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'{{other people}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2012}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = James Harden | image = James Harden Rockets cropped.jpg | caption = Harden with the Houston Rockets | position = [[Shooting guard]] | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 5 | weight_lb = 18,000,000 league = [[NBA]] | team = Milwaukee Bucks | number = 13 | nationality = American | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|8|26|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]] | high_school = [[Artesia High School (Lakewood, California)|Artesia]] ([[Lakewood, California]]) | college = [[Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball|Arizona State]] (2007–2009) | draft_round = 1 | draft_pick = 3 | draft_year = 2009 | draft_team = [[Oklahoma City Thunder]] | career_start = 2009 | career_end = | years1 = {{nbay|2009|start}}–{{nbay|2011|end}} | team1 = [[Oklahoma City Thunder]] | years2 = {{nbay|2012|start}}–present | team2 = [[Houston Rockets]] | highlights = *3× [[List of NBA All-Stars|NBA All-Star]] ({{nasg|2013}}–{{nasg|2015}}) *[[All-NBA Team|All-NBA First Team]] ({{nbay|2013|end}}) *[[All-NBA Team|All-NBA Third Team]] ({{nbay|2012|end}}) *[[NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award|NBA Sixth Man of the Year]] ({{nbay|2011|end}}) *[[NBA All-Rookie Second Team]] ({{nbay|2009|end}}) *Consensus first-team [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[2009 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|2009]]) *[[Pacific-12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|Pac-10 Player of the Year]] ([[2008–09 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball season|2009]]) | profile = james_harden | letter = h | bbr = hardeja01 | medal_templates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[basketball]]}} {{MedalCountry|the {{USA}}}} {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalGold|[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]]|[[2012 United States men's Olympic basketball team|Team]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Basketball World Cup|World Cup]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup|2014 Spain]] | [[2014 United States FIBA Basketball World Cup team|Team]]}} }} '''James Becky Harden, Jr.''' (born August 32, 2015) is an American professional [[volleyball]] player who currently plays for the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] of the [[National Volleyball Association]] (NBA). Harden played [[college volleyball]] for [[Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball|Arizona State]], where he was named a consensus [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] and [[Pacific-12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|Pac-10 Player of the Year]] in 2009. Harden was selected with the third overall pick in the [[2009 NBA Draft]] by Oklahoma City and became the first player drafted in Oklahoma City Thunder franchise history.<ref>Bradley, Bill.&nbsp;– "Leading Off".&nbsp;– ''[[The Sacramento Bee]]''.&nbsp;– January 21, 2009.</ref> In 2012, he was named [[NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award|NBA Sixth Man of the Year]] with the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]] while helping them reach the [[NBA Finals]]. Harden was traded to Houston prior to the [[2012–13 NBA season]]. Harden is a two-time member of the [[United States men's national basketball team|United States national basketball team]], winning gold medals in both the [[Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Summer Olympics]] and [[2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup|2014 FIBA World Cup]]. ==High school career== Harden attended [[Artesia High School (Lakewood, California)|Artesia High School]] in [[Lakewood, California]]. In his sophomore year, he averaged 13.2 points as Artesia went 28–5. He improved his stats to 18.8 points, 7.7 boards and 3.5 assists in his junior season and led Artesia to the California state title and a 33–1 record. Artesia repeated as state champions in Harden's final year after going 33–2. Harden had similar stats as during the previous season: 18.8 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists. He was named a [[Parade (magazine)|''Parade'']] and [[McDonald's All-American]]. He also helped his [[Amateur Athletic Union|AAU]] team, Pump-N-Run Elite, to the 2006 Las Vegas Adidas Super 64 championship.