James Harden dominated the Bulls on Saturday night coming up just short of a triple-double in a 42-point performance. While Harden's on-court performance clearly powered the Rockets to the win, he showed off some covert ops skills that got a laugh out of Bulls head coach Jim Boylen.
With the Rockets nursing a 94-77 lead and Boylen offering up some (likely) encouraging words to his team, Harden, with his hands tucked into his jersey, waltzes over right next to Lauri Markkanen and stays until the huddle breaks. Only after the huddle breaks does Boylen give Harden a playful pat on the backside and laugh off the exchange.
It was a lighthearted moment for Boylen in a season that so far, has been bereft of them.
The loss to the Rockets dropped the Bulls to 3-7 on the season, making them one of the