Harden Takes Over the Game!

Harden Takes Over the Game! Frankly, that possession had not been easy at all.

Tony Allen had been in great defensive form tonight.

Getting past him had already been impressive enough, and Chandler, who rotated over, had not lost position either.

Harden had been forced to increase the arc, his shot nearly grazing the top edge of the backboard before dropping in off an extremely difficult high bank.

That had been a tough shot.

It also showed how quickly third-year Harden had improved.

"Great shot!"

"Cool!"

"Another tough bucket, keeping Durant's firepower going!"

The commentators lavished praise on Harden.

Harden himself felt that the possession had been pushed to the limit and had been extremely difficult, but he had still made it.

He felt like he was in pretty good form.

He was also happy that the coach was willing to hand him the offensive reins for stretches of the game.

Not during the bench units.

Rather, he was being allowed to lead the offense while the Thunder Four Young were on the court. That was undoubtedly the greatest affirmation of his ability.

Harden was delighted.

He wanted to perform well and prove that he could also help the team accomplish things in the starting lineup.

Slap!

He got the ball again, called for a screen from Cousins at the right side of the top of the key, then accelerated inside.

On the other side, Cousins rolled to the basket after the pick-and-roll.

Harden read the defense quickly, but his feet never stopped moving.

When George and Chandler came over to trap him, he decisively fired a behind-the-back pass to Cousins on the other side.

Cousins caught it and went straight to the rim.

It was a fantastic opportunity.

"Great pass!"

Cousins roared as he raised the ball to the