The Clippers lost 9 of 10 games, and Tyronn Lue kept breaking his promises! Harden s 16-year-long record may also be over.

Harden is so awesome! The Clippers have lost 9 of 10 games and are about to sink. From president Frank to coach Tyronn Lue, they have repeatedly broken their promises. At the same time, Harden's 16-year-old record may also be in doubt.

The Clippers lost 9 of 10 games

After losing to the Magic 101-129, the Clippers suffered 3 consecutive losses. Counting the 6 consecutive losses before defeating the Mavericks in double overtime, the Clippers only achieved a poor record of 1 win and 9 losses in the past 10 games. The team's ranking fell all the way to 11th in the Western Conference, currently only 4 wins and 11 losses.

Faced with such a bad situation for the team, Harden was unable to support himself. He scored 31+5+8 in this game and was forced to clock out in the third quarter.

What makes Harden even more worried is that President Frank and coach Tyronn Lue have repeatedly broken their promises. The record that he has maintained for 16 years may also be suspended.

Harden broke the record in a row

After scoring 31+5+8 in the three quarters of this game, the 36-year-old and 87-day-old Harden has scored 28+ points in 4 consecutive games, becoming the sixth man in NBA history. It is also the 4th consecutive game that Harden has scored 25+5+5, becoming the oldest player in NBA history to complete this feat.

He surpassed the God of Basketball Jordan in one breath and became the shooting guard who scored at least 30+5+5 games in a single game after the age of 35.

So far since the beginning of the season, Harden has averaged 26.5 points per game, his best scoring performance since leaving the Rockets in the 19-20 season, and the sixth-highest scoring average in his 17-year career.

After the game, team reporter Joey Linn also revealed the real reason why Harden dreams of returning to the top, and that is hard training off the court.

Joey Linn wrote in the article: "Harden is always the last player to leave the team after training, and he often practices for an extra hour or so."

The result is that when Harden scored 25+ points since the beginning of the season, the Clippers only got 2 wins and 6 losses during the period, which can be said to be a real struggle.

Tylen Lue has repeatedly broken his promise

According to official statistics, Harden has played a total of 3,290 minutes since last season, ranking third in the league during the same period, second only to the 29-year-old Bridges and the 29-year-old Booker.

Since last season, among players who have played more than 3,000 minutes, only Harden and DeRozan are over 30 years old.

Harden averaged 35.8 minutes per game this season, exceeding the 35.3 minutes per game last season, ranking sixth in the league. The top five are all young people under the age of 26.

The Clippers are not unaware of this situation. At the beginning of the season, president Frank and coach Tyronn Lue publicly stated that they would control Harden's playing time, because Harden's total playing time ranked fifth in the league last season.

Frank publicly stated: "The Clippers have the responsibility to take good care of James Harden's body."

Tyronn Lue promised more than once: "I will reduce Harden's usage rate and game load, and how to let Harden learn to make appropriate adjustments to avoid excessive It’s your job to overwork yourself.”

As a result, the Clippers, from the president to coach Tyronn Lue, have repeatedly reneged on their promises, and the reason why they reneged is ultimately because, except for Harden, there is really no one on the current Clippers team that they can rely on.

Kawhi has missed his ninth consecutive game due to injury, Bill has been reimbursed for the season, Paul is too old to be used, Bogdan is unstable and unable to share the pressure, and only Harden is a qualified playmaker in the Clippers' seemingly luxurious lineup.

Judging from the current momentum, unless Kawhi returns quickly and all the veterans recover, the Clippers will most likely miss the playoffs in the fierce competition in the Western Conference.

This means that Harden's record of reaching the playoffs for 16 consecutive years since entering the NBA is probably about to be broken.

The Clippers' 2026 first-round pick was sent to the Thunder in the previous 9-for-1 trade for George. If calculated according to the current record, the Thunder, which lost 15 times in 16 games at the beginning of the season, has a 40% chance of getting another top-four lottery pick, and 2026 is recognized as a big year in the draft.