James Harden’s figure, no matter how much criticism there has been about his physique or his importance in the really important playoff fights, will always be eternal in the NBA. It is impossible to deny the figure of the ‘Beard’, an offensive virtuoso, full of resources with the ball and capable of scoring and directing in any game situation. And the legendary records, with many who already supported him before, have arrived. Harden became the second greatest three-point shooter in NBA history after scoring number 2,974, leaving behind the legendary Ray Allen.
Harden is a player who has been taken to stardom in the modern NBA of the three-pointer and long distance. The one who understood early on that three points per play is more than two, and that if you worked with the premises of volume and outside shooting, everything would work better. It is what originally elevated Stephen Curry (afterwards Curry added facets of greatness that few players in the NBA are capable of matching), and Harden was perfecting it in his best stages, with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Houston Rockets, Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers and Los Angeles Clippers.
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It was with the Clippers that he broke Ray Allen’s 2,973. Not much had been played in his game against the Utah Jazz and Harden hit a front three-pointer to break another record. In addition, his team won 116-105, moving to seven wins and seven losses, and the point guard stood out by scoring 20 points and 11 assists on his stat sheet. He is still a great star.
Curry, another league
Of course, Harden will not reach, unless there is a giant change, Curry’s three-pointers. The Warriors point guard currently has 3,782, and is still the best shooter in the NBA as well as living a new youth after maintaining the positive dynamic of the gold medal at the last Olympic Games in Paris. “I’m one of the most confident guys in this league. But no. I’m not going to catch Steph. I don’t think anybody can. He shoots the ball too well,” Harden admitted.
I’m one of the most confident guys in this league. But no. I’m not going to guard Steph
Even so, Harden is a legend as he beats the legendary Allen and enters a ranking of exceptional players. Perhaps without the prize of winning a ring, but with a career in which he has shone among great stars since his debut with those Thunder with Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook.“They left me the mark of how to compete. The mark of how to work. I just follow that line. Those years helped me. From there, I was more comfortable and more confident in myself. Since I went to Houston, I knew I would be successful,” he explained.
He is a legend. And he is still the last NBA MVP born in the United States of America after being the leader of those Rockets. Then came the two titles of Giannis Antetokounmpo, two in a row for Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid (with an American passport) and Jokic’s third in the last campaign of the best basketball league in the world.
