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• Clippers' James Harden: Comes close to triple-double

  3D ago • By RotoWire

  Harden registered 23 points (6-19 FG, 2-12 3Pt, 9-9 FT), seven rebounds and 11 assists over 36 minutes during Sunday's 112-104 victory over the Warriors. Harden finished just three rebounds shy of recording his first triple-double of the season, and the veteran floor general continues to thrive in what has been a better-than-expected start to the campaign for him. Harden is benefiting from the absence of Kawhi Leonard (knee) to experience an uptick in usage rate, and this has led him to record 20-plus points and 10-plus assists in his last two appearances. It's only three games, but his averages of 25.0 points, 11.7 assists and 8.3 rebounds per game are encouraging.

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• Clippers' James Harden: Hands out 16 assists Saturday

  4D ago • By RotoWire

  Harden posted 23 points (5-11 FG, 1-5 3Pt, 12-13 FT), six rebounds, 16 assists, a steal and a block across 38 minutes in Saturday's 109-104 win over the Nuggets. Harden dished out most of his assists to Ivica Zubac and Norman Powell, who finished with 24 and 37 points, respectively. Harden struggled with his shot from beyond the arc, but he still found a way to score consistently and recorded nearly half of his points from the charity stripe. Harden is thriving both as a scorer and playmaker for the Clippers, and his fantasy upside will remain extremely high due to an expected uptick in his already-high usage rate with Kawhi Leonard (knee) out.

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• Clippers' James Harden: Set to play against Phoenix

  8D ago • By RotoWire

  Harden (rest) is available for Wednesday's game versus the Suns, Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints.com reports. Harden will return to action as a starter in the Clippers' regular-season opener after sitting out the team's preseason finale for rest purposes. Harden will likely shoulder a heavy offensive workload due to Kawhi Leonard (knee) being out and Paul George leaving in free agency.

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• Clippers' James Harden: Not playing in preseason finale

  13D ago • By RotoWire

  Harden (rest) won't play in Thursday's preseason finale against the Kings, Justin Russo of the 'Clip & Roll' podcast reports. The Clippers will move some things around in the lineup for the preseason finale, and Harden won't be part of the first unit. Bones Hyland, Norman Powell and Terance Mann will start in the backcourt, with Nicolas Batum and Ivica Zubac rounding out the rest of the group. However, Harden should be available for Wednesday's regular-season opener against the Suns.

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• Clippers' James Harden: Will suit up Monday

  16D ago • By RotoWire

  Coach Tyronn Lue said that Harden will play during Monday's preseason matchup against the Mavericks, but he will sit out of the club's final preseason game against the Kings on Thursday, Justin Russo of the 'Clip & Roll' podcast reports. Harden will suit up for the last time during the preseason Monday. The superstar is the Clippers' clear No. 2 option behind Kawhi Leonard (knee) with Paul George now in Philadelphia. However, Leonard has been known to miss regular-season games, and Harden will pick up the slack as the top option if, and when, Leonard is out.

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