{"id":107300,"date":"2024-11-16T14:32:53","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T19:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=107300"},"modified":"2024-11-16T14:32:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T19:32:53","slug":"rockets-james-harden-ray-allen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/11\/16\/rockets-james-harden-ray-allen\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockets Intentionally Hold James Harden Back from Ray Allen Achievement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stephen Curry<\/a>, James Harden<\/a>, and Ray Allen<\/a>\u00a0are the names you often hear associated with the three-point revolution of the NBA. Friday night, Harden was four threes away from tying Ray Allen<\/a> for second most threes all time before heading to Houston. The Los Angeles Clippers faced the Houston Rockets in their first NBA Cup game of the season. It would have been a storybook achievement for Harden to mark his major achievement in the same building where he hit most of those threes. However, Ime Udoka<\/a> and the Rockets had other plans, it seems.<\/p>\n

Rockets Intentionally Hold James Harden Back from Ray Allen Achievement<\/h2>\n

Harden started the game hot, making three of his first six three-point shot attempts in the first quarter. Following this, Amen Thompson<\/a>, Tari Eason<\/a>, and Dillon Brooks<\/a> seemed to activate their defensive bests. Blocks steals, and all the grunt work helped Houston\u00a0Harden to only a tie with Ray Allen’s record.<\/p>\n

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Safe to say the Rockets knew James Harden was four threes away from moving into second place and made it a point for it not to happen tonight.<\/p>\n

\u201cHappy to hold him to that here and let him celebrate here\u201d pic.twitter.com\/NenKifnwjt<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Lachard Binkley (@BinkleyHoops) November 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n