The landlord’s donkey! The 36-year-old Harden has averaged 38 minutes per game so far this month.

In the NBA regular season, the Clippers lost to the Celtics 118-121. Harden played 37 minutes in this campaign, making 9 of 22 shots, 5 of 11 three-pointers, 14 of 15 free throws, scoring a game-high 37 points, plus 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal.

Since November, Harden has played an astonishing amount of time. He played 39 minutes and 8 seconds against the Pelicans and scored 24 points, 5 rebounds and 14 assists on 8-of-19 shooting. He played 38 minutes and 50 seconds against the Heat and scored 29 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists on 8-for-15 shooting. He played 30 minutes and 6 seconds against the Thunder, scoring 25 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists on 7-for-17 shooting. He played 40 points against the Suns. He played 37 seconds and scored 13 points and 13 assists on 4 of 15 shots. He played 38 minutes and 45 seconds against the Hawks and scored 35 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists on 12 of 23 shots. He played 29 minutes and 46 seconds against the Nuggets and scored 23 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists on 6 of 15 shots. In the last game against the Mavericks, he played 51 minutes and 3 seconds and scored 41 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists on 13 of 25 shots.

So far this month, Harden has played an average of 38 minutes per game.