On February 16, the NBA regular season continued, the Philadelphia 76ers played at home against the Celtics, and finally the 76ers lost 85-137 at home, this game the Celtics took the initiative, establishing a 10-point lead in the first quarter, and widening the point difference to 27 points at the end of the first half. The second half spread continued to widen, with the 76ers trailing by 43 points in the third quarter, and the suspense of winning or losing the game disappeared early. The game lost by 48 points, also creating the biggest loss points difference of the season for the 76ers.
Harden came to the 76ers home to watch the game, and before the game began, Harden rang the home liberty bell, which attracted the cheers of the fans on the scene, and the audience expressed their welcome to Harden in this way. Before the previous trade deadline, Harden defected from the Nets, for which the 76ers paid curry jr. and other powerful players, forming a dual-core partner of Harden and Embiid, but Harden did not play because of injury, according to the official news of the 76ers, Harden will be absent before the All-Star, and will officially miss the 2022 All-Star Weekend.
The 76ers were quickly behind in this game, and when the big score was behind, the camera was also given to Harden, who was blue in the face, and it was obvious that the new owner was in a bad position on the field, and Harden also felt helpless. In particular, he rang the bell before the game, originally thinking that it would bring good luck, but the team suffered a fiasco, which was indeed embarrassing.
Lenovo's current 76ers are not their strongest lineup, so even if they lose the game in the strong dialogue, the next is still worth looking forward to, because Harden and Embiid have not yet merged, they are also called by many people as the "new version of the OK combination", one is good at three-point shooting and passing, the other is the bully of the inside, which is compared to the combination of Harden + Capela, which has been successful that year, the strength has increased significantly. Harden also said in an interview: "When I was ready to leave the Rockets, Philadelphia was my first choice, but this did not happen at the time. Embiid is the league's strongest big player. ”
Of course, harden after coming to Philadelphia also need to run in and deal with injury problems, after all, to the new team, new environment, teammates, team tactics are needed to run, especially the team's tactics and cooperation with Embiid, Harris, Maxi and other people, are need to run through training and games step by step, and strive to be in place before the playoffs, this season will achieve the desired results.
So I also look forward to Harden's return after the All-Star, and strive to have a better chemistry with Embiid, leading the team to the top six in the division, straight to the playoffs, and impacting the championship.