TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 New Year's Party 5 CHAPTER 2 Early Life 11 CHAPTER 3 Sixth Man 17 CHAPTER 4 Rocket Man 23 At a Glance Map 28 Focus on James Harden 30 Glossary 31 To Learn More 32 Index 32
CHAPTER 1 NEW YEAR’S PARTY It was New Year’s Eve and James Harden was having a party The star guard was all over the court His Houston Rockets were taking on the New York Knicks in a 2016 regular-season battle Harden took control of the game early He made powerful drives to the basket He hit finesse shots from long distance Harden launches a three-pointer over Knicks guard Derrick Rose 5