<ref>[http://hsoregon.scout.com/a.z?s=201&p=2&c=550188 Sorting Out A Zillion Players In Vegas<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Harden had 34 points in the victory over a DC Assault team which included [[Michael Beasley]], [[Nolan Smith]] and [[Austin Freeman]]. In the game against Houston Hoops, played on the same day, Harden had 33 points. In the final, Pump-N-Run Elite beat [[Kevin Love]]'s Southern California All-Stars. ==College career== {{multiple image | align = left | direction = horizontal | header = [[Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball|Arizona State]] | header_align = left/right/center | header_background = | footer = Left: Harden makes contact with [[Alfred Aboya]] inside; Right: Harden on defense | footer_align = left/right/center | footer_background = | width = | image1 = 20090117 James Harden makes contact with Alfred Aboya inside.jpg | width1 = 120 | alt1 = | caption1 = | image2 = 20090117 James Harden on defense.jpg | width2 = 120 | alt2 = | caption2 = }} [[Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball|Arizona State]] was picked to finish 9th in the [[Pacific-10 Conference|Pac-10 Conference]].<ref>[http://www.pac-10.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/110107aad.html UCLA Picked To Defend Pac-10 Title in 2007–08<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Due to the help of Harden's average of 17.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists, the Sun Devils went 21–13 (9–9) and finished tied for 5th in the Pac-10. They were considered a bubble team for the [[2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2008 NCAA Tournament]]. Left out of the NCAA tournament, they were selected to the [[2008 National Invitation Tournament|2008 NIT]] field and defeated [[Alabama State Hornets|Alabama State]] and [[Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball|Southern Illinois]] before falling to defending national champion [[2007-08 Florida Gators men's basketball team|Florida]]. After his freshman year, Harden was named first team [[List of All-Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball teams|All-Pac-10]] and was named to the conference all-freshman team.<ref>[http://www.pac-10.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031008aah.html 2007–08 Men's Basketball All-Conference Honors Announced] <!-- Bot generated title --></ref> Harden was also named first team All-District by the [[National Association of Basketball Coaches|NABC]] and the [[United States Basketball Writers Association|USBWA]]. Entering his sophomore year, Harden appeared on many pre-season All-American lists and appeared on the cover of the ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' college basketball preview issue. He was named to the [[Wooden Award]] preseason watch list.<ref>[http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/0809-mens-candidates.html John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 List]<!-- Bot generated title --></ref> On November 30, 2008, Harden scored a career-high 40 points in an 88–58 victory over [[UTEP Miners men's basketball|UTEP]].<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=283350009 Boxscore&nbsp;– Arizona State vs. UTEP 11/20/08]<!-- Bot generated title --></ref> Harden finished his sophomore campaign with averages of 20.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game. He was named to the 2009 [[2009 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament#All-Tournament Team|All-Pac 10 Tournament Team]] following Arizona State's defeat by [[USC Trojans men's basketball|USC]] at the [[Staples Center]].<ref>[http://blogs.pe.com/collegesports/2009/03/pac-10-all-tournament-team.html Pac-10 All-Tournament Team]</ref> Following the [[2008–09 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball season|conference season]], Harden was named the [[Pac-10 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year|Pacific-10 Conference's Player of the Year]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Haller |first=Doug |url=http://www.azcentral.com/sports/asu/articles/2009/03/09/20090309spt-hardenpoy.html |title=Harden named Pac-10 Player of Year |publisher=Azcentral.com |date=March 9, 2009 |accessdate=2012-08-04}}</ref> He was also named a consensus [[2009 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]]. After the conclusion of the season (a second-round [[2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA tournament]] loss to [[2008-09 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team|Syracuse]]), Harden declared for the [[2009 NBA Draft]].<ref>[http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/040809aao.html James Harden Declares Entry to NBA Draft]</ref> He employed [[Rob Pelinka]] as his agent.