I know from watching other players that they have great games by getting to the line and getting to the rim.
I've always been a guy to try to create contact; create scoring opportunities based off the free throw line and being aggressive in that way.
I think that I can get into the paint anytime I want to. What I have learned is that when I do get into the paint, I do have options.
What is the best thing you can do in a close game? Drive to the basket and put pressure on the defense! Not jack up jump shots
Looking at myself, I'm a center, I'm 275 pounds, I'm taking hard fouls, making decisions where 'nothing easy' is my favorite. Sometimes in the middle, sometimes you get screened, sometimes it's an illegal screen, and that stuff is part of the game.
I'm attacking the basket more. Because I'm more comfortable on the line, that's an area I want to get to.
Instead of me going out and having eight shot attempts with six 3s, let me see if I can have just four 3s and attack the basket and try to get fouls and rebound better.
Harden throws his body around a lot and is a master at drawing fouls. It could be considered borderline flopping sometimes, but he's a vet who knows how to get to the line.
He's a great shot-blocker. So once you go in there, you've got to either get into his body and get an and-one, or you've got to drive and kick. It's not all about trying to force the shot over a shot-blocker like Nerlens Noel. You've got to kick it.
