Haden Harden made a lot of mistakes, was he unable to control his emotions that led to a high number of mistakes?

Abstract: On December 30, Beijing time, the Rockets lost back-to-back 103-121 to the Wizards and suffered a five-game losing streak. James Harden had a good offense today, but he made 5 turnovers in the first three quarters. He played 29 minutes in the game and scored 20 points and 4 assists. In the context of Chris Paul's comeback today, Harden still has so many turnovers. Perhaps he should really reflect on and control his turnovers.

At 8 minutes and 16 seconds of the first quarter, the Rockets took the lead 10-7. However, Harden made a pass error at a critical moment and Wall intercepted the ball and directly counterattacked and scored. The Rockets' lead was reduced to 1 point. At 4 minutes and 30 seconds into the first quarter, Harden made another pass error. After Wall stole the ball, he rushed to the frontcourt and received a pass from Otto Porter for a layup. The Wizards took the lead 18-12. Mistakes are inherently bad, and Harden's mistakes are even more terrifying.

After Harden made this kind of passing error, not only was his opponent easily counterattacked and scored, but it also greatly hurt the morale of the team, and the team became more and more unsatisfactory. The Rockets played the Wizards today on the road, and it was back-to-back road games. They just played the Celtics yesterday and were defeated by their opponents by 26 points. The team's morale was already low. If Harden makes such a low-level passing error again, it can easily affect the enthusiasm of the whole team. The problem of turnovers is already a very serious problem for Harden, and he needs to face it. During the Rockets' five-game losing streak, Harden averaged 5.6 turnovers per game, with more than 5 turnovers in 4 games and 8 turnovers in 2 games. This is a very scary number of turnovers. Among these mistakes, some are completely avoidable by Harden. Sometimes he plays too hastily.

On December 23, Beijing time, when the Rockets were reversed by the Clippers 118-128, Harden made 8 turnovers in the game, 2 of which were offensive fouls. Among these two offensive fouls, one was when Harden rode on Evans during the offense and pinned the opponent and was called for an offensive foul. The other was when Harden pushed Evans away twice during the offense. The second time he pushed Being called for an offensive foul, these two mistakes were fatal to the Rockets. Harden also made some mistakes that could have been avoided, namely his careless passing mistakes. Harden sometimes takes too long to prepare when passing the ball, and it is easy for defenders to judge his passing route and then intercept the ball directly. If Harden pays a little attention to a ball like this, he can avoid it. After the opponent sees through it, he can choose not to pass the ball, or pass it to another player.

Summary: In fact, Harden’s turnovers have been at a high level in the past few seasons. Starting from the 2014-15 season, he averaged more than 4 turnovers per game. In the 2016-17 season, the average turnovers per game reached a terrifying level. 5.7 times. In the 2017-18 season, Harden averaged 32.5 points, 9.2 assists, 5.2 rebounds per game, and averaged 4.5 turnovers per game. Harden's many mistakes in the regular season may not have a particularly big impact, but if he makes such mistakes in the playoffs, it may affect the Rockets' prospects.