36-year-old Harden ignited a tiebreaker in 47 minutes!

On May 4, the first round of the NBA playoffs, G6 staged a shocking showdown. The Los Angeles Clippers beat the Denver Nuggets 111-105 at home, dragging the series into a tiebreak. 36-year-old James Harden played for 47 minutes, scoring 28 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, and scored 17 points in a single quarter in the second quarter, tearing apart doubts in a nearly self-abuse way. After the game, the scene of him bent down and panting was flooded with the Internet. Netizens shouted: "This is not a veteran, but a tough guy!"

"I am willing to burn to ashes as long as the team needs it" - 36-year-old stubborn

When the timer is zero, Harden's figure holding his knees to breathe, like a heavy punch hitting the hearts of the fans. 47 minutes! 20 shots! Enter the inside 10 times! This 36-year-old veteran has carried the word "playoffs" on his shoulders. Faced with Jokic's dominant performance, he used a three-pointer to retreat, a breakthrough to cause damage, and a key free throw score of 10 points in a row. Even when he was overdrawn in the final quarter, he still relied on experience to stabilize the situation.

16 playoff journey: From "Soft Egg" to "Stationary Secret"

Data shows that this is his 16th consecutive year to enter the playoffs, the only one in history; his career averaged 21+5+7 per game averaged 3 wins and 3 losses, and behind his pride of reversing the Clippers in 2015 and his narrow victory over the Thunder in 2020. Coach Tyron Lu said bluntly: "He is the smartest player I have ever met, no one!"

Fans' Perspective: The "bumping" that was misunderstood in those years has now become a belief

Looking at Harden's red eyes after the game, countless old fans suddenly broke the defense. Once upon a time, we mocked him for committing fouls and "exaggerated acting", and later we found out that it was his dirtiest way to protect victory; we complained that he was invisible at critical moments, but ignored his obsession with the playoffs for 16 years. In 2023, he returned with a hamstring tear and scored 32 points, and in 2025, he scored 50 points in a single core and ended his losing streak, and scored 12 points in the overtime... These moments of being poured with injuries and sweat have long burned the label of the "data brush" to ashes. The story of Harden at the end of

has long surpassed basketball itself. When a young man subverts the game with his talent, he proves with 16 years of persistence that true greatness is to draw the sword even if he knows he will lose, and to be bruised and still not bow his head. Before the tiebreak battle, he said, "I will fight even if I play 48 minutes or overtime." This sentence is very similar to the Thunder boy who was carrying a backpack in 2009 who studied videos. At the age of 36, I used 47 minutes of burning to write the most tragic footnote for love. If Harden misses the championship in the end, would you still think he is one of the greatest scorebacks in NBA history?