Playing in a Game 7 is often the thing of dreams for the world's top athletes. They know everyone is watching and everything on the line. That's usually their time to shine brightest.
Then, there's James Harden -- a player for whom the mere mention of a Game 7 causes an almost visible shudder rendering him helpless when his team needs him most.
It happened again Saturday night as Harden delivered one of his worst games of the season when the season was on the line. His seven points on 2-of-8 shooting did nothing to help the Los Angeles Clippers in a blowout Game 7 loss to the Denver Nuggets that was worse than the 120-101 final score.