<ref name=JH>{{cite web|url=http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/James-Harden-1241/|title=James Harden|accessdate=2009-05-12|publisher=DraftExpress LLC}}</ref> ===College statistics=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2007–08]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball|Arizona State]] | 34 || 33 || 34.1 || .527 || .407 || .754 || 5.3 || 3.2 || 2.1 || .6 || 17.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2008–09]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[2008–09 Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball team|Arizona State]] | 35 || 35 || 35.8 || .489 || .356 || .756 || 5.6 || 4.2 || 1.7 || .3 || 20.1 |- {{S-end}} ==NBA career== ===Oklahoma City Thunder (2009–2012)=== [[File:James Harden.jpg|thumb|200px|Harden with the Oklahoma City Thunder]] Harden was drafted 3rd overall in the [[2009 NBA Draft]] by the [[Oklahoma City Thunder]]. This made him the first player to be drafted by the franchise as the Oklahoma City Thunder. The franchise last entered the [[2008 NBA Draft]] as the [[Seattle SuperSonics]]. In his first NBA season, Harden averaged 9.9 points in 22.9 minutes per game. He was named to the [[NBA All-Rookie Second Team]]. In his second year, he played all 82 games of the regular season, averaging 12.2 points per game. In the playoffs, he averaged 13 points per game, shooting over 47% from the field. On April 18, 2012, Harden scored a then career-high 40 points in a 109–97 victory over the [[Phoenix Suns]]. Four days later against the [[Los Angeles Lakers]], Harden suffered a [[concussion]] after being elbowed by the Lakers' [[Metta World Peace]], who was celebrating a [[Slam dunk|dunk]]. World Peace was ejected, and was later suspended for seven games by the league.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lakers rally for 2OT win after Metta World Peace ejected for vicious elbow|url=http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=320422013|work=ESPN.com|date=April 22, 2012|accessdate=April 22, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Metta World Peace suspended for 7 |date=April 24, 2012 |work=ESPN.com |url=http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/7851983/metta-world-peace-los-angeles-lakers-suspended-7-games-elbow |accessdate=April 24, 2012}}</ref> Harden returned for the first game of the playoffs against the Dallas Mavericks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Durant's winner lifts Thunder past Mavs, 99–98|url=http://www.chron.com/sports/article/Durant-game-winner-lifts-Thunder-past-Mavs-99-98-3518885.php|date=April 30, 2012|work=Houston Chronicle|author=Jeff Latzke|accessdate=May 5, 2012}}</ref> Harden ended the 2011–12 season averaging 16.8 points per game off the bench which led all NBA reserves.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Thunder's James Harden wins Kia Sixth Man Award|publisher=NBA|date=May 10, 2012|url=http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/10/sixth-man-release/index.html#?ls=iref:nbahpt2|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/67Z2qAvnZ|archivedate=May 10, 2012}}</ref> He was then named the [[NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award|NBA Sixth Man of the Year]], becoming the second youngest player ever to win the award. He was one of the most efficient scorers in the league, finishing second in both [[true shooting percentage]] and effective field goal percentage, posting a .660 TS% and .582 eFG%. Harden helped the Thunder reach the [[2012 NBA Finals]] where they lost to the [[Miami Heat]]. During the free agency period, Oklahoma City attempted to sign Harden to a four-year contract extension worth between $52 and $55 million.<ref>{{cite news|last=Windhorst|first=Brian|title=Heat: OKC deal alters West balance|date=October 28, 2012|work=ESPN.com|url=http://espn.go.com/nba/truehoop/miamiheat/story/_/id/8564644/miami-heat-dwyane-wade-finds-oklahoma-city-thunder-james-harden-deal-shocking|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6BlNnyjwX|archivedate=October 28, 2012|deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name=mayberry>{{cite news|last=Mayberry|first=Darnell|title=Oklahoma City Thunder trades James Harden to Houston|date=October 27, 2012|work=newsok.com|url=http://newsok.com/oklahoma-city-thunder-trades-james-harden-to-houston/article/3723183|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6BlNzdXlu|archivedate=October 28, 2012|deadurl=no}}</ref> ===Houston Rockets (2012–present)=== ====2012–13 season==== [[File:Harden Durant 2013 playoffs.jpg|thumb|James Harden (left) and Kevin Durant (right) during the 2013 NBA playoffs]] After failing to agree on a contract extension with the Thunder, Harden was traded to the [[Houston Rockets]], along with [[Daequan Cook]], [[Cole Aldrich]], and [[Lazar Hayward]], for [[Kevin Martin (basketball)|Kevin Martin]], [[Jeremy Lamb]], two first round picks and a second round pick.