James Harden has turned the stepback jumper into an art form, and this one carried extra weight - it was the bucket that moved him into the NBA's top 10 all-time scoring list. With the shot clock winding down in the second quarter, the Clippers' floor general sized up his defender at the elbow. Harden lulls his man to sleep with a deliberate dribble, then creates a canyon of space with his patented stepback before draining the mid-range jumper with a hand in his face. The historic bucket helped The Beard finish with 34 points, 6 assists and 4 steals. · Dec 7, 2025