How James Harden and the Houston Rockets Failed to Win a Championship

[@DiscipleBen]

This long-form video was absolutely fire man, I loved every second of it. Wouldn’t mind more career breakdowns like this

[@amansaxena2489]

You can watch a video by dylandoesbasketball for detailed analysis

[@jordancromwell]

Same. I love this stuff

[@kiirdeng1548]

Same

[@RonnysRich]

Although James Harden failed to win a championship with the rockets you gotta give him credit for taking the KD Warriors to 7 games. I feel that he doesn’t get enough credit for that bc his game and play style isn’t well liked. But somebody like Kawhi who is more well liked around the league will get praise for only winning 1 game against the same team

[@HomoErectus311]

Kawhi was hurt that year though…. Respect to Harden and CP3 for making one of the most entertaining playoff series of all time in 2018 and making the Warriors vulnerable

[@maxcastelli881]

Cgvvhhvhhu by hic cub i h uuih

[@Davinhomx]

Lmfao. "I feel like" goes on to repeat what rusty buckets said in his video about harden 1:1 like an A.I.

[@Bilaldane]

someone watched Rusty Buckets Harden video

[@RonnysRich]

@@Davinhomx looking back at it I probably could have worded it differently but tbh Rusty’s analysis was easy to follow and agree with

[@achow441]

The fact that James harden almost beat the 2018 healthy warriors isn’t talked abt enough. Rockets James harden deserves more respect

[@loicthiant7448]

How about no hell to the naw nada niente !!! The mothafucka is a hustla a con artist at most !!!!

[@rfpchar]

What about credit to CP3 as his costar? They choked on their 3pt gm, that’s why there’s no much talk about it.

[@mxhughes]

His roster was better used because Chris Paul was there to help run the offense which allowed other teammates to do their part and contribute.It's no coincidence how the team did better when Harden wasn't iso ball every single time

[@Goxilla]

They choked. That´s the main story

[@ProfRon-hb8zb]

If CP3 weren't injured they would've win that series

[@Goxilla]

The worst thing about it that this is only part 1 of 3. This story could be continued about his time with the Nets and even the Sixers since he choked in the playoffs again.

[@somebodycomegether770]

the kd-warriors ruined alot of players chances to reach the finals. it halted alot of players chances to solidify their legacy

[@lamchunting856]

or the MJ bulls, Kobe/Shaq lakers, Duncan spurs, lebron cavs and heat

[@bboywolf]

Those teams wouldnt beat the warriors, kd or not. We already saw that. To beat the warriors you need high iq... the warriors have not lost a healthy series since 2014.

[@Nick-sr4fe]

@Wolfwarrior cause they also faces injured teams.

[@jasonmoukala8909]

@@bboywolf they were healthy in 2018 and would’ve lost if cp3 didn’t go down. 2017 spurs might’ve beaten them if kawhi didn’t go down

[@bboywolf]

@@jasonmoukala8909 iggy was hurt too, if iggy is healthy it's a 5 game series. Rockets cant beat the warriors no matter what happens. Curry clutched 6 straight quarters on both of them. Spurs would take game 1 and then lose in 6 or 7 realistically. Kawhi had a better team in 19 and almost lost to curry klay and dray + g leaguers

[@brandonthomas4175]

Although I do give Harden alot of credit for the blaming of not winning the chip, it can't be all on him. Harden was an awesome player individually. The 30, 40, 50, 60 point triple doubles were fun to look at but I don't think he was a team player though. He was really into heavy, heavy iso ball while the rest of his teammates just say around and watched. No ball movement, no cuts, minimum player activity when he wanted to score. And he wanted to score alot. He "was" very useful with the P&R's and lobs but that was it as far as playing "team" basketball. He wanted everything revolved around him. He got a coach fired (McHale)and wanted the perfect coach for him (Dantoni) that wouldn't ever question him so he could do whatever he wanted whenever he wanted. His defense was always lack-luster and after trying to beat the Warriors, he got cp3 traded, which was the worst thing they could've ever done. Cp3 was awesome. He was the perfect fit with the rest of the team. If it wasn't for his injury in 2018, Rockets would've won the chip ganranteed. They were up, and had the momentum against pretty much the best team the NBA has ever seen. In 18, the Rockets had the best record, the number 1 seed, that was their year to win it. But a hammy changed everything. Without cp3, the offense lacked a true floor general and leadership. That's one of the reasons why the 27 missed threes happened. Having a coach that's not equipped to make adjustments in the playoffs, that just sticks with the offensive game plan of a ton of Harden iso one on ones, with everyone standing around the 3 point line ready to jack one up is not conducive to winning basketball. They needed cp3 out there to be cp3 and conduct the offense appropriately like a "REAL" floor general. So all in all, Harden should take alot of blame. For him, it was "his way or the highway" You had a general manager and a coach that gave him everything he wanted and bowed to him whiched screwed everything up so badly that nobody wanted to stay and lefted him. Thus not long after, he realized the team wasn't winning anything anytime soon so he forced a trade....the end.

