{"id":366469,"date":"2021-11-13T11:41:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-13T08:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/james-harden-busts-out-in-nets-win-im-getting-there\/"},"modified":"2021-11-13T11:41:52","modified_gmt":"2021-11-13T08:41:52","slug":"james-harden-busts-out-in-nets-win-im-getting-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/james-harden-busts-out-in-nets-win-im-getting-there\/","title":{"rendered":"#James Harden busts out in Nets&#8217; win: &#8216;I&#8217;m getting there&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#James Harden busts out in Nets&#8217; win: &#8216;I&#8217;m getting there&#8217;<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>NEW ORLEANS \u2014 It wasn\u2019t that long ago that James Harden acknowledged he wasn\u2019t ready to produce 30-point and 40-point outings.<\/p>\n<p>It looks like he\u2019s ready.<\/p>\n<p>Harden had 39 points and 12 assists \u2014 both season highs \u2014 to help lift the Nets to a come-from-behind 120-112 win over the Pelicans on Friday night. Afterward, Harden said he is close to regaining his full form.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m getting there,\u201d Harden said. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t going to take long. I mean, this is the highest [level] in the sport is the NBA, the most talented players in this world. So it\u2019s not going to be easy for me to just come out there and do what I do. It takes a lot of hard work to be playing at a point to which you guys have seen me play at.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I\u2019m not scoring 30 points, when I\u2019m averaging 18-some points, it\u2019s like, \u2018What\u2019s wrong with James?\u2019 It\u2019s pretty solid still. I\u2019ve been playing so well and so extremely at another level to where you guys set standards for me, and I set standards for myself as well. For me, I just continue to work. I feel a lot better, and the work don\u2019t stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/James-Harden-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"James Harden\" class=\"wp-image-20134833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/James-Harden-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/James-Harden-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/James-Harden-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/James-Harden-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>James Harden<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Harden is averaging 21.8 points, 9.6 assists and 8.3 rebounds in his past eight <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s, while shooting 48.1 percent overall and 46.7 percent from 3-point range.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>The Nets\u2019 Paul Millsap has played limited minutes this season and has been largely ineffective when he has been on the court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLimited?\u201d Millsap said, deadpan, before scoring two points in six minutes of action Friday. \u201cI\u2019m just kidding. It\u2019s tough, obviously. You go in the game, you got five minutes to contribute, right? Five minutes isn\u2019t a long time on the basketball court. But you do the best that you can. And that\u2019s all I try to do.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWhatever minutes, whatever time that I\u2019m given, I try to put my skill-set to use within that time frame but hopefully our team goes up, makes a run, something like that within that time. But other than that, when I\u2019m not on the court continue to support the other guys and continue to help them as much as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Millsap \u2014 who is from Monroe, La., and had friends and family in the strands Friday night \u2014 was averaging a career-low 11.2 minutes. Of the 14 Nets who\u2019ve played this season, only rookies Cam Thomas and Day\u2019Ron Sharpe had averaged fewer minutes.<\/p>\n<p>When Millsap has played, the 6-foot-7, 257-pounder has been at his most effective as a small-ball center rather than a power forward. But he hasn\u2019t been able to take advantage of the absence of Nic Claxton.<\/p>\n<p>Claxton hasn\u2019t played since Oct. 25. The young big missed a ninth consecutive game Friday, and seems all but assured of sitting out his 10th straight Sunday in Oklahoma City, with a non-COVID illness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think so. In fact this next week is a big question, too. So, I think he\u2019s got a ways to go to ramp up,\u201d coach Steve Nash said. \u201cHe\u2019s got some ground to make up.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>DeAndre\u2019 Bembry, a career 28.1 percent shooter from 3-point range, entered Friday 7-for-10 from deep due to improved and more repeatable mechanics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just more so trying to keep it online. That pretty much was it,\u201d said Bembry, who did not score and had no 3-point attempts. \u201cI kind of brought it over to the left a little too much I felt. So try to straighten it up a little bit more and quicken up my release and it is working so far.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Pelicans have lost nine straight and have been showing clear signs of frustration boiling over. New Orleans picked up five technical fouls in a single quarter in a loss Wednesday to the Thunder, and they were ripped for their mindset afterward by coach Willie Green.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>Zion Williamson (foot fracture) is still weeks away from coming back for New Orleans. Brandon Ingram (right hip contusion) didn\u2019t play though he went through light work at shootaround and initially was listed as questionable. Daulton Hommes (right fibular stress fracture) was also out.<\/p>\n<p>The Nets did get to face Garrett Temple, who was a strong locker room presence during the 2019-20 season and had served as NBPA vice president. Temple scored 17 points, grabbed six rebounds and handed out two assists against his former team Friday night.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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