James Harden’s latest Game 7 stinker in NBA Playoffs continues his legendary struggles

James Harden seemed to conquer his eternal Elimination Mame Elloming by handing in one of the best late series Playoff versions of his career to save the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 6 against the Denver Nuggets. Harden ended with 28 points, eight assists and six rebounds to accelerate the clippers to an eruption victory that forced a game 7 in the Denver in the best round series of the NBA play -offs of 2025.

The clippers needed harden to be at his best with Game 7 in Denver. I did not deliver.

The Nuggets cradled the clippers, 120-101, to continue to a second round matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The season is over after the round for both NBA franchises of the NBA, and the way in which this game takes place will do nothing to change the play -off reputation of Harden.

Harden ended with seven points, 13 assists, five rebounds and two balance in 35 minutes in the loss. He shot 2 or -8 from the field and ended -29 in the game. The nuggets have dominated every phase of the game and the clippers did not only lose Cecly because of hardening. The recognition of Denver forced the ball the ball from the hands of Harden and made him playmaker, and his teammates could not make a shots. Nevertheless, Harden was completely incomparable to limit the Den Verdentering, a big reason was that the clippers failed in such an epic way and continue the story that his Hall of Fame career has affected.

Harden is one of the largest regulates the seasonal conductors of guards in the NBA history. It is a different story in the play -offs, and especially in elimination games. Harden had played in six game 7s before 2025. He achieved an average of 21.3 points and seven rebounds per match in those concrests, but he only shot 36.3 percent and 22.2 percent of the three -point line while Aplica 4.3 gymnasts per match.

Here is a brief history of its struggles in elimination games:

• In 2023 as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers, Harden finished a game 7 The Boston Celtics with nine points, seven assists, six rebounds and five brididers in 41 minutes shoot at 3-of-11.
• In 2024, Harden finished with the clippers with 16 points, 13 assists and seven rebounds on 5-of-16 shooting in 43 minutes in losses for the Dallas Mavericks in game 6 of their first round series.
• In 2021, Harden shot with the Brooklyn Nets 5-of-17 from the field and 2-of-12 of three in a game 7-loss for the Milwaukee Bucks. I’m done with 22 points, nine rebounds and nine assists.
• In 2015, Harden with the Houston Rockets finished a game 5 loss for the Golden State Warriors with 14 points, six rebounds, five assists and 12 budies on 2-of-11 shooting from the floor.
• In 2017, with the rockets, Harden ended the loss of game 6 of the rockets for the San Antonio Spurs with 10 points, seven assists and six services at 2-of-11 shootings.

Harden has had good elimination games, as when he appeared 35 points on 11-of-25 shooting from the rockets in the 6-defeat of 2019 against the Warriors. In the bubble in 2020 I am done with 30 points (… and six turnover) at 12-20 shooting in a game 5-loss for the Lakers.

Fans had a field day with Harden’s struggles:

The summary of Harden should make him one of the largest two-keeper in the NBA history. He has a legitimate statement to be the top 50 player of all time, and that can be conservative. Harden won 2018 NBA MVP and finished second in voting three other times. His Rockets 2018 are one of the best teams ever to reach the NBA final.

It is simply impossible to separate Harden’s great regular seasons from Hising Stuggles. Harden will be 36 years old this summer and is certainly due to the disadvantage of his career. I regularly had a fantastic normal for the clippers and could earn an all-nba nod. Unfortunately, the way things ended were all too familiar.