James Harden's Game One High

The week plus Philadelphia had off between the series and round one certainly helped James. The fact that Doc Rivers likely knew the whole week and bead wasn't playing that gave him time to really game plan for hard end. It was a mix of Houston, James Harden, and OKC, James Harden because he utilized the mid-range. They had to have a big game. He showed up and showed out. And what it really did was it said, OK, he really is just playing point guard because he's selfless to get his team involved. His first three shots were mid-range shots. He didn't go right to the through line. So he played best out of the game