The Houston Rockets hung on to beat the Utah Jazz on Saturday night 104-101, but the win was almost in spite of James Harden, who had one of his most ignominious performances in a Rockets uniform.
Harden started the game 0-15 from the field and finished 3 of 20, needing help from his teammates and a great night at the free throw line (he was 14 of 16 from the stripe) to hang close and eventually win the game.
The shooting night was embarrassing, but fans weren't really getting on Harden for having an off shooting night. He's a good player and good players sometimes have off nights. What fans were getting after him about were the flops.
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There was this piece of theater from Game 3, when a light touch in the back in the post sent him sprawling.
Harden can't not flop pic.twitter.com/f0wkxQvzo7
he's a wet noodle
Harden with an all-time flop. I am dying.
Then there was this masterpiece from Game 2, during which the Jazz' Joe Ingles got past him, raised his arm a little bit, and Harden grabbed his throat as if he'd been struck by the late Bruce Lee himself.
Fans had a blast with it.
arrest Harden pic.twitter.com/A5DieHbmUK
lmaaaaaaaooooo say man ion wanna hear ONE more word about soccer players ever again ?? pic.twitter.com/IwUQstVLRj
pic.twitter.com/0yI0mNkRCA
Reminds me of something else I’ve seen … pic.twitter.com/zX8QFf8kA1
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