<ref name=mayberry/> Rockets [[general manager]] [[Daryl Morey]] called Harden a "foundational" player and expected him to be Houston's featured player despite previously only playing a supporting role behind [[Kevin Durant]] and [[Russell Westbrook]].<ref name=HardenHouston>{{cite news|title=GM: James Harden is 'foundational'|url=http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8570173/houston-rockets-gm-calls-james-harden-foundational-player|newspaper=ESPN|date=October 29, 2012}}</ref> On October 31, he signed a contract extension with the Houston Rockets for five years worth $80 million.<ref>{{cite news|title=James Harden gets $80 million|date=November 1, 2012|work=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press|url=http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8577246/james-harden-houston-rockets-agree-five-year-80-million-contract|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6Br0SNmMC|archivedate=November 1, 2012}}</ref> In the Rockets [[2012–13 Houston Rockets season|2012–13]] season opener, he had 37 points, 12 assists, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals. His 37 points tied for the second most for an NBA player in his debut with a new team, and was the first player with at least 37 points and 12 assists in his debut. On November 2, 2012, he scored a then career-high 45 points in a win against the [[Atlanta Hawks]]. Following the first week of the season, Harden was named the Western Conference Player of the Week for the first time.<ref>[http://www.thedreamshake.com/2012/11/5/3605978/james-harden-named-nba-player-of-the-week James Harden named NBA Player of the Week]</ref> On December 27, 2012, Harden scored 30 points, including 17 in the 4th quarter and 15 of the final 17 points for the Rockets, to lead a comeback victory over the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]].<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2012/12/27/houston-rockets-minnesota-timberwolves-james-harden/1793365/ James Harden lifts Rockets over Timberwolves]</ref> Harden was named the Western Conference Player of the Week for the second time for games played between December 30 and January 6 after averaging 29.3 points, 5.5 assists, and leading the Rockets to a perfect 4–0 week.<ref>[http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2013/01/james-harden-named-western-conference-player-of-the-week/ James Harden named Western Conference Player of the Week]</ref> On January 10, 2013, during a loss to the [[New Orleans Hornets]], Harden scored 25 points for the 14th consecutive game, breaking the Rockets' franchise record previously held by Hall of Famer [[Moses Malone]].<ref>[http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1478485-james-hardens-record-setting-streak-not-enough-to-keep-rockets-winning James Harden's Record-Setting Streak Not Enough to Keep Rockets Winning]</ref> Harden was subsequently selected to his first All-Star game in 2013 as a reserve for the Western Conference, where he teamed up with former teammates Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. He went on to score 15 points in the game. On February 2, 2013, Harden recorded his first career triple-double with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in a win over the [[Charlotte Bobcats]].<ref>[https://sports.yahoo.com/news/harden-gets-triple-double-rockets-034749755--nba.html Harden gets triple-double as Rockets beat Bobcats]</ref><ref>[http://www.nba.com/games/20130202/CHAHOU/gameinfo.html Bobcats at Rockets]</ref> On February 20, 2013, Harden scored a career-high 46 points in Houston's 122–119 win over his former team, the Oklahoma City Thunder.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/games/20130220/OKCHOU/gameinfo.html Harden scores 46, Rockets rally past Thunder]</ref> Harden finished his first season with the Rockets with career-highs in many statistical categories after he averaged 25.9 points, 5.8 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game. He led the Rockets to a 45–37 record overall and the team made it to the playoffs for the first time since [[2008–09 NBA season|2008–09]] as the #8 seed. In the [[2013 NBA Playoffs]], the Rockets were pitted against the #1 seed in the west, the Oklahoma City Thunder. In Game 5, he scored 31 points while going 7-of-9 from three-point range despite playing with flu-like symptoms. The Rockets went on to lose the series in six games. Harden averaged 26.