Under Antony's tactical support, Harden has showcased the best offensive performance of his career this season, but as the ball handler, wanting to put up good statistics offensively means you need a lot of stamina, and that requires sacrificing defense.
Ironically, Harden's defense wasn't great to begin with, and over the years he even gained weight to increase his threat in breakthroughs, thus the limited-edition "eye defense Harden" appeared this season.
Naturally, James, who is also in the West District, is well aware of this.
Already provoked by Hansen's words earlier, he now hesitated not even for a second and took the ball half a meter outwards, then accelerated past Harden.
He is the captain!
Of course Harden couldn't defend against James, not even when James went for a straight drive, because upon seeing James' posture, Harden backed away.
This kind of head-on confrontation is easy to get injured, it's just the All-Star game, there's no need for him to take such risks.
