James Harden has already overcome another barrier in the NBA. That’s the one with the 25,000 points. The American point guard scored 28 points, 15 assists and seven rebounds this morning in the Clippers’ victory over the Warriors (121-113), thus becoming the twenty-fourth player in the history of the North American league to overcome this scoring barrier.
‘La Barba’ was the most productive player for Tyronn Lue’s team this Thursday, although he was buried in the Los Angeles victory by Kawhi Leonard who added 27 points against those from the Bay. Steve Kerr’s team suffered the fourth defeat in its last five games played, after assuming this week the indefinite loss of Draymond Green for the slap he gave to Jusuf Nurkic.
The Californian point guard finished the match against the Warriors with 25,008 points in his all-time score. Now, the next rivals to beat for ‘The Beard’ in this particular scoring list are Jerry West, a Lakers player in the 60s and 70s (25,192 points), or Reggie Miller who wore the Indiana Pacers jersey since the 80s until 2005 (25,279 points).
No one can stop Nikola Jokic. The Serbian star signed his tenth triple-double of the year this morning in the Nuggets’ victory against the Nets (124-101), after returning to the court this Thursday due to his expulsion against the Chicago Bulls. The 28-year-old player had 26 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists to place him third in the Western Conference with a record of 17 wins and nine losses.
Jamal Murray was another of the standout players for the Nuggets last night. The Canadian guard returned to Michael Malone’s starting five and scored 16 points, two assists and a rebound in the 22 minutes he was on the court. A remarkable performance for the 26-year-old player who also missed the duel against the Bulls due to ankle discomfort.
Peyton Watson was another of the game-changers for the locals, coming off the bench (18 points, seven rebounds and five assists). The performance of point guard Spencer Dinwiddie was one of the few things that could be saved in the case of the Nets, who are placed in eighth position in the Eastern Conference standings (13-11).
