5 NBA Stats to Know From the Last Week
The Best of James Harden
In each of the last five seasons, James Harden has finished in the top 10 in MVP voting. At some point, the dude's gotta win the darn thing, right?
Right. And this might be the year.
For a Houston Rockets team sporting the second-best record in the NBA, Harden is wreaking havoc with the league leaderboard.
| James Harden - 2017-18 | Points | Assists | Rebounds | FT% | Field Goals | Steals | Double-Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 31.7 | 9.8 | 55.1 | 85.9% | 192 | 1.7 | 10 |
| NBA Rank | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 30th* | T-2nd | 14th | T-12th |
(* Number 1 among players averaging 30-plus minutes)
He's not only crushing the NBA -- he's crushing himself. If The Beard maintains his numbers, he'll end up with the best year of his career.
| James Harden | Points | Assists | Rebounds | FG% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 31.7 | 9.8 | 5.1 | 45.6% | 85.9% |
| Potential Career Ranking | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 4th |
| Current Career High (Season) | 29.1 (2016-17) | 11.2 (2016-17) | 8.1 (2016-17) | 49.1% (2011-12) | 86.8% (2014-15) |
Not good enough for you? Welp, check out how he compares to himself in such telling advanced stats as PER, win share per 48 minutes (WS/48), offensive box plus/minus (OBPM), assist percentage (AST%), and usage rate (USG).
| James Harden | PER | WS/48 | OBPM | BPM | USG | AST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 30.6 | .319 | 10.7 | 11.3 | 36.0 | 50.30% |
| Potential Career Ranking | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd |
| Current Career High | 27.4 (2016-17) | .265 (2016-17) | 8.7 (2016-17) | 10.1 (2016-17) | 34.2 (2016-17) | 50.7% (2016-17) |
Not only is Harden outdoing himself, he's really outdoing himself.
Yeah, his defensive rating is 14.0, ranking him at 170th in the Association, but you can't have everything.
