James Harden had his best defensive rating in a season in 2014-15, with a 102.5 rating.

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James Harden best drtg in a regular season in his career

	NAME	DRTG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	James Harden J. Harden	102.5	2014-15	HOU	81	36.8	27.4	5.7	7.0	1.9	0.7	8.0	18.1	44.0	2.6	6.9	37.5	8.8	10.2	86.8	60.5	0.9	4.7	4.0	2,981	2,217	459	565	154	60	321	208	+335
2	James Harden J. Harden	104.3	2009-10	OKC	76	22.9	9.9	3.2	1.8	1.1	0.3	3.1	7.6	40.3	1.2	3.3	37.5	2.6	3.2	80.8	55.1	0.6	2.6	1.4	1,738	753	244	137	80	20	106	200	+184
3	James Harden J. Harden	104.9	2017-18	HOU	72	35.4	30.4	5.4	8.8	1.8	0.7	9.0	20.1	44.9	3.7	10.0	36.7	8.7	10.1	85.8	61.9	0.6	4.8	4.4	2,551	2,191	389	630	126	50	315	169	+527
4	James Harden J. Harden	105.5	2011-12	OKC	62	31.4	16.8	4.1	3.7	1.0	0.2	5.0	10.1	49.1	1.8	4.7	39.0	5.0	6.0	84.6	66.0	0.5	3.6	2.2	1,946	1,044	252	229	62	15	137	150	+367
5	James Harden J. Harden	106.2	2012-13	HOU	78	38.3	25.9	4.9	5.8	1.8	0.5	7.5	17.1	43.8	2.3	6.2	36.8	8.6	10.2	85.1	60.0	0.8	4.1	3.8	2,985	2,023	379	455	142	38	295	178	+197
6	James Harden J. Harden	107.2	2013-14	HOU	73	38.0	25.4	4.7	6.1	1.6	0.4	7.5	16.5	45.6	2.4	6.6	36.6	7.9	9.1	86.6	61.8	0.8	3.9	3.6	2,777	1,851	344	446	115	29	265	177	+409
7	James Harden J. Harden	107.3	2016-17	HOU	81	36.4	29.1	8.1	11.2	1.5	0.5	8.3	18.9	44.0	3.2	9.3	34.7	9.2	10.9	84.7	61.3	1.2	7.0	5.7	2,947	2,356	659	907	121	38	464	215	+425
8	James Harden J. Harden	107.9	2010-11	OKC	82	26.7	12.2	3.1	2.1	1.1	0.3	3.6	8.3	43.6	1.4	4.0	34.9	3.5	4.2	84.3	59.8	0.5	2.6	1.3	2,189	998	255	176	92	24	106	207	+210
9	James Harden J. Harden	108.0	2018-19	HOU	78	36.8	36.1	6.6	7.5	2.0	0.7	10.8	24.5	44.2	4.8	13.2	36.8	9.7	11.0	87.9	61.6	0.8	5.8	5.0	2,867	2,818	518	586	158	58	387	244	+357
10	James Harden J. Harden	108.1	2015-16	HOU	82	38.1	29.0	6.1	7.5	1.7	0.6	8.7	19.7	43.9	2.9	8.0	35.9	8.8	10.2	86.0	59.8	0.8	5.3	4.6	3,125	2,376	501	612	139	51	374	229	+125
11	James Harden J. Harden	108.4	2019-20	HOU	68	36.5	34.3	6.6	7.5	1.8	0.9	9.9	22.3	44.4	4.4	12.4	35.5	10.2	11.8	86.5	62.6	1.0	5.5	4.5	2,483	2,335	446	512	125	60	308	227	+287
12	James Harden J. Harden	110.0	2024-25	LAC	79	35.3	22.8	5.8	8.7	1.5	0.7	6.7	16.4	41.0	3.0	8.5	35.2	6.4	7.3	87.4	58.2	0.7	5.1	4.3	2,789	1,802	456	687	118	55	341	162	+344
13	James Harden J. Harden	111.2	2021-22	TOT	65	37.2	22.0	7.7	10.3	1.3	0.6	6.3	15.3	41.0	2.3	6.9	33.0	7.2	8.2	87.7	58.3	0.8	6.8	4.4	2,419	1,432	500	667	82	36	284	153	+173
14	James Harden J. Harden	112.3	2020-21	TOT	44	36.6	24.6	7.9	10.8	1.2	0.8	7.8	16.7	46.6	2.8	7.6	36.2	6.3	7.3	86.1	61.8	0.8	7.1	4.0	1,609	1,083	348	475	53	33	177	99	+102
15	James Harden J. Harden	113.2	2022-23	PHI	58	36.8	21.0	6.1	10.7	1.2	0.5	6.4	14.5	44.1	2.8	7.2	38.5	5.4	6.2	86.7	60.7	0.7	5.4	3.4	2,135	1,216	354	618	71	31	195	112	+277
16	James Harden J. Harden	115.6	2023-24	LAC	72	34.3	16.6	5.1	8.5	1.1	0.8	4.9	11.4	42.8	2.6	6.8	38.1	4.2	4.8	87.8	61.2	0.5	4.7	2.6	2,470	1,192	369	614	77	57	185	127	+291
17	James Harden J. Harden	118.7	2025-26	LAC	39	35.8	26.1	4.8	8.1	1.3	0.4	7.5	17.6	42.6	3.1	9.0	34.2	8.0	8.9	89.7	60.5	0.6	4.2	3.5	1,395	1,016	186	315	50	14	138	77	+3