[@joyfulfishman5445]

I don’t think that’s what he wanted, it was his coach and front office thought was most effective. He didn’t want to play that style of ball, which is part of the reason he requested a trade

[@mxhughes]

I agree 100% with this post cuz I've said the same things about Harden.He ostracized his own co-stars,he was using his franchise player status to get every single thing his way and ease out of being committed to defense or real teamwork.There's a reason you really don't hear former teammates of his come out and give him credit as a leader that ain't by coincidence.I agree D'antoni was the worse choice of coach for a guy like him cuz D'antoni himself is a slacker coach he pays attention to one limited style of basketball and never has a real system that he forces players to being versatile on either end.Morey was another one a egotist gm who was pushing the analytics agenda and ostracized players n coaches who really coulda helped Harden get beside himself.Harden can only blame himself he had really good co-stars n role player teammates to make it happen but he's a choke artist n a half ass player

[@PygmaApril]

More like, how the Rockets failed to beat the greatest team of all time.

[@WestCoastCheeseHead]

How many missed 3’s did they in the WCF again?

[@liltrayd2321]

@@WestCoastCheeseHead 27

[@scarybarley6244]

As a fan of the rockets. As much as I didn't like the way he left, I'll always appreciate the fact that he kept us in contention for years even at times he underperformed in the postseason. He'll always be a rockets legend in my book.

[@calekeene7998]

I was glad when he left. We weren’t going to be able to build a new team around him out of nowhere, and he wasn’t getting younger. Better to let us start our rebuild with the extra assets we get from trading him while he still has value, and allow him to compete for a championship elsewhere. Now we have Jalen, Jabari, Sengun, Tari, KPJ…if we lose enough games this year we could have scoot or wemby. I’ll definitely take that over fighting for a play-in spot with an aging Harden.

[@Michael-H23]

It's crazy how early in his Huston career Harden had a mean midrange game, multiple moves, his game became so basic once he played for Danton

[@icekingdj1474]

I feel like his scoring seasons were not appreciated at all because people hated his game smh

[@nahshonchettiar2494]

his game was shit... it's true. Literally the year after the nba implemented the 3p foul rule...it appeared as though harden is washed? like people blame his hamstring injury but he played awful before that as well.

[@tj5180]

@@nahshonchettiar2494 He was playing well before that hamstring

[@fangiscool1]

@@nahshonchettiar2494 Cap. Harden has averaged over 20 ppg and over 10 apg for the last 4 seasons while battling injuries at the same time. You're just a hater.

[@criticiz3]

James Harden went toe to toe with the dynasty that is the Warriors for years. He was a (hamstring injury, kd taking six steps out of bounds, missing record number of threes in a row away) from winning a championship. At times he was an absolute blast to cheer for, one of those love him if hes on your team hate him if hes not kinda dude.

[@justtimes9257]

i am going to say it the 2018 & 19 rockets were the best team to not win the championship like 97-98 jazz; we should look at the rockets like we look at the Jazz / Knicks and the next of the 90s or Suns / Mavs 2000s

[@tj5180]

Mavs didn't win cuz how good the west was with the Lakers and spurs. Knicks in the 90s just couldn't get past jordan bulls. Imagine If the knicks had bernard kint

[@justtimes9257]

@@tj5180 so u see my point with the rockets couldnt beat warrior like-wise bulls with knicks & jazz then spurs/lakers with mavs

[@DTS_I]

The 2019 rockets are nothing special lol. The 2018 rockets should’ve won the whole thing.

