Defender with the most total points? Harden has scored 28,000 points. Can he surpass Jordan and Kobe before he retires?

In back-to-back away games where the Clippers lost 108-110 to the 76ers, Harden was still struggling, scoring 28 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, and missed two three-point opportunities at the last minute. However, according to the referee report after the game, Harden's first three-pointer was fouled by Grimes, but the referee did not blow the whistle at the time, and the Clippers lost the game.

The Clippers had a poor start to the season, and with Leonard missing several consecutive games due to injury, Harden could only carry the team on his shoulders. The 36-year-old Harden has also been in excellent form recently, and it can be said that he has given everything he has. In the past five games, Harden has scored 35+ in three games, and also scored two triple-doubles, including a 40+ triple-double, making him the oldest player in history to score a 40+ triple-double.

In this 4-day, 3-game schedule, Harden was also quite impressive, averaging 43.2 minutes per game and able to contribute 35.3 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal, and 1.3 blocks. However, the Clippers only defeated the Mavericks in double overtime and suffered back-to-back away defeats in the past two games. In the past 9 games, the Clippers have only 1 win and 8 losses. If not for the victory against the Mavericks, they would have lost 9 consecutive games.

Although he lost the game, Harden also reached an important milestone, that is, his career total score officially exceeded the 28,000-point mark, becoming the 11th player in NBA history to achieve this achievement, and the third active player to achieve this after James and Durant. In addition, Harden will soon surpass Anthony (28,288 points) and join the top ten in the history of scoring.

It is worth mentioning that Harden has also become the third guard player after Jordan and Kobe to have a career total of more than 28,000 points. Except for Jordan and Kobe, the top ten scorers in history are not guards, but are forwards and interior players. From this point of view, Harden is indeed amazing and deserves to be called a historical super scorer.

For Harden, it is only a matter of time before he becomes Mr. 30,000 points, and it is very likely that he will be able to do it next season. Not only that, before Harden retires, he hopes to surpass Jordan (32,292 points) and Kobe Bryant (33,643 points) to become the defender with the most points in history and rank among the top five in history. Harden has this ability, but he must stay healthy and play until he is 40 years old.