Harden is due for a BIG game in game 6!! Redemption coming.

Rockets fans now putting one hell of pressure on James, like the media, "if he doesn't beat 3 all stars by himself he sucks"...ok.

 

No it's not perfect.

You shouldn't care what the outside world perceives a Rockets Finals victory as. The narrative has always been "Harden can't win a title as the best player on the team" CP3 or not, he's the best player on this squad. And that's what matters. Any attempt to put an Asterisk on our title run would be pathetic and weak.

 

I just want him to make a 3 pointer for once

 

He has no choice but to show up. His legacy depends on it.

 

Uhm what? What are you arguing, we’re not even in the finals and I’m not talking about any narrative or what other people think. Harden has something to prove for himself and the team, that’s it. And the asterisk next to our run, not sure what you’re getting at, you sound angry.

 

He needs to make sure his team gets more points than the other one

 

He doesn't need to it by himself. But we need him to be great, along with other guys. He needs to be better than he's been the last 6 quarters.

 

to much presure on Harden.
He, a high 3 point % night and our defense are the only hope to win tomorrow.

and Harden dont need a redemtion, he is our MVP and yesterday he play a great game

 

[...]

And now Chris Paul, one win away from his first NBA Finals appearance, will watch from the sidelines in Game 6 and potentially in Game 7 ... if the Warriors extend the series. His destiny rests in the hands of Harden, the presumptive NBA MVP but someone who has, in the biggest moments of his basketball career, turned into a wilting flower.

Even before Paul's injury was announced, the Warriors were still the favorites to win the series despite being down 3-2, and the favorites to win the NBA title.

But for Harden and the Rockets, there is always this thought: In the worst of circumstances comes the best of opportunities.

Want to prove your worth in the biggest of situations?

Well, James Harden, here's your chance.

But it might be time to pray to Saint Jude, the patron saint of desperate cases and lost causes. Because history shows that Harden, when pushed to the brink, has been less than his dominant self.

In Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals last season, when the San Antonio Spurs finished off the Rockets in blowout fashion, Harden simply disappeared. He was 2-of-11 from the field (including 2-of-9 from three). He had six turnovers (after having nine in the game before).

When the Warriors beat the Rockets in five games in the first round of the 2016 playoffs, Harden was decent -- he averaged 26.6 points on 31 percent three-point shooting, and averaged 5.2 turnovers per game -- but his team got smoked. Three of the four losses came by 26 points or more. That entire series felt like a lost cause.

In Game 5 of the 2015 Western Conference finals against the Warriors, Harden -- after a heroic 45-point effort in Houston's Game 4 win -- again struggled, scoring 14 points on 2-of-11 shooting and giving the ball away 12 times.

Hell, his big-spotlight struggles even go back to college. His sophomore year at Arizona State, Harden led the Sun Devils to the NCAA Tournament, and once he got there he laid a massive egg: 1-of-8 for nine points in the first round, 2-of-10 for 10 points in the second round.

It was supposed to be different for him this year, where another future Hall of Famer in the backcourt could ease the scoring burden off Harden, taking off the pressure and allowing him some time to rest. It was different this year: Finally, for the first time since he was a fledgling star with the Oklahoma City Thunder, it wasn't all on him. And it's worked. The Rockets have put the Warriors in their most precarious situation since Golden State acquired Kevin Durant.

Now it almost feels like it's the Rockets, up 3-2, with two shots at making the NBA Finals, who are in the precarious position.

Maybe this will be Harden, Paul and the Rockets' darkest hour, the part of their career where they get this close -- only to have it ripped away.

Or maybe it's Harden's biggest opportunity.

Here's your chance, James. Time to shoot your shot.​

 

He cant do it alone. We need 30 points from Gordon and 40 points from Ariza, Green and Tucker

 

These two are soulmates.

 

gotta show them who the real MVP is!

 

You suck troll. No more room on the Rockets bandwagon. ALL FULL HERE!!!!

 

If they lose, they lose. It's understandable. But he needs to show up at the very least. If the team loses and he does another 5-22 type of night, he's going to be shitted on to oblivion.

Without CP3, he can have a good game and still lose, but at least he can hold his head up high.

 

As long as team wins the game, I don't care Harden has a big game or not. Last thing we want is he has a big game 6 and we lost and he gets cold again in game 7.

 

Each?

 

Yup, i agree with this, i'm just a bit annoyed by the narratives about Harden.

Reggie exactly said in game 3 "Harden struggled in the first two games" and i was like "wtf is this guy talking about"...i'm very critical on Harden everytime i think there's a reason to, but i don't get why there's always an expectations bar soo high for James while his team never underachived (and that's definitely not because of Brewer, Josh Smith, Ryan Anderson etc, with all the respect) and when the same guys that set the bar so high are the same that when they have the chance they don't give him any credit...like, they don't vote for him has the MVP but he needs to beat the Warriors to not be considered a choker...but they vote for bigger chockers like Westbrook...

 

Texting and driving.

 

Definitely meeting up a THOT