On February 20, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued. At the moment, the league is in the All-Star Game stage, most players can take a good rest, and teams need to make an adjustment. After all, after the All-Star Game, it's time to go all out and take a shot at the championship. It was a major challenge for the Philadelphia 76ers, Rivers said in an interview: "I don't have time to rest and be fully prepared for Harden's return." According to Woj, Harden will return after the All-Star Game.
According to the TNT reporter, in order to let Harden recover as soon as possible, 76 people specially invited a specialist with hamstring injuries to follow Harden for treatment 24 hours. So, this time the recovery process will be thorough. Just today, former NBA stars Garnett and Pierce mentioned in a show that Harden + Embiid is not the new version of the OK combination, and it will take time to verify. 76ers 3 wins in a row? Harden made his debut to rush 30+ triple-doubles, Xinke 3 points Wang Hugging The Emperor, and the 1st in the East.
Harden made his debut to rush 30+ triple-doubles
Before the All-Star Game, the 76ers won at home with the Bucks, an exciting win. According to Woj's report, in the 76ers' away game against the Timberwolves, Harden will wear the No. 1 shirt and team up with the Emperor. Wolves aren't a good stubble, and they're struggling to get a place in the playoffs. Therefore, Harden's debut journey will not be easy, but a difficult game. Edwards did not play in the rookie game, just to let his body recover as soon as possible and enter the next sprint stage.
It has attracted much attention and questioned. Harden's debut battle must impact the brilliant data of 30 points + triple-doubles. The first is 30 points, which is not a big difficulty, in order to prove that he is still the league's number one shooting guard, bearded to reopen his arsenal. The second is the triple-double stats, which are also very promising, and it is easy to reach 10 assists, and the number of rebounds is not difficult. In the starting lineup, there are no rebounders except Embiid.
Xinke 3 points king hugging the emperor
Just today, Timberwolves center Towns won this year's All-Star Game three-point contest. It's a supreme honor for a center forward. This season, Towns averaged 24.4 points, 9.7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 1.1 blocks per game, shooting 52.2 percent from the field and 40.9 percent from three-point range. From this point of view, Towns is really one of the best three-point shooting players in the new generation of interior players.
Of course, 76ers center Embiid is also an offensive master, eating inside and outside. Contributions per game this season: 29.6 points, 11.2 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1 steal, 1.4 blocks, shooting 49.5% from the field and 36.9% from three-point range. New 3 point king Downs, once with Embiid hugging the scene is still vivid, now the two people meet again, will not compete for the three-point projection ability? Then again, the play of these 2 centers will directly determine the trend of this game.
There is a play in the 1st place in the east
After a game against the Timberwolves, the 76ers will play the Knicks on the road. Not surprisingly, Harden + the Emperor will combine to win 3 consecutive games and lead the team to continue to improve the ranking. As of now, the 76ers' record is 35 wins and 23 losses, just 2.5 wins away from the First Heat in the East, and there is every hope of hitting the throne of the First Place in the East. According to the US media "FW", the 76ers' starting 5 Tigers will be: Maxi, Harden, Sable, Harris, Embiid. Such a starting lineup has both offensive and defensive aspects, with few weaknesses.
With 24 games left, the pressure on the 76ers is also enormous, which is why Rivers is afraid to rest. Finding tacit understanding as soon as possible and establishing a good chemical reaction may be more important than competing for the first place.