On the road against the Los Angeles Clippers, the Detroit Pistons knew they had to contain James Harden. With guys like Kawhi Leonard and Norman Powell sidelined for the night. Harden was the clear-cut go-to scorer for Los Angeles.

Although the Detroit Pistons have turned into one of the NBA’s playoff contenders and have an All-Star in Cade Cunningham, they still get a sense that they’ve h

James Harden carried the LA Clippers to a big win over the Detroit Pistons, but coach JB Bickerstaff had sharp response to his big night.

Harden ended up with the eighth 50-point game in franchise history, the first since Lou Williams on Jan. 10, 2018, at Golden State. He joined Williams, Bob McAdoo and World B. Free as the only players in club history with at least four 40-point games in a season.

Prior to Wednesday night, only seven players had scored at least 50 points in a game in NBA history after turning 35 years old: Alex English, Karl Malone, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Jamal

James Harden scored 50 points, his 24th career 50-point game and first with the Clippers, as Los Angeles beat the Detroit Pistons 123-115.