Oct 28, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; LA Clippers guard James Harden (1) drives to the net against Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) during the third quarter at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-Imagn Images

Justin Russo: Final: Clippers 131, Hornets 116. James Harden - 55 points (franchise record).

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StatMuse: James Harden's last five games: 41 PTS | 14 REB | 11 AST | 2 BLK 37 PTS | 7 REB | 8 AST 28 PTS | 6 REB | 5 AST | 2 BLK 31 PTS | 5 REB | 8 AST | 2 STL 55 PTS | 3 REB | 7 AST Clippers are 2-3 in that stretch. x.com | Nov. 22, 2025

Justin Russo: Final: Clippers 131, Hornets 116. James Harden - 55 points (franchise record). x.com | Nov. 22, 2025

Justin Russo: Tyronn Lue: “We don’t have a lot of point-of-attack offensive guys that can create their own shots, so we rely on James [Harden], we rely on [Ivica Zubac] to make those guys better and get those guys open shots. The other guys gotta step up and shoot them with confidence.” x.com | Nov. 20, 2025

The Warriors were already a model, established franchise with Steph Curry, Draymond Green and Steve Kerr, allowing Durant to simply step in and raise an already high ceiling. In Brooklyn, Kyrie Irving carried the torch and bore the brunt of public perception, with Durant and James Harden forming a support staff. And in Phoenix, his previous stop, Devin Booker had been cemented as the Suns’ leader for years. In other words, Durant never needed to be the loudest or most important voice in the room. “More than anything, I always wanted to be a guy that does s*** instead of says s***,” Durant told Yahoo Sports. “You could talk loud as you want, but if you're not going out there and doing what you're talking about, your teammates are not going to really respect it. So I always erred on the side of shutting up and going to work, and hopefully that inspires. But if I need to say something, if I feel something and something is on my heart, then I'll come out and talk.” Yahoo! Sports | Nov. 19, 2025

James Harden, much like Sunday night, had a chance to deliver some salvation to the Clippers’ faithful. But, like a mere 24-ish hours prior, it went wanting. Harden’s two attempts to give the Clippers the lead inside the game’s final 10 seconds, both of which were 3-pointers, missed the mark. “I thought I got fouled,” Harden said postgame about the final sequence, referencing his first attempt, where it appeared that Philadelphia guard Quentin Grimes made contact both with Harden’s shooting arm and in the landing space. Justin Russo's Substack | Nov. 18, 2025

Justin Russo: As expected, the league's Last Two Minute Report from last night's games says that James Harden was fouled by Quentin Grimes on the first of Harden's two potential game-winning 3-point attempts. Little consolation for the Clippers, though. x.com | Nov. 18, 2025

NBA Communications: Other nominees... West: Stephen Curry (GSW), Luka Dončić (LAL), Anthony Edwards (MIN), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC), James Harden (LAC), Lauri Markkanen (UTA) and Alperen Sengun (HOU) East: Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL), Scottie Barnes (TOR), Jaylen Brown (BOS), Daniss Jenkins (DET), Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK) and Franz Wagner (ORL) Twitter | Nov. 17, 2025

Law Murray: Asked Tyronn Lue about James Harden's workload, which tonight will include zero days rest after an afternoon game in Boston and double overtime in Dallas "I have to do a better job of trying to protect him" x.com | Nov. 17, 2025

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