What if, paradoxically, James Harden’s two-week quarantine had helped him physically?
While he seemed uncomfortable since the start of the season, especially in relation to the new refereeing rules which offer him fewer free throws and allow the defenses to better control his penetrations, “The Beard” did a thunderous comeback for his team’s two games in Los Angeles.
After his triple-double (36 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists) against the Lakers, he followed up with a new almost perfect game (39 points at 15/25 shooting, 15 assists and 8 rebounds) against the Clippers.
“He dissected us, everything we did”, could not but admit Tyronn Lue after the meeting.
Two weeks of quarantine … to work physically
James Harden thus punished the aggressive two-sided, or defensive changes, constantly finding the solution to serve his teammates, Nic Claxton and Blake Griffin under the circle, or Patty Mills at 3-pointers.
” I did not expect that “ Steve Nash blown bluntly on this spectacular comeback. “Against the Lakers and tonight he was surgical. If he keeps playing like this, we’re going to be very hard to beat. “
It is that James Harden thus seems physically much closer to his best level over the last two games. Lively, fluid and more explosive than what he had shown at the start of the season, after having had to deal with his hamstring problems, he ensures that his confidence “Currently breaking the ceiling”.
The result of his work … when he was in solitary confinement?
“The protocol could have made me take two paths but I really focused on my body and my diet. When we do everything to shine, there are no surprises “, he assures, while he explains having raised a lot of cast iron and done a lot of cardio, at home, during his quarantine. Thank you Omicron …
