Obviously the Beard was going to rock something special for the ESPN cameras on Friday night. The Eastern Conference-leading Pacers came to town, so James Harden donned a complete cowboy outfit with red cowboy boots, a wide-brimmed black cowboy hat and a gunslinger’s mentality when the hit the court. Just ask Evan Turner about the wild west.
Look at this guy; Swaggy P, eat your heart out.
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Maybe the Beard was borrowing the philosophy of old teammate Russell Westbrook and decided, “Why not?”
The outfit paid off it seems. Harden was 10-for-17 from the field (4-of-7 from deep) for 28 points to go with four assists, four rebounds and three steals. His shot chart combining three-pointers and shots near the restricted area had analytics heads all hot and bothered, too.
Oh yeah, Harden also found time for a little old fashioned showdown at the OK Corral Toyota Center opposite recent Pacers acquisition, Evan Turner. So who’s the fastest gun in the West?
James Harden.
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