutes per game. [40] On November 18, head coach Kevin McHale was fired after the Rockets began the season with a 47 record. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Rockets - Game Summary - March 30, 2019 - ESPN", "Harden Notches 50 Points Yet Again As Season Winds Down", "James Harden erupts for 50-point triple-double in Rockets win over Kings", "James Harden Records Incredibly-Rare Feat Only Two Other Legends Have Done", "Rockets vs. Clippers - Game Summary - April 3, 2019 - ESPN", "Suns vs. A look at every Houston Rockets player to make an All-Star team: Hakeem Olajuwon. James Harden has never been married but is rather focused on winning the NBA championship. At the season's end, he was unanimously selected to his fifth All-NBA First Team, and he was announced a finalist for the MVP award. [83][84] Harden was named Western Conference Player of the Month for games played in October and November, marking the fifth time Harden has received the honor, all coming as a Rocket. [213] On July 18, 2019, Harden became a part owner in Houston's professional soccer teams; the Houston Dynamo of MLS and the Houston Dash of NWSL. [177][178] On March 13, Harden logged his ninth triple-double as a Net with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a 10095 win against the Detroit Pistons, surpassing Larry Bird on the leagues all-time scoring list. Harden scored 18 points in the fourth quarter to eclipse the 57 points Calvin Murphy scored in 1978 to break Houston's single-game scoring record. [8], Harden finished his sophomore campaign with averages of 20.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 4.2 assists. [117], After missing the Rockets' next game with an illness and a strained neck,[118] his return game on February 25 saw him score 28 points against the Atlanta Hawks, snapping his 32-game streak with at least 30. [215], On October 4, 2019, Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey issued a tweet that supported the 201920 Hong Kong protests. [27] On December 22, 2014, he tied his season high with 44 points in a 11095 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. [46] Harden finished the 201516 season with 374 turnovers,[47] besting Artis Gilmore's mark of 366 in 197778, the first season the NBA recorded turnovers. Find out more. The Rockets made 61 percent of their first-half shots to get the second-most points in a first half in NBA history. [57] On December 23, he tied a career high with 17 assists in a 115109 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. James Harden Kyrie Irving . January 14, 2021 6:09 AM. Harden was a member of the United States national team that won a gold medal at the 2012 Olympics,[205] and was also a member of the team that won the FIBA Basketball World Cup in 2014. The 2021 NBA All-Star field is set. He is Risen! In the game against Houston Hoops, played on the same day, Harden had 33 points. [44] On March 25, he recorded his third triple-double of the season with 32 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds in a 112109 win over the Toronto Raptors. [191] With season averages of over 25 points per game since the 201213 season, Harden is considered one of the most versatile and dangerous scorers in the NBA. The point guard has so far racked up several accolades, including the 2018 MVP title, multiple NBA All-star appearances, multiple All-NBA first-team honors, as well as an Olympic gold medal. [101] In June, Harden was named the NBA Most Valuable Player for the 201718 season, becoming the third player in franchise history to receive the award, joining Moses Malone (197879 and 198182) and Hakeem Olajuwon (199394). [100] Despite a 32-point effort from Harden in Game 7, the Rockets were eliminated from the playoffs with a 10192 defeat. He was named to the Wooden Award preseason watch list. It was Harden's fifth triple-double of the season and the 14th of his career, tying him with Hakeem Olajuwon for most in franchise history. 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