[@HomoErectus311]

@@DTS_I 2019 rockets took a step back on defense but they were still damn good

[@justtimes9257]

@@HomoErectus311 agreed

[@sydguitar99]

It's annoying how ppl paint the narrative of that Houston Rockets team, they LITERALLY went toe to toe with the greatest team of all time that had multiple All Stars still in their prime and a deep bench

[@AngryDeluxe]

Tbf to Harden, nobody made it being on a team coached by D'Antoni. Great coach don't get me wrong, but his style of coaching is too taxing on the players. Ive seen it year after year from Nash, to Kobe, to Harden. You cant run your players that hard that fast every single night and expect them not to get gassed out by the end of the season. Hell most players a season is 82 games. To make it deep into the playoffs and maybe the finals on a D'Antoni fast paced system no way. Every single team has gassed out under his system. Every one. Entertaining as hell to watch but the human body can only do so much for so long without proper rest.

[@coolbreeze369jc]

Let’s be real… with the rise of the warriors… when was he realistically supposed to win.

[@moralesglitxhh27]

yeah very unlucky timing tbh, i think he could sneak in a ring if it were in a diff timeline

[@daonlygoat]

He was choking and underperforming in the playoffs way before the KD Warriors were even constructed.

[@mxhughes]

@@daonlygoat exactly ppl keep wanting to forget he been like this

[@DC-YTC]

@@daonlygoat Yeah but no-one expected him to not choke back then, there's a difference

[@djsav688]

@@daonlygoat tf you’re talking about harden became mvp caliber the same time the warriors dynasty had started.

[@worksofuno7859]

What went wrong was his heart pumps Kool Aid at playoff time. His pumps grape and KD's pumps orange Kool Aid. lmao

[@6manYT]

A certified Mustard classic.

[@tj5180]

Sup 6man

[@6manYT]

@@tj5180 yooo

[@urbaindelva7869]

I look at Harden's time as a Rocket as underwhelming. No, he did not lead them to a championship or a Finals appearance, but it was still a fantastic and mostly successful stretch. Obviously he is partly responsible for why they never broke through, but it was not all on him. We should look at the teams he faced, the coaches he had (and the systems they implemented), the front office decisions, some of the teammates he had, etc. Everything has to go right for players or teams to win and unfortunately, something always went wrong.

[@pimpinb11]

Lol did we forget that Russ (a week post Covid and with an injured quad) only had to come back for that OKC series because Harden couldn’t close?

[@ybkid6513]

That’s not what happened at all😭😭😭

[@ybkid6513]

Nigga jus made up his own narrative

[@pimpinb11]

@@ybkid6513 lol Google is free

[@Nick-sr4fe]

@yb kid that is what happened 😂😭. Russ had a quad injury and still played.

[@ybkid6513]

@@Nick-sr4fe I meant as in Russ didn’t comeback cause harden couldn’t close the series without Westbrook that’s a narrative that bro jus made up

[@OnlyJerico]

Great content man, first time I see something about the rockets again.

[@dwainfrett5385]

I loved that Warriors beat the Rockets without Steph that year in 2016. When people say Klay Thompson didn’t deserve to be an allstar over other guards I always think they’re crazy.

[@terelleconner6667]

Ngl Harden did run into the greatest team ever but he was still choking a lot

[@captainorbs]

Not his fault

[@jit1709]

@@captainorbs 0-26 but not his fault

[@slimeballcdot]

@@jit1709 that’s the whole team that shot 0/27 not just harden

[@captainorbs]

@@jit1709 how many points did he score vs his teammates you gotta tell the whole story houston doesn’t attract big name free agents harden had to recruit Chris Paul and Westbrook it’s moreys fault 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jit1709]

@@slimeballcdot and 13 of the 27 3s were his 3s it was his fault he shot 15 percent from 3

[@Dontresssmith3757]

Thank you for bringing this up because alot of his fans are cluless in the regular season he goes off playoffs he always comes up shorter than a midget hes a magican he disappears in the biggest moments when you need him its been a super failure rockets Brooklyn were gonna see if he can win in Philly now which i believe they will be another second round exit again

[@Switcheroo1]

None of those Rockets teams were favored to win a chip, the best team Harden ever had was that 2018 roster with CP3, Tucker, Capela, Ariza, Gordon. That team playing heavy PnR with shooters, and forward thinking with small ball and switching defense, that style alone with James’ incredible scoring and playmaking is what gave the Rockets a real chance to beat the best team ever assembled. unfortunately CP3’s hammy exploded in game 5 and the Warriors had our number from there on. I don’t look at it as a failure because James and that entire organization really went for it despite the clear talent discrepancy. James is my favorite player of all time and no he was never able to win with my Rockets, but his tenure in Houston was Legendary

