Former Arizona State and current Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden secured a triple-double during the team’s 112-102 win against the Chicago Bulls on Saturday.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!This marks his second triple-double of the season, with the first one occurring in January against Toronto.
In Saturday’s win, Harden finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. All 10 of the former Sun Devil’s shots were from behind the arc, converting on four of them. He also had just one turnover.
James Harden is the 2nd player in NBA history to record a triple-double without attempting a two-pointer.
The first was Steve Blake in 2014. pic.twitter.com/LvFRQTZw2o
— StatMuse (@statmuse) March 9, 2024
Through 57 games played this season, Harden averages 17.6 points, 8.3 assists, and 5.2 rebounds per game. Impressively, he is doing this on 45/41/88 shooting splits.
The Arizona State legend now has 76 career triple-doubles. This ranks eighth all-time and just two shy of Wilt Chamberlain at seventh.
James Harden on his 76th career triple-double:
“Just trying to find ways to impact the game tonight. Tonight was just rebounding the basketball and getting the teammates involved, which is the mindset every single game. So when you got the right mindset and you try to do what's… pic.twitter.com/2GOzkWgHY3
— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) March 10, 2024
Harden has one goal for the season and that is to win an NBA Championship. The Clippers currently sit at No. 4 in the West and just 2.5 games behind the top seed.
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Saleh Awwad is a writer/reporter covering the Arizona State Sun Devils, Phoenix High School Sports, and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @SalehAwwad_
