During NBA Cup action on Friday night, the Los Angeles Clippers faced off against the Dallas Mavericks in a battle between two struggling teams. The Clippers were still without Kawhi Leonard , who's dealing with ankle and foot injuries at this moment, so James Harden once again bore the burden of having to snap his team's six-game losing streak despite being on the road.

That's exactly what Harden did. He popped off for his best game of the 2025-26 season thus far, dropping a vintage stat-sheet stuffing performance — 41 points, 14 rebounds, and 11 assists — in a 133-127 victory over the Mavericks in double overtime.

In so doing, Harden made Clippers history by being the first-ever player in the franchise's 56 seasons of existence to put up a 40-point triple-double, as noted by

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