James Harden sounds off on teammate Chris Paul not getting an All-Star bid

James “The Beard” Harden isn’t very happy on how the All-Star voting went down in regards to his teammate Chris Paul.

And he makes a good case.

Harden scored 25 points and had 13 assists to help lead the Houston Rockets over the Dallas Mavericks 104-97 Wednesday night at the American Airlines Center. Paul had 12 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals.

Harden was voted in as a starter for the Western Conference in next month’s All-Star Game. He’s the only Rockets representative.

After the game, Harden made a case for Paul being an All-Star this season.

“(We have the) second best overall record (34-12) in the NBA, (we are) number two in the best conference in the league, and he averages 19 (points) and 9 assists. What are we rewarding?,” Harden said. “We are winning and he is putting up the numbers. It is no question. Obviously, we have a lot of depth on this team, but I am not doing it out there by myself. He is controlling the games as well.

“When I was out, did you see the show he was putting on? Did you see what he was doing the past couple of games? I mean, I don’t know what we are rewarding now.”

This story was originally published January 25, 2018 at 12:19 PM with the headline "James Harden sounds off on teammate Chris Paul not getting an All-Star bid."