James Harden is slowly answering all the playoff questions
The Houston Rockets still don't know who they're playing in the second round, but whichever team they face will have to deal with a battle-tested James Harden.
After shooting 37.6 percent from the floor in last season's first-round loss against the Portland Trail Blazers, Harden crushed the Dallas Mavericks, making 46.5 percent of his field goal attempts and averaging 28.4 points per game.
According to Bleacher Report, another reason for his success has been the aggressive visits to the foul line:
"Over the last three games, he has been ridiculous, averaging 31.3 points, shooting 53.4 percent from the field 45.5 percent from three and 100 percent from the charity stripe. In the first two games, he went to the stripe 30 times. In the last three, he only visited it 22 times. But here’s the somewhat subtle and understated thing that happens when players are getting fouled and going to the line."
Harden had several questions hanging over his head before the first round started, and to date he's gradually answered nearly all of them. But the second round should bring a few more.
(h/t: Bleacher Report)
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