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3	Nuggets	29	14	.674	6.5
4	Timberwolves	27	16	.628	8.5
5	Rockets	25	15	.625	9.0
6	Lakers	25	16	.610	9.5
7	Suns	26	17	.605	9.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 1/20	SAS	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Thu 1/22	HOU	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Fri 1/23	HOU	@	DET	7:00 PM
Mon 1/26	MEM	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Wed 1/28	SAS	@	HOU	9:30 PM

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Final

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PPG Leaders

33.3

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31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

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RPG Leaders

12.2

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11.4

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11.0

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2,127.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,035.4

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2,133.5

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Dončić

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Worst Record ATS

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1	Pistons	31	10	.756
2	Celtics	26	16	.619	5.5
3	Knicks	25	18	.581	7.0
4	Raptors	25	19	.568	7.5
5	76ers	23	18	.561	8.0
6	Magic	23	19	.548	8.5
7	Cavaliers	24	20	.545	8.5
8	Heat	22	21	.512	10.0
9	Bulls	20	22	.476	11.5
10	Hawks	20	25	.444	13.0
11	Bucks	18	24	.429	13.5
12	Hornets	16	27	.372	16.0
13	Nets	12	29	.293	19.0
14	Wizards	10	32	.238	21.5
15	Pacers	10	34	.227	22.5

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1	Thunder	36	8	.818
2	Spurs	30	13	.698	5.5
3	Nuggets	29	14	.674	6.5
4	Timberwolves	27	16	.628	8.5
5	Rockets	25	15	.625	9.0
6	Lakers	25	16	.610	9.5
7	Suns	26	17	.605	9.5
8	Warriors	25	19	.568	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	22	22	.500	14.0
10	Clippers	19	23	.452	16.0
11	Grizzlies	18	23	.439	16.5
12	Mavericks	18	26	.409	18.0
13	Jazz	14	29	.326	21.5
14	Kings	12	31	.279	23.5
15	Pelicans	10	35	.222	26.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 12/22	DET	@	SAC	136-127
Mon 12/22	HOU	@	LAC	108-128
Wed 12/24	CLE	@	NYK	124-126
Wed 12/24	SAS	@	OKC	117-102
Wed 12/24	DAL	@	GSW	116-126

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Tue 1/20	PHX	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Tue 1/20	LAC	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Tue 1/20	SAS	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Tue 1/20	MIN	@	UTA	9:00 PM
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