Harden seems to be less explosive than he was earlier in the year. There are two reasons, in my opinion. The first is the insane amount of minutes he's been playing. He's third in minutes at 38.5 per game. That's up from 31.4 last year. That's a decent sized jump. Secondly, he's also been playing on that ankle he rolled with little rest. We're going to need him to be in tip top shape come postseason time, so I'd wish he'd get a little more rest. Maybe I'm just worrying over nothing, but the last 3 games his percentage has been low and he's lacked that little extra burst of speed that would create contact with the defender to draw the foul .He's still playing like a superstar, but it's seemed like he's cooled down a bit. Am I overreacting, and this is just a him going through a rough patch, or is there something to it. Plus, he's got some knee trouble. Nothing too serious though. I wish he'd not log so many minutes.
Orl = 24 pts / 38.9%FG / 0-5 3 pointers / 42 min
MIL = 25 pts / 44.4%FG / 2-6 3 pointers / 38 min
WAS = 27 pts / 43.5%FG / 3-11 3 pointers / 42 min
