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James Harden Celebrates (Reuters)
It was an amazing night for James Harden, who scored 30 points, added 15 assists and 14 rebounds and was simply unstoppable, in the Brooklyn Nets’ 113-124 victory over San Antonio. At the end of the game, the star referred mainly to the spicy encounter with his former friends from Houston, on the night between Wednesday and Thursday, whom he left in a controversial manner, in a decision that provoked quite a few criticisms.
“Yeah, I’m just excited to be back in Houston where I actually had a tremendous career,” he said Harden. “They showed me crazy love and respect and I’m just excited to play against those fans.” Remember, after Houston flew to the playoffs last season, Harden realized he had to make a change to win titles and moved on a monstrous trade to Brooklyn last January, and is now back for another meeting with his former team And it’s clear that this is all that was of interest to him after his formidable performance tonight.
“My time there was great,” Harden continued. “Obviously we could not win the championship or even be in the final, but just for the work I put in, I hope these fans appreciate everything I did on and off the field and I still continue to do it because it’s the place I call home. It’s always home for me and I feel “I’m still part of all the struggles and things they go through. I’m excited to go back there and see the familiar faces, see my family and play the last game there before the break.”
A most impressive milestone was also recorded tonight in Portland’s 111: 123 victory over Charlotte when the unending Carmelo Anthony became the first player in NBA history to score at least 25 points, record at least 5 steals and score a minimum of 5 threes in one game over the age of 35.