[@setoriusbelle]

I'm finally here early that's crazy, I be supporting my niggas and shit

[@AlmostLakai94]

It's not even 8am and here I am watching a video about something I witnessed myself not long ago because this channel is 🔥 lmao

[@slatty_don]

In 2018 that was hardens best chance at going to the finals but Chris Paul got injured and they didn’t win it if cp3 didn’t get injured they would be nba champions imo

[@NN-mo6xw]

musty taking notes from dylandoesbasketball lmao literally the same writing and title

[@spacetradez9780]

This is a dope video.. nice lil trip down memory lane oh man how mad Harden would make me come playoff time

[@Z_hri]

it’s definitely true that harden underperformed in the playoffs with the rockets, but i feel like no other player gets the criticism that harden does for not winning a ring as if that was something him and the rockets ever had any right to do, unlike lebron who gets a lot of praise (rightfully so) for being able to achieve what he did in that same time period

[@sydguitar99]

Cant hold 2018 game 7 against Harden bc the dude was literally getting fouled left and right, getting triple teamed by Iggy, Drey and Klay bc without CP3 there was no one else on the team that was a threat. Harden House, McClemore, PJ all these open 3s but they were clanking them

[@brooKlynKiteflyer]

It's on Houston Rockets created the most selfish one dimensional scoring machine whose been choking every single playoff seasons. while existing out of houston by saying "we aren't just good enough" though he was the 90 percent of offense .00002 percent of defense in Houston.

[@ej2247]

😂😂 u weren’t watching

[@HomoErectus311]

Harden was actually a positive defense in Houston and the choking playoff narrative is overblown.

[@brooKlynKiteflyer]

@@HomoErectus311 elimination game against the clippers down by 17 McHale sat him out when his team mates bailed him out is the one of his finest choking job. also how can we forget grandpa Ginobili blocking his shot to eliminate off from the playoff was his choke job at its finest moment as well lmao

[@brooKlynKiteflyer]

@@HomoErectus311 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXiugoJ_p5KaitU

[@OluzProdz]

@@brooKlynKiteflyer Well sir incase u didnt realise they wouldnt be in the playoffs if he hadnt iso'd the whole season

[@ADIMusic-md1ij]

07:17 should prolly mentioned the Chris Bosh saga which would have led to the resigning and going over the cap for chandler bang

[@colewrld901]

Harden was a playoff choker, he fell apart every year. Couldn't even take advantage of KD being hurt in the 2019 2nd round 🤦

[@daonlygoat]

Exactly. It’s as simple as that as to why the Rockets never won a ring.

[@chaddrusso8850]

And his lackluster defense and effort

[@GamingLegend-hx7ne]

And if I’m correct in game 7 of 2018 they had a double digit lead and then went on the miss like 27 or something threes bricking everything

[@tj5180]

@@GamingLegend-hx7ne ya ur right. They missed 27 3s and blew a lead in game 7

[@tj5180]

Yet there actually people who think he better then wade lol. Not even close

[@lemillion91]

Please bro continue these long forms videos

[@izztomisin5367]

I’m new to basketball, Can anyone please explain how 27ppg on 51 true shooting is bad stat??

[@darthfader3122]

bro james would have been great with someone like Tim Duncan, but then again who wouldn't be better with Timmy D!

[@michaeljoel6822]

please make more of these type of videos brother!

[@jackmcneil6569]

Chris Paul's hamstring end of story just saved myself 20 min

[@ry_an.]

So wb when harden was choking even before the kd warriors

[@stevenwhiters8928]

People call harden a choker because he chokes in biggest games not because loses. Look at his elimination games compared to any other star

[@kohsmoger1567]

Do this with the lob city clippers with Blake, DeAndre, cp3 and jj reddick

[@ashokgohain1814]

He fails because he is a ball hugger, unnecessary excess dribbles, only 3s, and he was successful coz he was getting unnecessary foul calls, and getting free throws, i really hate it when i see all those things from harden, grabbing the arm, moving legs forward while shooting, falling down intentionally, fake foul

[@Woahmoodoneit.]

dude said only threes u don’t watch

[@MikeyMike0330]

I’m convinced if KD never joined the Warriors, Harden would have at least one ring.

