Last Year’s James Harden Made an Appearance In Game 5

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After a frustrating loss for the Rockets last night, Joel Blank shared his thoughts on what ultimately caused the Rockets to lose to the Spurs in overtime. James Harden refusing to get his teammates involved in the offense is at the top of the list. Many would like to blame D’Antoni for not calling a play, but Joel wonders if a play was called and Harden chose not to run it.

Harden may have turned back into his former self in overtime

Joel goes on to discuss if Harden reverted to his old instincts when the game was on the line and he was out of gas. Driving and kicking the ball out to shooters has gotten the Rockets this far, and Harden seemed to have no interest in doing that with the clock running out.

Have a listen to the entire segment below. You can hear Joel Blank and Barry Laminack on The Usual Suspects weekdays from 1-4pm CT on ESPN 97.5 radio. Listen live or on demand with the ESPN 97.5 app