MVP Candidate James Harden Talks Importance of Team Chemistry

http://www.vladtv.com - Look, you either have to be a regular basketball fan, or just a fool not to notice that the Beard has been on a MVP-like campaign throughout the season. Harden, who has silenced many critics and haters throughout social media, deserves 100% of the credit for carrying a Houston Rockets team without their All-Star big man Dwight Howard into the top 3 of the West.

Although Dwight made his return during the week, Harden put up an impressive 50 point game performance vs. the Sacramento Kings, which as far as history goes with the Rockets, puts him in a class with Rockets all-time greats like Hakeem Olajuwon and Elvin Hayes.

James didn't slow down against the state-division rivals, Dallas Mavericks, as his team came up with a huge victory. The Beard, who heard some MVP chants from the Mavericks crowd while he was at the line in the 4th quarter, used those as fuel in the team's biggest run.

In this footage, Harden praises his team for remaining aggressive throughout the adversity and praises his team's defensive ability versus one of the NBA's most elite offensive squads.

Although Harden gave much praise to the Mavericks, he also patted his team on the back for their incredible defensive job on Monta Ellis, most especially down the stretch, which was very clutch and something he thinks the team can build on going forward.

James also talks about how important team chemistry will play for his Rockets team, considering the fact they are now getting healthy (Beverly excluded), and cleaning up some poor fundamental basketball traits from the past.

Big props to hollywoodcold85 (https://twitter.com/hollywoodcold85) for the footage!