[@VVVY777]

based on what? his stellar playoff reputation?

[@WalterFlanagin]

@@VVVY777 yes

[@nicktsatsanis3404]

Great video

[@khentsaludo5162]

Bro drop more vids like this 💪

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

The Warriors killed his chance Teams win championships not players

[@aaronvirdee5813]

Guess the playoff players: 1) 35.8ppg 8.8ast 13.3reb 39.8fg% 2) 34.8ppg 5.5ast 7.0reb 44.3fg% 3) 34.7ppg 3.8ast 7.8reb 46.8fg% 1) Lebron James - 2015 vs Warriors 2) James Harden - 2019 vs Warriors 3) Dwyane Wade - 2006 vs Mavs

[@tj5180]

I only guessed lebron lol. But I did cheat

[@aaronvirdee5813]

@@tj5180 lol

[@tj5180]

@@aaronvirdee5813 sorry teacher

[@ADIMusic-md1ij]

13:51 regular season award brajjj mahal

[@rybread1727]

Mannn he called Josh Smith and Corey Brewer random? Two of the most interesting cases of stunted growth. Each have had fifty bangers

[@ADIMusic-md1ij]

15:27 fatigue or concussion..guess we will never know

[@ruffy5016]

I swore I saw a video like this a couple days back

[@alexanderadonyae7937]

When Harden choked in the 2012 NBA finals..it forshadowed on what type of player James Harden was gonna become for the rest of the decade= Playoff Choker🙌 plus he played in the Dantoni system! None of Dan teams made it to the NBA finals

[@VenomousStare]

Banger 🔥

[@leroyrodgers6089]

You and Swish literally collaborated I swear.

[@ashokgohain1814]

James Harden really lost the opportunity, playing with big 3s and can't even get a ring, 😂😂

[@tylerd6641]

Love the videos But you needa talk a litttttle quicker haha

[@rapgodreloaded9259]

Yung Mustard that audio sound was too loud but nice video overall.

[@professionalmeatbeater6983]

No it’s not turn your volume lower

[@Byronic19134]

The Rockets were never good enough to come out the West with Harden, like at no point in Hardens tenure were the Rockets a better team or favored over juggernauts like OKC, San Antonio, Golden State or the Lakers so I never understood why Harden tenure in Houston was considered a failure it reminded me of AI's tenure in Philly where Harden's greatness simply had Houston overachieving most years. Like the closest thing to a legit sidekick Harden ever had in Houston was an old hobbled Chris Paul. Because I remember Harden coming out of college and how he reminded me of a stronger better shooting version of Brandon Roy, at some point it got lost in the sauce just how much work he put in and how it revolutionized perimeter scoring.

[@cstc1235]

also his teammates battled with injuries

[@aminuabdullahi5922]

Great video again mustard. Now IMO rockets James is starting to become underrated cuz people just don’t like the way he plays🤷🏾‍♂️. Now for his time imo he shoulda won MVP 2015, 2017 could go either way and should’ve won in 2019 but Giannis was just DIFFERENT. I Also believe the choker label is over blown but not totally undeserved. To say he’s a playoff choker plain out is unfair but to say he’s bad in crucial games is just. There’s 3 series as to why he gets this label or really 3 specific games, 2015 game 6 against the warriors 2017 game 6 against the spurs and 2018 game 7 against the warriors. These were indefensible but 3 really bad albeit crucial games out of over 100 playoff games over almost a decade and being called a choker ain’t fair to me 💀 but that’s my opinion. Also his “championship window” to me never really existed he was good enough to be a #1 but the only time he had a realistic chance was 2018 were I believe that the greatest team to never win a championship. But he faced the dam Avenger warriors 💀people picked the rockets just to be different and because they hated the warriors. Still a top 4 SG all time top 25 player all time and when healthy I believe this year he can very well be a top 10 level player.

[@sydguitar99]

I cant hold 2018 game 7 against Harden bc the dude was literally getting fouled left and right, getting triple teamed by Iggy, Drey and Klay bc without CP3 there was no one else on the team that was a threat

[@tj5180]

Harden is easily one of the most overrated shooting guards a playoff choker and a horrible defender. People like to excuse the fact he faced the warriors but forget before that he was choking. Like 2015 vs the warriors and clippers also in 2017 he scored 10 points vs the spurs without kawhi and tony parker, and what about the 2014 1st round harden played horrible and shot 37 % getting outplayed by young dame. The rockets were failures and Howard averaged 26 in that series. 2013 harden underperformed against a okc team that didn't have russ Westbrook.

