NBA: 10 best games of James Harden's 2017-18 season

#2 Against the Utah Jazz, 5th November 2017

Stat line: 56 points and 13 assists on 76.0% shooting (7-of-8 on 3's)

While talking about the Jazz in a previous slide, we discussed their surge in the second half of the season. Something we forgot to mention then, was the team's spectacular defense, led by center Rudy Gobert but Harden can't seem to notice defenses, especially this season. Their defensive rating for the season is second-best (101.6), only behind the Boston Celtics.

Back in November, not only did he record a then career-high 56 points, he did it while shooting 76.0% from the field. He missed just one three-pointer (7-of-8) and one free-throw (11-of-12) all game.

The Jazz might not have been at their ultimate best like they were in the second half of the season but in this game, they were at full strength and their defense was in the Top 3. So no excuses and full props to Harden.