James Harden and Chris Paul will play together just fine in Houston if Monday’s (AEDT) Drew League game was any indication.
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The two All-Stars vaulted their Drew League team LAUNFD (pronounced "L.A. Unified") into the playoffs with an 83-81 win over Home Town Favorites — a team loaded with current NBA players Jordan Bell, Delon Wright and Tim Hardaway Jr.
Harden finished with 27 points, 12 rebounds, six assists and two steals, while Paul finished with 13 points, 10 assists and this highlight 3-pointer.
. @cp3 was in his bag during his debut at #thedrew today. More 🎥 and 📸 from a historic close to the 2017 regular season coming soon! pic.twitter.com/g4MDYF5VHf
— Drew League (@DrewLeague) July 31, 2017
It was a capacity crowd in the Los Angeles gym as NBA players DeMar DeRozan, Nick Young and Julius Randle played earlier in the day.
"There were hundreds of people outside waiting, coming and going because they couldn't get in," Drew League commissioner Chaniel Smiley told ESPN.com . "Today's crowd had to be on my top-two list."
Paul is now eligible to play with LAUNFD in the Drew League playoffs. The team also features Rockets guard Bobby Brown, former NBA player Pooh Jeter and the top high school player in the class of 2018, Marvin Bagley III.