Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden hit a major career milestone while playing against one of his former teams on Monday night. With his point production in the first half of the game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Harden eclipsed 28,000 career points.

The front office has failed Harden by putting this roster around him. Kawhi Leonard has failed Harden by not being able to stay healthy. And now Ty Lue is failing Harden by not finding ways to make things easier for the star point guard. The Clippers are wasting an elite James Harden season, and he has every right to be furious.

Harden produced 28 points (7-25 FG, 2-12 3Pt, 12-12 FT), six rebounds, five assists, one steal and two blocks in 37 minutes during Monday's 110-108 loss to the 76ers.

James Harden scored four of his 10 overtime points in the second extra period and finished with season highs of 41 points and 14 rebounds, along with 11 assists, as the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Dallas Mavericks 133-127 in an NBA Cup game.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/clippers/onsi as Clippers Can't Afford to Put So Much on James Harden Every Night.

Against the Boston Celtics, Harden was in his bag of tricks when he dropped Payton Pritchard on a crossover move.