NCAA Tournament: Abused by Syracuse’s Zone Defense. Harden went scoreless in the first half and did not score a basket until 9 minutes 38 seconds remained in the game. 2-10 shooting overall including 0-5 from beyond the arc

2012 Playoff: NBA Finals 9 for 31 (29%) 4 for 17 (24%)- Game 4 (Thunder down 1-2 in the series):Westbrook - 43 points, Durant - 28 points, Harden - 8 Points

2014 Playoffs: 1st round Exit vs Blazers .376/.296 Shooting Splits. Dwight Howard-26/13.7/2.8Blks on 55% Shooting

2015 Playoffs: Game 2 @Warriors final possession loses basketball can’t get a shot off

Game 3 3-16 (1-5 from 3),

Game 5 2-11 NBA record 12 turnovers breaking his own NBA record 10 turnovers

2016 Playoffs: 7-19 (2x), and a 4-13 performance

2017 Playoffs: Game 5 Last shot stuffed by Ginobili

Game 6 At home. No Kawhi, No Parker. Spurs 2nd leading scorer that game was Jonathon Simmons. Harden- 10 points 2 for 11. 6 TO Fouled out

2018 Playoffs: WCF:Game 7 at home Finals Appearance on the line. 15 Point lead. Team missed 27 consecutive 3 Pointers. 2 for 13 from 3 with 5 Turnovers

2019 Playoffs: WCSF against the Warriors: Harden Game 1: Last 2 possessions Steps out of bounds. Next possession. Tries to foul bait on his last shot instead of making it

Game 6 at home: No KD. Curry 0 Points in the 1st half. Turns the ball over 4 times in the 4th quarter

2020 Playoffs: Game 7 vs Thunder. 4-15 (1-9 from 3) 4 TO

Game 6 vs Lakers: 2-11 (1-6 from 3) 5 TO

2021 Playoffs: Game 7 at home vs Bucks 5-17 (2-12 from 3) 4 TO

2022 Playoffs: Heat Playoff Series Second halves

Game 1 he had 4 points (1/4 FG) in 15 minutes

Game 2 he had 4 points (1/5 FG) in 20 minutes

Game 3 he had 2 points (1/5 FG) in 18 minutes

Game 5 he had 4 points (1/5 FG) in 16 minutes

Game 6 he had 0 points (0/2 FG) in 22 minutes

2023 Playoffs: ECSF vs Boston: Game 2- 2/14 0/6 from 3

Game 3- 3/14 2/7 from 3 5TO

Game 6 Close out game at home: 4/16 0/6 from 3 5 TOs

Philly didn’t score a FG in the final 7:11. Harden was deferring to PJ Tucker. Team quit with like 90 seconds left when the game was far from over and Harden ends up tripping over himself. The 76ers led the Celtics 83-81 with 5:57 remaining in the fourth quarter to clinch a trip to the ECF. The 76ers then shot 1 for 10 and scored 3 total points. Embiid and James Harden under 6 mins in the 4th combined, 0-4 FG, 2 TOs, no buckets for a prolonged stretch of 5 mins. Sidenote: Embiid can beg for MVP all year but not for the ball in clutch?

Game 7: in 40 minutes of playing time: 3-11 FG, 1-5 3PT, 5 TO, 9 PTS -30

64 players in the 2023 playoffs that attempted 20+ layups. Harden was 63rd in layup FG% at 34.9%.

Fun Facts:

He’s 1-9 in his last 10 elimination games

NBA Playoff Record turnovers 12

NBA Playoff Record missed baskets without a FG (0-15)(2019 Jazz)

Holds the record for most playoff games shooting below 25% FG with at least 10 FGA in the last 50 years (10/16 of these games he shot under 20%)

All-time Game 6 and 7 shooting splits 38.4/30.6/82.6 shooting splits. And 5.1 turnovers a game.

Source: Harden truthers of the past decade