[@HomoErectus311]

You not going to bring up any of the good series huh ?

[@UncleJrueForTue]

@@HomoErectus311 Giving more context and not cherrypicking makes his argument weaker. Only talking about someone's weaknesses, career failures, and not acknowledging their strengths and what they accomplished in spite of that is the casual NBA fans go to. Worked for Bron and MJ haters for years, and won't stop anytime soon.

[@tj5180]

@@UncleJrueForTue ur calling me a hater when I`m bringing up valid Criticism. didn`t say Harden hasn`t had a good series. He played well vs boston in 2021 and 2019 vs the warriors but He`s underperformed most of the time. Ur just bias to accept the truth.

[@tj5180]

@@HomoErectus311 what does that have to do with my main point.

[@UncleJrueForTue]

@@tj5180 I'm not calling you a hater, I'm saying your using tatics haters employed for years.

[@dann2shiestyy]

feels like a dylandoesbasketball video

[@middleclass-014]

atleast, Mustard dont disappoint me.

[@ADIMusic-md1ij]

10:37 what you meannn? Harden was great game 7 bro

[@AugustV3ryOwn]

This 🔥🔥

[@be4unvme]

bro that 2018 vs warriors was rigged af, harden was going to beat them

[@josuerojas4157]

I’m sorry imo if kd didn’t move to the warriors they would’ve won a chip

[@kofig8357]

damn i didnt know dwight was like that in houston

[@ThinkingCap_]

Less that they failed and more like they were shady assed villains who got trounced repeatedly by the Warriors

[@You-Laugh_You-Subscribe]

I’ll never forget that one play where James Harden leaned on and fall on top of some player and still got a foul and free throws for it

[@davidreid6866]

I like ur intro music sounds like church music

[@get_right1373]

Not a failure back at the 2018 playoffs. Taking a superteam down to 7 games yet almost won it, sheesh it's a different track to explain it.

[@ChristEmbassyCypressTX]

People really took prime James Harden for granted smh

[@Syisulis]

Losing Harding was the beginning of the end for OKC RIP could have been epic

[@dipe6376]

Harden is the Allen Iverson of this era

[@beforeflight5566]

Not at all. Harden doesnt have a ring because he would choke playoff series, A.I doesnt have a ring because Philly failed to give him a supporting team

[@loicthiant7448]

Nigga please Iverson was a Legend a fucking G the mothafucka carried a team a GLeague team with Mutombo to the NBA finals !!! Iverson was hurt in every part of his fucking body .He even won a game 1 againt prime Kobe and Shaq by himself . The man was an icon on and off the court .

[@unspeakablyawesomebros3392]

@@beforeflight5566 lies, AI was one of the biggest chokers of all time. Anyone remember 2003-2004-2005-2006 and 2007 because I do, he single-handedly costed them those playoff serie’s, he was damn near unplayable after 2001 in the playoffs. He was washed before he turned 30, I swear people be forgetting that AI was Westbrook before Westbrook.

[@beforeflight5566]

@@unspeakablyawesomebros3392 Thats what aging does to you. Not everyone will hit and leave their prime at certain times. Part of it was AI's horrible work ethic as well but he simply got old while the game got better

[@unspeakablyawesomebros3392]

@@beforeflight5566 so he had a 1 year prime and for the rest of his career was a guy who kills his team in the playoffs. Even more Westbrook like.

[@ST-qg9uz]

Clear as day that Russ was rushed back from injury and playing injured in that playoffs. Go watch the series aganst Lakers he wasn't driving to the paint because his burst wasn't there, instead of hating and tryina push a narrative, tell the actual story.

[@dr.t.5404]

Vogel just outcoached MDA badly. He schemed him very well. Makes it funnier because he game planned agaisnt Russ which made them win the series. He attacked Russ on defense and offense

[@joachimfoxwell]

Dawg is that church music I hear in the background 😭

[@bryansy4211]

Kobe Bryant on point to him 😁

[@Joshh-uk1ww]

The 2018 Rockets could’ve been in talks has the greatest team to ever be assembled has it not been for one of the greatest collapses in the history of the sport.

