Clippers' James Harden delivers clear six-word response after stellar scoring performance

The Los Angeles Clippers are making a propulsion for the NBA playoffs. If the postseason started today, the Clippers would beryllium successful the play-in tournament. 

On Wednesday, Los Angeles bolstered their playoff hopes by defeating the Detroit Pistons. The 123-115 triumph was fueled by James Harden's 50-point night. The fig represented the astir points the 11-time NBA All-Star has scored successful a azygous crippled during the 2024-25 campaign.

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James Harden #1 of the LA Clippers handles the shot during the crippled against the Detroit Pistons connected March 5, 2025 astatine Intuit Dome successful Los Angeles, California. (Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images)

Harden has appeared successful 59 of the Clippers' 62 games truthful acold this season. Los Angeles enters Friday night's location contention against the New York Knicks successful eighth spot successful the Western Conference Standings.

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Harden logged 38 minutes successful the Clippers' latest triumph and the 35-year-old's workload has appeared to summation since past month's All-Star break. After Wednesday's game, helium was asked astir the uptick successful playing minutes.

James Harden #1 of the LA Clippers successful enactment against the New York Knicks during a crippled astatine Madison Square Garden connected November 6, 2023 successful New York City. The Knicks defeated the Clippers 111-97.  (Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

He proceeded to present an epic response. "I’ll remainder erstwhile the season’s over," the Clippers defender said earlier walking away.

Fellow Clippers prima Kawhi Leonard sat retired of Wednesday's triumph owed to rest. 

Harden's conditioning has been a taxable of speech astatine times passim his NBA career.

Apr 12, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA;  Los Angeles Clippers defender James Harden (1) warms up anterior to the NBA crippled against the Utah Jazz astatine Crypto.com Arena. (Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports)

In 2022, FOX Sports reported that Harden and Kevin Durant "butted heads." The discontent stemmed from Durant's content that Harden was not "in highest carnal shape." Harden and Durant some played for the Brooklyn Nets astatine the time. 

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The Clippers person gone 2-6 implicit their past 8 games. They entered Friday's enactment trailing the seventh-place Minnesota Timberwolves by 2 games successful the triumph column.

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