US media poster insults Harden, 35 points only scored 4 points, Curry, you really can t compare

On the fierce stage of basketball competition, a former glorious star was once again teased by fate. On May 4, Harden's team lost to the Nuggets with a score of 3:4, and unfortunately stopped in the playoffs. In this critical showdown, Harden only hit two goals in the game, performing sluggishly, as if he was outside his dream and failed to contribute his due strength to the team. This has once again triggered the outside world's comparison and doubts about him with top stars such as James and Curry.

In the Los Angeles Clippers' life-and-death battle, Harden's performance is even more regrettable. He only hit 2 goals in 8 shots in the game and scored only 7 points. This inefficient performance directly led to the team's elimination. In the last ten minutes of the game, Harden even sat on the bench and witnessed the team's defeat. He failed to stand up and brought a turning point for the team.

Looking back at the entire series, Harden's performance in the tiebreak was particularly dismal. He only scored 22 points, 9 points and 7 points in this three tiebreak matches, which undoubtedly makes people doubt the reliability of his critical moments. It is more worth mentioning that Harden encountered a tiebreak battle four times in his career, all ending in failure, which undoubtedly further exacerbated his shortcomings in this regard.

However, it is obvious that it is biased to simply attribute Harden's defeat to insufficient strength. In fact, his mentality problem is the key factor restricting his performance. In this game, his shots were not even as many as players such as Zubac, Powell and Leonard in the team, and even worse than those of substitute Bogdanovic. This timid attitude undoubtedly exposed his inner weakness and lack of responsibility.

Faced with Harden's sluggish performance, the American media also mercilessly mocked him. They made a poster to present Harden's embarrassing data in the tiebreak battle - only scored 7 points in 35 minutes. As a player who once had the ability to lead the team at the historical level and the ability to provide a guarantee, as the leader of the Clippers, Harden's performance is indeed difficult to match his identity, and it is even more incomparable to top stars such as Curry.

Curry may also encounter moments of poor touch, but he never ruthlessly at critical moments, dares to take action, and dares to take responsibility. However, Harden is not the case. He often lacks decisiveness at critical moments and dares not take action. This is not a problem of ability, but a result of his mentality. For a once-popular star, how to adjust his mentality and regain confidence is undoubtedly the key to whether he can return to the peak in the future. After the game, a noticeable data was officially revealed: James Harden participated in a total of seven decisive tiebreakers during his brilliant career. However, it is surprising that in these seven key battles, he failed to break through the 30% mark on his shooting percentage in four times. This data can't help but cause deep thought. A player who is known as a superstar has performed so unsatisfactorily at such a crucial moment, which really makes people question his psychological quality and leadership style at critical moments.

Harden's performance undoubtedly brought deep disappointment to many fans. People can't help but ask, should a true superstar have the ability to stand up and lead the team to victory at critical moments? Harden's downturn in these tiebreak battles seems to be far from this standard. What is even more worrying is that based on his recent performance in the arena, we may have to face up to a cruel reality: Harden's future road to winning the championship may have become increasingly difficult and even out of reach.