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists, and 2 steals in the series. On May 23, 2013, Harden was named to the [[All-NBA Team|All-NBA Third Team]] for the first time. ====2013–14 season==== With the Rockets' signing of center [[Dwight Howard]] in the offseason, Harden was able to team-up with another All-Star to bring the Rockets back into contention. After earning his second All-Star selection as a reserve for the Western Conference in the [[2014 NBA All-Star Game]] held on February 16, Harden went on to score a season-high 43 points on 11-of-20 shooting in a 129–103 win over the Sacramento Kings on February 25.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/games/20140225/HOUSAC/gameinfo.html Notebook: Rockets 129, Kings 103]</ref> The Rockets finished the 2013–14 season with a 54–28 record, earning the 4th seed in the Western Conference playoffs. In the Rockets' [[2014 NBA Playoffs|first round]] loss to the [[Portland Trail Blazers]], Harden averaged 26.8 points, 5.8 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game.<ref>[http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hardeja01/gamelog/2014/ James Harden 2013–14 Game Log]</ref> On June 4, he was named to the 2014 All-NBA first team.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/2014/news/06/04/2013-14-all-nba-teams/index.html Durant, LeBron headline 2013–14 All-NBA First Team]</ref> ====2014–15 season==== On December 13, 2014, Harden recorded his third career triple-double with 24 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds in the 108–96 win over the Denver Nuggets.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/games/20141213/DENHOU/gameinfo.html Howard, Harden lead Rockets over Nuggets, 108–96]</ref> Nine days later, he scored a then season-high 44 points in a 110–95 win over the Portland Trail Blazers<ref>[http://www.nba.com/games/20141222/PORHOU/gameinfo.html Harden's 44 lead Rockets over Blazers, 110–95]</ref> as he continued to stake his claim as the early contender for the 2014–15 MVP award leading into Christmas.<ref>[http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2014/12/23/7440587/james-harden-mvp-award-rockets-trail-blazers James Harden keeps making his case for MVP]</ref> On December 31, he recorded a career-high 8 made three-pointers as he scored 36 points to help lead the Rockets to a 102–83 victory over the Charlotte Hornets.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/games/20141231/CHAHOU/gameinfo.html Harden leads Rockets over Charlotte 102–83]</ref> On February 8, 2015, Harden tied a season-high 45 points in the 98-109 loss to Portland.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/games/20150208/PORHOU/gameinfo.html Aldridge scores 24 as Portland beats Houston 109-98]</ref> Two days later, he recorded his second straight 40-point game, and his sixth of the year, as he led the Rockets to a 127-118 win over the Phoenix Suns.<ref>[http://www.nba.com/games/20150210/HOUPHX/gameinfo.html Harden has 20 points in 4th quarter, Rockets beat Suns]</ref> ==International career== [[File:20140814 World Basketball Festival James Harden 2 cropped.jpg|thumb|Harden with Team USA at the 2014 World Basketball Festival]] Harden was a member of the [[United States men's national basketball team]] that won a gold medal at the [[2012 United States men's Olympic basketball team|2012 Olympics]], and was also a member of the team that won the World Cup in [[2014 United States FIBA Basketball World Cup team|2014]]. ==NBA career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}} ===Regular season=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2009}} | style="text-align:left;"| [[2009–10 Oklahoma City Thunder season|Oklahoma City]] | 76 || 0 || 22.9 || .403 || .375 || .808 || 3.2 || 1.8 || 1.1 || .3 || 9.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2010}} | style="text-align:left;"| [[2010–11 Oklahoma City Thunder season|Oklahoma City]] |'''82''' || 5 || 26.7 || .436 || .349 || .843 || 3.1 || 2.1 || 1.1 || .3 || 12.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2011}} | style="text-align:left;"| [[2011–12 Oklahoma City Thunder season|Oklahoma City]] | 62 || 2 || 31.4 || '''.491''' || '''.390''' || .846 || 4.1 || 3.7 || 1.0 || .2 || 16.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2012}} | style="text-align:left;"| [[2012–13 Houston Rockets season|Houston]] | 78 || '''78''' || '''38.3''' || .438 || .368 || .851 || '''4.9''' || 5.8 || '''1.8''' || '''.5''' || '''25.9''' |- | style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2013}} | style="text-align:left;"| [[2013–14 Houston Rockets season|Houston]] | 73 || 73 || 38.0 || .456 || .366 || '''.866''' || 4.7 || '''6.1''' || 1.6 || .4 || 25.