NBA: Top 5 Stars of the Night- 14th November 2019

1. James Harden

Oklahoma City Thunder v Houston Rockets

While we had some nice performances from top NBA players last night, it is hard to argue that anyone was better than James Harden, who seems to be going for that MVP Award once again this season. Harden played in the marquee match of the NBA from last night, when the Rockets hosted the Los Angeles Clippers, and managed to defeat Kawhi Leonard&Co. The importance of the match, as well as the level of the opposition also helped Harden's case to reach the top spot here.

The Rockets's star ended the night with 47 points and 7 assists for his team, and once again was decisive for Houston's success. Another important aspect of his game that the stats might not show, is how much better he was defensively in this match against the Clippers, compared to his other performances. Harden shut down Kawhi last night, and was definitely the best player on the court in the most important match of the night from NBA. The runner-up in the MVP race from last year is surely building a great case for himself at the moment, for that "Best player in the league" discussion.