On February 26, Beijing time, the NBA regular season, the 76ers beat the Timberwolves 133-102, Harden made his debut, got 27 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists, bombed two double-doubles, and seamless integration, and Embiid has a tacit understanding of cooperation, but also led the team's attack, perfect!
As the NBA's heaviest trade this year, Harden came to the 76ers after swapping with Ben Simmons, but he never played due to injury and missed the All-Star Game. But today, bearded man finally returned with his debut for the 76ers.
Before the game, Harden posted praising Philadelphia for feeling like home and "coming home." However, it is easy to talk about it, and when it comes to the court, whether he can quickly integrate and form a good chemical reaction with Embiid is the key to success.
Although it is the 76ers debut, people's expectations for Harden are still very high. Because of his Rockets debut, he exploded with 37 points and 12 assists; the Nets debut, it was a triple-double that contributed 32 points, 12 rebounds and 14 assists! Both debuts were 30+12, and he was also the first man in history.
So how did it fare today? Harden started and scored the first point of his 76ers career with a 2+1. However, in the first quarter, he only had 2 shots, 1 shot, plus 3 free throws, and 6 points.
In the second quarter, Dengo took a breakout from Tobias Harris and hit a three-pointer from the bottom line, his first three-pointer in the 76ers. Bearded is in good shape, shooting 2 of 2 from three points in the quarter and hitting four free throws to score 11 points in a single quarter and 17 points in the first two quarters!
In the third quarter, Harden easily had 3 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, and has already exploded 20 points. In the fourth quarter, he first scored 3+1, then shot 3 points, scored 7 points, and clocked in early to leave work.
In the whole game, Harden scored a total of 27 points and 8 rebounds, second only to Embiid and Maxi in scoring, and contributed a game-high 12 assists! The plus-minus value reaches +35, which is also the highest.
More importantly, Harden's 12 assists were given to the other 4 starters. Among them, there were 5 assists to Embiid! Maxi received 4 times, Harris 2 times, and Sable 1 time — as soon as bearded man came, he completely activated the 76ers offense.
Embiid gave up 3 assists in the whole game, 1 of which was given to Harden! In other words, the first cooperation between the two superstars has been successfully connected 6 times! It can be said that there is quite a tacit understanding, the future is absolutely promising, who still says that they can not be compatible and coexist?