James Harden has finally come alive. After two consecutive letdown performances, the Cleveland Cavaliers star guard put his team on his back and led the Cavs to a 115-107 takedown of the reigning NBA champions, New York Knicks, on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden in New York.

The former NBA Most Valuable Player Harden led all scorers in the game with 32 points on 8-for-15 shooting from the field. He made five of his seven attempts from behind the arc and hit nine of his 11 tries from the foul line. He added four assists and two rebounds, plus two steals in 33 minutes of action.

The 37-year-old Harden had played underwhelmingly in the previous two games, scoring just 18 points on 5-for-119 shooting over that stretch. That includes his seven-point effort in a 109-97 Cavs loss at home to the Knicks over the weekend, so this bounce-back performance from the future Basketball Hall of Famer must feel good not just for him, but for the Cavs and the team’s fans.

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Harden entered the Knicks game with season averages of 15.3 pknoints, 5.7 assists and 4.8 rebounds per outing. He is not producing at an elite level like he used to, but the former Arizona State Sun Devils star is still very much capable of providing big numbers on any given night.

However, Harden didn’t have to do it all by himself against the Knicks, as Donovan Mitchell came away with 23 points on 8-for-15 shooting from th floor. Tyrese Proctor and Meleek Thomas also gave Cleveland a big boost, combining for 29 points off the bench.