We all may have begun to look at the potential second-round matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers a bit too early, and now that the Oklahoma City Thunder have forced a Game 7, all eyes will be on James Harden.
What better chance for him to go out and silence his critics?
Out of all of the criticism Harden has faced through his years as a franchise player, “choke artist”, is the one that has plagued his name the most, and if the Rockets are eliminated in the first round, he may never escape that label.