No Kardashian, no playoff problems.

That appears to be the mantra James Harden is following this year, as the No. 1-seeded Houston Rockets surge to the second round of the NBA playoffs. After cutting ties from Khloé Kardashian in 2016, the 28-year-old MVP front-runner, who endured a mediocre season the same year as the ill-fated romance, has found another lady love to cheer him on, R&B singer Ashanti.

“James Harden put Ashanti up at a Houston hotel, then she sat with his family at the game and he bought her flowers,” a source close to Harden told Terez Owens. “They are 100% in a relationship.”

Ashanti, 37, who split from rapper Nelly in 2012, posted several snaps and videos to her Instagram story on Wednesday, as the Rockets topped the Minnesota Timberwolves 122-104, winning their first-round series 4-1.

Harden has yet to go public with his rumored new gal pal. It appears he’s changed his tune since dating Kardashian, 33, in 2015. Speaking with Sports Illustrated last year, Harden said he felt the eyes on him during the high-profile relationship.

“I wasn’t uncomfortable, but it wasn’t me. I don’t need pictures of myself when I’m driving my car,” Harden said at the time. “Who cares? What shoes am I wearing? Who cares? Where am I eating? Who cares? It was unnecessary stuff that I think trickled down to my teammates. I had to eliminate that.”

Harden was first linked to Ashanti earlier this month, according to Sports Gossip.com.