Who is more capable of scoring in Harden and Kobe? Three-winning Score King VS 81 points in a single game

Harden renewed his contract with the Clippers this summer. He was once called "the best scorer in scoring ability", so what if he compares with Kobe? Harden's scoring was mainly concentrated in the Rockets' years. He was no less than Kobe's scorer in three points, but after he transferred to the Nets, his scoring ability has dropped much compared to Kobe.

Harden's scoring ability was developed only in the Rockets. In 2012, he switched from the Thunder to the Rockets, and scored 25.9 points in his first season, and was selected into the All-Star and Best Team, which is the first time for Harden. Since then, Harden has become a dual-season guard with outstanding scoring ability. As his score continued to rise, he also took time to win the assist king. From 2017 to 2019 to 2019 to 2019, he won the scoring champion for three consecutive seasons, and in his strongest year he scored 36.1 points.

However, since leaving the Rockets, Harden's scoring ability has begun to decline. From the Nets to the Sixers to the Clippers, his average score per game hovered around 20 points. The lowest time was in the 2023-24 season, with only averaging 16.6 points per game.

Kobe's scoring has been scoring 20+ points in the following 14 seasons. The 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons were Kobe's peak. He scored twice and scored the highest score was 35.4 points. He also created a miracle of 81 points in a single game (Harden's highest was 61 points). During that time, there were endless records about Kobe's scores.

Harden and Kobe scored a big difference. Kobe made 7.4 free throws in his career, with only one free throw (10) and hits (8.7) ranked first in the league. Harden is not the case. Although he only made 8.2 free throws in his career, that's because he has reduced free throws in recent seasons. At the height of the Rockets, he ranked first in the league in free throws and hits in seven seasons. The most exaggerated time was in the 2019-20 season (11.8 free throws and 10.2 free throws). Harden's "one point" is really amazing.

Harden's scoring ability was not as good as Kobe's at his peak, but the two had different playing styles, Kobe's playing style was more pleasing; in terms of scoring ability throughout his career, Kobe was stronger than Harden. This is mainly due to the different environments of the two. Kobe is more specialized in scoring, and Harden also needs to take into account the organization.

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