James Harden sitting at fourth place on the all-time leaderboard for most 50-point games makes plenty of sense. He's been perhaps the NBA's most dangerous one-on-one scorer for more than a decade now. He has three scoring titles. These are the traits one would expect out of a 50-point scorer.

The last decade in the NBA has been dominated by LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant, but a former Houston Rockets player recently included James Harden in that category for an important reason as well.

James Harden was one of the NBA's most singular scoring forces during his run with the Houston Rockets from 2012 to '21, ultimately winning the NBA MVP award in 2018 after finishing as runner-up in '15 and '17.

Longtime NBA awards voter Brian Windhorst admits he got it wrong when voting for MVP in 2018. During an appearance on First Take on Thursday, Windhorst explained why he regrets voting for James Harden as MVP over LeBron James.

James Harden delivered another 50-point game Wednesday night, putting on a throwback performance in the Clippers' new arena. The All-Star guard reached that total for the first time with Los Angeles and the 24th time in his career,

James Harden delivered a performance to remember on Wednesday night, erupting for 50 points as the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Detroit Pistons 123-115 at home. The 11-time NBA All-Star drained six 3-pointers and added five assists, leading the Clippers to a crucial win as they continue their push up the Western Conference standings.

While Harden had a night to remember, NBA fans were met with devastating news earlier in the week. ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Tuesday that Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving had suffered a torn ACL, ruling him out for the rest of the season.

The Rockets franchise has been around for almost 60 years. They started in the NBA as the San Diego Rockets before moving to Houston in 1971 and becoming the Houston Rockets. Since coming into the NBA,