[@talosseptim592]

Say it with me now James soften

[@tuckerderrick2380]

Daryl Morey said James Harden is a better scorer then MJ…. But MJ hit the big shot in the playoffs when it matter and never choke like harden

[@tj5180]

Dumbest thing I've heard lol

[@professionalmeatbeater6983]

@@tj5180 is he wrong 😂😂

[@somregularguy]

I don’t care what anyone says, I never really liked Harden or the rockets but If both teams where healthy in 2018, the rockets are 100% the champions

[@gasperstarina9837]

Well i have a feeling we wil watch the same video in 10-15 years...: how Mavs/Cuban threw away Luka's prime

[@mcnugget7698]

Let’s be fuking real if the warriors never existed harden will have 2-3 rings

[@blitx62]

He can’t get past LeBron or kawhi either

[@tj5180]

@@blitx62 2018 rockets would've send the cavs home in the finals lol.

[@jh134mvp8]

maybe not two but definitely one at least in 2018. Provided cp3 doesnt get hurt at a bad time which is never guaranteed lol

[@HomoErectus311]

@@blitx62 What ? The Cavs lost in 5 to the warriors in 2017 and got swept by them in 2018. They would get torched by the Rockets

[@spacetradez9780]

I wonder if Westbrook never goes to Houston what kinda move is made and if that coulda actually helped harden out more

[@3serio]

Personally i don’t think he was ever going to win because they were never more talented than the Spurs, then the warriors, then the Lakers. They all had elite defenders that could shut him down, then what was the other option for the rockets? When he got guys that could help shoulder the lord in Cp3 then Westbrook, they were injured come playoffs.

[@HomoErectus311]

I mean they were literally up 3-2 on the warriors before cp3 got injured. Lakers? Lmao no one cares about that Disney Mickey Mouse 🐭 clubhouse bubble ring

[@ry_an.]

They wouldve beaten the 2018 cavs in the finals for sure

[@3serio]

@@HomoErectus311 and you believed it was a done deal? That the warriors were done? Also yes, the Lakers. #NBAcares

[@3serio]

@@ry_an. yea sure, maybe. Maybe not.

[@OlJackBurton]

Harden was second place for MVP to Westbrook, not Steph. Steph was unanimous MVP the year before...

[@laurocoman]

The Warriors had a lot to do with this.

[@chuckhammond5892]

Wait James harden dominated in ways we had never seen before... Um what? So won championships, so won conference finals, so had best record and showing in any year? No soooooooowhat the ef

[@Stayalive34]

Those rockets team where garbage. Look up those rosters, straight garbage. That’s how elite Harden was.

[@Woahmoodoneit.]

dude ant never had a closer w hitch every player had a closer

[@chuckhammond5892]

Incorrect I expected James Harden to actually win the NBA finals his first game back so that false

[@mrsamuraiist]

Imagine being a fan of james soften lol.

[@iambarryallen]

Because WARRIORS DYNASTY existed, end of video.

[@Professional_Dirtbag_Hippie]

James Harden was horrible in the 2015 playoffs

[@tj5180]

He had his worst series. He led the league in most turnovers in the playoffs I believe.

[@kingmine8060]

best scorer ever

[@tj5180]

Jordan says hi

[@kohsmoger1567]

KD says hi

[@giorgossermes9644]

one of the biggest failures in the nba but i think if not for the warriors rockets would win at least 2 rings xD

[@KevinJohnson-hq8dy]

Bro you have no idea what you're talking about Houston is a nice city. It may not be New York or Los Angeles but it's a great city.

[@bixyboxy5189]

Wasn't Westbrook hurt during the okc and laker series 💀?

[@kohsmoger1567]

No he wasnt

[@bixyboxy5189]

@@kohsmoger1567 he was playing with an injured quad....look it up

[@tj5180]

@@kohsmoger1567 he was

[@tj5180]

Even without that injury. He was horrible and played like a scrub lol.

[@HomoErectus311]

@@tj5180 He was actually have the best stretch of his career before that injury

[@sickvick83]

They failed because of curry and the warriors lmao

[@tj5180]

Harden choking as well and their system

[@HomoErectus311]

CP3 got hurt

[@j_igbo_404]

Hope you’re having a great day remember no matter what you’ve been though or going through Jesus will always be there for you.

[@chuckhammond5892]

No