Another record setting shot this season, and this time unlike LeBron breaking Kobe’s record of the most missed shots in NBA history, it was a make. The superstar scoring threat and playmaker James Harden passed NBA Hall of Famer Ray Allen in the three point makes, pushing is career makes to 2,975, making him second all time only behind Curry’s 3,782 3 pointers.
It took James Harden 1,086 games to pass Allen, while it took 1,300 for Allen to set the record, Harden’s shot happened in the first quarter vs the Utah Jazz, he rose up from the right wing and drilled it.
James Harden is 1 of only 3 players to make 300+ threes in a season, he did that in 2018-19 season, when he won the MVP, the other two is Klay Thompson in 2023, and Curry who has done it a record 5 times.
James Harden a couple games before also became the 20th player to score 26,000 points in their career, he joined the club when he knocked down a free throw in the fourth quarter, in the game he had 25 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists, his 78th career triple double, tying Wilt Chamberlain for the 7th most in NBA history.
James Harden has one of the best careers ever, he is a 1x MVP, 3 time scoring champion and 2 time assist champion, 7 time All-NBA, 6th Man of the year and was named to the NBA 75th anniversary team.
James Harden from 2016-2019 averaged at least 29 PPG, including a streak of 30 points a game, and a career high 36.1 PPG, he has also averaged double digit assists 4 times in his career.
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