On February 16, Beijing time, Harden made his first appearance at the Philadelphia home stadium, and he did not expect to witness a one-sided move. In the fourth quarter of the game, the 76ers trailed by 51 points at one point. Harden was also wildly ridiculed, interestingly, twice a week to witness the team being blown up by the Celtics.
Because of the hamstring injury, Harden will need to wait until the All-Star before making a comeback. Still, Harden, who made his first appearance at the 76ers' home stadium, drew wild cheers from fans.
Harden dressed in a trendy outfit, sat on the sidelines and watched the game. The clothes on his body were ridiculed by the famous mouths, and the tailor was not finished yet, so he was in a hurry to put them on.
Facing the Celtics, who have won eight straight, the 76ers are rather slow and hot, and the opponent started the game with a wave of 16-7. The Celtics duo of Brown and Tatum exploded, quickly widening the points gap to double digits. In the second quarter of the game, the two led the team to further widen the point difference.
With 6:39 left in the second quarter, Brown hit a three-pointer, and the Celtics shot 10-of-13 from three-point range, with the 76ers defensively in vain, and the Celtics led by as many as 24 points. Embiid scored consecutive points to help the team close some points, but they were still 17 points behind in the first half.
Unexpectedly, when the halftime came back, the 76ers collapsed directly. In the final moments of the third quarter, Tatum hit a three-pointer and the 76ers trailed by as many as 45 points. That's already the biggest trailing point difference for the 76ers this season. Harden, who watched from the sidelines, was expressionless and no longer had the ease and pleasure of the opening.
However, there are 3 minutes and 34 seconds left in the third quarter, the sidelines are timed, and Harden and Embiid actively communicate. It seems that the big score behind has made Harden already feel a sense of urgency.
Heartwarmingly, Harden has seen the team being blown up by the Celtics twice a week. On Tuesday, the Celtics beat the Nets 126-91. Now, they've beaten up another 76 in Philadelphia. Moreover, in the second half of the game, Philadelphia fans on the sidelines even booed and complained about the team's performance. The US media is also madly ridiculing Harden, it seems that he is ready to trade away from the team again. In the fourth quarter of the game, the Celtics continued to hang the 76ers, who at one point led by 51 points, and the 76ers once again set a new record of the season's biggest point difference. Is Harden really right? That's a big question mark.