Harden s shameful battle declares his career championship dream shattered & leaving the Clippers in the summer is a foregone conclusion

On May 4, the famous American sports media ESPN posted a comment: With the Clippers defeated the Nuggets 101-120 away today, they were eliminated by the Nuggets with a score of 3-4 in the first round of the playoff series. The key is that the 36-year-old Harden fell into a sluggish state again, scoring only 7 points + 5 rebounds + 13 assists + 2 steals + 1 block, with a plus-minus value of -29 on the court, which can be said to be nailed to the pillar of shame in the NBA history again, and was publicly criticized by the American media after the game. The 76ers' reporters said shamelessly that this is an important reason why we finally abandoned Harden!

ESPN analysis: Harden, 36, performed well in the regular season this season. With the team's core players Leonard, Powell, Derek Jones and others injured one after another, he carried the Clippers alone and finally secured the fifth place in the Western Conference to advance to the playoffs with 50 wins and 32 losses. He averaged 22.8 points + 5.8 rebounds + 8.7 assists + 1.5 steals + 0.7 blocks per game in the regular season, with a shooting percentage of 41.0%, a three-point shooting percentage of 35.0%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 87.0%. It can be said that Harden is a hero of the Clippers' regular season. Without him, the Clippers could not advance to the playoffs.

ESPN Conclusion: It is obvious that Harden is sad again. He has been criticized by the outside world throughout his career playoffs. In this round, he averaged 18.7 points + 5.4 rebounds + 9.1 assists + 1.3 steals + 1.0 blocks per game, with a shooting percentage of 43.0%, a three-point shooting percentage of 36.0%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 81.0%. In the playoffs, it can be seen that Harden still cannot break through his own poor state and struggled. At the age of 36, he has completely bid farewell to his dream of winning the championship. In addition, he has the last year of $35 million left with the Clippers in the offseason. Given his poor performance in the playoffs, Harden will most likely jump out of the contract because of his shame and choose to leave the Clippers, but where is the next stop?