NBA 2018-19: 3 Talking points from Houston Rocket’s win over the Boston Celtics

#1 The James Harden avalanche

James Harden

The reigning, defending MVP of the league is in no mood to give up that title without giving a fight. He is currently the leading scorer in the league with averages of 32.7 points per game on 45% shooting from the field and 38.2% from the arc.

Harden has been on a roll currently and he is the biggest reason for the Rocket’s comeback from an early season slip. No team has been able to stop him and he seems to be getting the Rockets back to where they belong almost single-handedly.

In this game, he scored 45 points with 6 assists. And he was the greatest factor in the Rocket’s win tonight. The Celtics didn’t have an answer for him and he did whatever he wanted to do with them. It’s going to be interesting to see Harden in the next games as well, since he is in sublime form and no team is able to stop him.

In the next game, the Rockets will go to New Orleans to face the Pelicans while the Celtics will hope to get back to winning ways against the Grizzlies in Memphis.