Durant will need top soldier off the bench James Harden to join him in the scoring column in Game 4 vs. Heat.
OKC supersub JAMES HARDEN is looking anything but lately on the road in this NBA Finals as his jumpshot appears to be lost in his beard. With a must-win Game 4 square in front of him, Harden talked about the urgency of getting a victory in Miami’s American Airlines Arena…a building that hasn’t been all that kind to Harden over the years…
Harden was just 2-for-10 (including 0-for-4 from three) on Sunday for 9 points in the Thunder’s 91-85 loss to Miami. Not the kind of numbers you want from the Sixth Man of the Year, who averaged 18.5 points on nearly 50 percent shooting in the WCF against the Spurs.
Harden needs to break out of his shooting slump Tuesday night if the Thunder are going to tie the series. Otherwise, Metta World Peace’s snide comment about Harden being “All beard, no brain” after Game 3 may well turn into ‘All beard, no drain.’