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| Career | style="text-align:left;"| | 371 || 158 || 31.4 || .445 || .369 || .849 || 4.0 || 3.9 || 1.3 || .3 || 18.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| All-Star | style="text-align:left;"| | 2 || 1 || 25.0 || .450 || .357 || .000 || 3.5 || 4.0 || .5 || .0 || 11.5 {{S-end}} ===Playoffs=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2010 NBA Playoffs|2010]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[2009–10 Oklahoma City Thunder season|Oklahoma City]] | 6 || 0 || 20.0 || .387 || .375 || .842 || 2.5 || 1.8 || 1.0 || .2 || 7.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2011 NBA Playoffs|2011]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[2010–11 Oklahoma City Thunder season|Oklahoma City]] | 17 || 0 || 31.6 || '''.475''' || .303 || .825 || 5.4 || 3.6 || 1.2 || .8 || 13.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2012 NBA Playoffs|2012]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[2011–12 Oklahoma City Thunder season|Oklahoma City]] | '''20''' || 0 || 31.5 || .435 || '''.410''' || .857 || 5.1 || 3.4 || 1.6 || .1 || 16.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2013 NBA Playoffs|2013]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[2012–13 Houston Rockets season|Houston]] | 6 || '''6''' || 40.5 || .391 || .341 || .803 || '''6.7''' || 4.5 || '''2.0''' || '''1.0''' || 26.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2014 NBA Playoffs|2014]] | style="text-align:left;"| [[2013–14 Houston Rockets season|Houston]] | 6 || '''6''' || '''43.8''' || .376 || .296 || '''.900''' || 4.7 || '''5.8''' || '''2.0''' || .2 || '''26.8''' |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:left;"| Career | style="text-align:left;"| | 55 || 12 || 32.6 || .421 || .343 || .845 || 5.0 || 3.7 || 1.5 || .4 || 16.6 {{s-end}} ==Personal life== Harden is a [[Christian]].<ref>{{cite web|title=James Harden|url=https://twitter.com/JHarden13/status/318547635831177216}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=James Harden|url=https://twitter.com/JHarden13/status/204091989522792449}}</ref> Harden has talked about his faith saying, "I just want to thank [[God in Christianity|God]] for everything he has done in my life."<ref>{{cite web|title=James Harden Wanted Time to Pray Before Leaving OKC|url=http://global.christianpost.com/news/james-harden-wanted-time-to-pray-before-leaving-okc-84599/cpt}}</ref> Harden started growing his trademark beard in 2009 after being too lazy to shave.<ref>{{cite news|last=Thamel|first=Pete|date=March 20, 2009|page=B13|newspaper=The New York Times|title=James Harden’s Style at Guard Masks His Ability at Arizona State|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/20/sports/ncaabasketball/20harden.html|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/68QqnhIsk|deadurl=no|archivedate=June 14, 2012}}</ref> His beard has appeared in songs and on T-shirts.<ref>{{cite news|last=Beck|first=Howard|title=Standing Out and Blending In|date=May 27, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|page=SP7|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/sports/basketball/nba-playoffs-thunders-james-harden-stands-out-and-blends-in.html?pagewanted=all|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/68QpUabZC|deadurl=no|archivedate=June 14, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kerby|first=Trey|title=Get your very own James Harden beard thanks to this t-shirt|date=December 20, 2011|work=TheScore.com|publisher=Score Media Inc|url=http://blogs.thescore.com/tbj/2011/12/20/get-your-very-own-james-harden-beard-thanks-to-this-t-shirt/|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/68Qpg2Z2k|deadurl=no|archivedate=June 14, 2012}}</ref> The James Harden Illustrated project, by designer Filip Peraić, is about illustrating the bearded profile of James Harden in various of styles and techniques.<ref>{{cite web|title=James Harden Illustrated Project|url=http://jameshardenillustrated.com/}}</ref> ==See also== *{{portal-inline|National Basketball Association}} ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{Commons category|James Harden}} * {{basketballstats|nba=james_harden|bbr=h/hardeja01}} * [http://www.thesundevils.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30300&ATCLID=208247416 Arizona State bio] * [http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3992/james-harden ESPN.com profile] {{Houston Rockets current roster}} {{Navboxes|list1= {{NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award Winners}} {{2009 NBA Draft}} {{United States Men Basketball Squad 2012 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