The Sixers on Monday improved to 5-0 with James Harden on the floor with a decisive win over the Bulls. In those five games, The Beard has averaged 24.6 points and 12.4 assists per game on 72.6 true shooting.
While those numbers are incredible, and Harden has impacted winning in a significant way, his usage rate as a Sixer is 24.2 — that would be his lowest mark since his final year in Oklahoma City.
Perhaps that’s why Harden felt the need to get extra work in postgame.
Harden, his shirt soaked in sweat and still breathing heavy, addressed the media.