James Harden's historic offensive mastery with Rockets will ultimately be overshadowed by postseason failures
By Flemming in Sports
Updated 3 years ago
James Harden sat quietly in front of his locker at Oracle Arena cloaked only in a towel loosely fastened across his waist, like the loincloth of a gladiator who had just emerged victorious from the perils of the Coliseum. Minutes earlier, Harden had willed home a seemingly impossible 3-pointer over Klay Thompson and Draymond Green to give the Houston Rockets a statement win over the defending champion Golden State Warriors in overtime, and cap off a 44-point, 15-assist, 10-rebound masterpiece.