Harden finished with an efficient 17 points on 6-for-9 shooting and a team-high six assists in 31 minutes.
This was clearly not what James Harden envisioned when he imagined his LA Clippers debut at Madison Square Garden on Monday. His new team struggled against the sputtering New York Knicks, falling 111-97. They had 22 turnovers, far more than the 15.2 they're averaging this season. Clippers coach Tyronn Lue waved the white flag with 4:25 left, pulling his starters. That said, there were also a lot of positives.
8 points on 56 percent shooting this season, shot 2-for-11 and finished with just 10 points. Leonard had 18 points, a drop-off from the 23 points he has had through five games. There's no question that it was an off night for the Clippers. But Harden seemed to fit in. If anything, the three-time scoring champion deferred too much considering how efficiently he was playing. Combining four future Hall-of-Famers is a challenging exercise.
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