Not going to lie... I just abused Jordan to win the tournament. I find playing the CPU incredibly boring so I just finished it as easily as possible. Scored over 50 with Jordan every game and won each one by double digits.
The final game they had Wall, Kobe, D12, and several other stars... but it was actually the easiest one. One game they absolutely WENT OFF from downtown and made 17 (!!) 3 balls.
Regarding the Harden, I can't for the life of me figure out why his layup attributes are so poor. His shooting is incredible, but he's subpar at everything else.