Harden's the kind of dude to go 8-28 from the field, but still end up with 45 points because he gets like 25 FT attempts a game. Freakin' hell.
I know we understandably complain about Giannis and Lebron and others getting calls and such, but boy could you imagine if all of them (and Kyrie) got the calls and FTA's a game that Harden does. We'd legit have guys averaging 45+ PPG in an entire season with that.
But playoff time it doesn't matter. Harden's style won't work there. In a way, that's what is holding HOU back. When CP3 got injured in Game 5, that was it for their title hopes last year as Harden predictably choked playing iso-ball (especially in Game 7). Their hopes this year also rely on a healthy CP3 and Capela (both).