James Harden is having one of the most fluctuant series in NBA playoff history.
His 45-point masterclass in Game 1 had shades of Allen Iverson. In fact he was the first Sixer to score 45 points in a playoff game since The Answer did so in 2003.
His performances in Games 2 and 3 reminded folks of another former Sixer. We’ll just leave it at that.
Doc Rivers knew he had to get his star point guard going. So, he did something he doesn’t typically do: he sent Harden a song ahead of Game 4 to help motivate him.