By ADAM ZAGORIA
With his career-high tying 61-point outburst against the Spurs on Friday, James Harden outscored seven NCAA Tournament teams:
Iowa State – 59
VCU – 58
Northern Kentucky – 57
Gardner Webb – 56
Georgia State – 55
Wisconsin – 54
Saint Louis – 52
Utah State scored 61 in a loss to Washington, so Harden had as many or more points than eight NCAA Tournament teams.
In his last two games, he’s scored 118 points.
Highest scoring games in the NBA this season:
James Harden: 61
James Harden: 61
Kemba Walker: 60
James Harden: 58
James Harden: 58
James Harden: 57
James Harden: 57— Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) March 23, 2019
James Harden tied his career-high in points in a win against the Spurs ? pic.twitter.com/0YrsPgEx9k
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 23, 2019
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