James Harden will go down as one of the best players in franchise history, but Tuesday night, he took a step back and commented on the Rockets wreckage he's left in his wake.
"We're not even close, honestly, to that team - obviously the defending champions - and all the other elite teams out there," Harden said after the Rockets' second straight whipping at the hands of the Lakers. "I mean, you can tell the difference in these last two games. We're just not good enough. The chemistry, talent-wise, just everything. And it was clear these last two games.