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Boston Celtics – Stopping James Harden & Declaring Intention
It’s not a special season for the Boston Celtics, fighting to stay above .500 for most of its first half. Beating the Houston Rockets and containing James Harden might help make it one.
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Houston Rockets – Easy Prey For James Harden & Jeremy Lin
Most teams can’t keep up with the pace of the Houston Rockets with James Harden and Jeremy Lin, so how can anyone expect the old and weak Los Angeles Lakers to do it?
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Houston Rockets – James Harden Loves Being the Superstar
Maybe Jeremy Lin has the better selling jersey, but there’s no doubt who is the main reason for the Houston Rockets being successful this season: James Harden, loving the spotlight.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden at His Best Without Jeremy Lin
While it probably won’t be correct to say the Houston Rockets are better off without Jeremy Lin, James Harden led the team to its finest hour while Lin was getting stitches in the locker room.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Steps Back, James Harden Rules
The Houston Rockets are going to win because James Harden is doing great, good enough to get them into the postseason. Jeremy Lin?
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Houston Rockets – James Harden Leads, Jeremy Lin Can Play Defense
For the Houston Rockets, allowing only 104 points is a stout defensive performance. They just seem to need an Eastern Conference opponent to be able to run against. James Harden as always led the way with his scoring, but the big surprise and memorable moment of the game was Jeremy Lin making himself noticed with defense.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Kevin Durant & Russell Westbrook Love Playing James Harden
It’s not like Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook are angry with their former teammate and best friend James Harden, but it seems they take great joy in beating him. The Oklahoma City Thunder simply have too much offense and the right kind of defense for the Houston Rockets to handle.
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San Antonio Spurs – The Best Big Three in the NBA
It doesn’t happen every night, but the San Antonio Spurs still have one of those night when the combination of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili can’t be matches by anyone else in the league, not even the hottest team in the NBA, with the hottest player at the moment, James Harden.
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James Harden Leads, Houston Rockets Follow
Kevin McHale on James Harden and his performance in leading the Houston Rockets to their fifth straight win: He’s just so hard to defend. He’s got the side-step, Euro-step, driving into you. He’s so doggone strong. He’s really got strong hands. He mauls the ball through your armpit and finds a way to finish.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden & Jeremy Lin Love Playing Together
Questions have a tendency to get a definitive answer if you wait long enough to find out what it is. Apparently great offense, like the Houston Rockets have going on with James Harden and Jeremy Lin, the highest scoring backcourt in the NBA, beats great defense. And can the two co-exist and thrive next to each other? Last couple of weeks suggest they can.