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'The beard of fear' came back. As he did last season alone, his opponent does not choose his own outfield. Everyone knows his stepback jumper, but there is no way to stop it. James Harden, who is in trouble for 2017 ~ 2018 season, is in 'hard carry'.

Even if I look at the record, it is fearsome. Harden has 31 games, 32.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game. If narrowed down to the last nine games, it is 39.2 points, 5.6 rebounds 8.2 assists. He won 12.8 free throws per game and 11.2 successes. It is the result of dominating the game as it was designed. In this period, Houston ran into an eight-game losing streak and joined the Western Playoff Race like Hell, as always.

It is more valuable because it plays in the greatest crisis. Just two weeks ago, Houston had dropped to a .500 win percentage. Harden and Chris Paul, who made a one - punch punch, were injured. It seemed to lose power, which had climbed to No. 1 in the Western region with 65 wins last year. Hadden was also far from 100% condition. Nevertheless, the fire was burned. I knew that it was time for me to do my own work, and I increased my training volume.

"I do not know exactly how great Harden is," said Houston's coach.

Harden has already reached a level beyond common sense, "he said." From the point of view of our struggle, Harden began his personal training after the team training. I had a long time in the weight room, pledging myself to go up one more step. I made one-on-one with my colleagues and made things like games. " He said, "Harden dominates the game very easily. The play of the director or whatever is inevitable is interesting. "

There is no 'correct answer' in the defense of Harden. Whether or not a sticky mark is created somehow creates space. It is not necessary for a co-worker to hang the screen. The step-back jumper, which disappeared from the left and right and instantly disappears, made Harden "invincible." According to reports, Harden has a total of 88 stepbacks and three shots this season. It has already reached the 96 mark of last season with eight differences. The MVP season has evolved a step further. Dallas's rookie Doncic is second only to Harden with a step-back 3-point shot this season. Doncic, Stepback 3, and LeBron James, Blake Griffin, Campbell Walker and Mike Conley Jr.

With breakthroughs, stepbacks, three-point shots, and free throws at any time, Hayden achieved more than 35 points in six consecutive games. Kobe Bryant's 13 games in 2002-2003, and LeBron James's 9th in the 2005-2006 season. Harden tied Carmelo Anthony with the 2012-2013 season. New Orleans, who has won over 35 points, will be third in the standings.

There is blame. Many point out that some of the free tugs Harden earns are due to flapping. It is said that he deliberately hangs his arm on his opponent's defensive arm or overlays it at the same time as the collision. Hayden's free-throw induction was a bump in the clash between Paul and Rajon Rondo. Haden "I know the hatred toward me. But the hatred of others can not stop me. I blame it, and it gets stronger. " In addition, he expressed confidence that he will have my name in the MVP candidate throughout the season with his second straight MVP victory.