Harden made his case by sparking the Clippers to a 127-117 win that snapped the Bucks’ five-game win streak. Despite that, he’s a longshot to be named an All-Star reserve (who are selected by a vote of the coaches, those choices will be announced Thursday). The West is very deep with quality guards.

Harden’s 40 points power Clippers past Bucks 127-117, snapping Milwaukee’s five-game streak in a dominant display.

James Harden scores 17 of his 40 points in the third quarter and Norman Powell has 33 points in the Clippers' 127-117 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.