Harden made his debut against the Timberwolves, and after joining the 76ers, he finally came out. This time Harden wore the No. 1 jersey and staged a big explosion. Harden swept away the previous slump in the Nets and played very aggressively. Led by him and Embiid, the 76ers also pulled away early and won easily. Harden managed to get 27 points, 8 boards and 12 assists, 7 of 12 shooting, 5 of 7 three-pointers, 9 free throws and 8 of 9 free throws, and almost got a triple-double. Harden returned to the top of the game, the third quarter scoring champion returned, and Embiid also scored 34 points and 10 boards.
This is the familiar Harden! It's been a long time since I've seen Harden like this. Harden played the style of a three-time scoring champion in this battle, although he has not yet fully exerted his strength, but he has shown excellent scoring methods. Harden first played more aggressively, pounding the basket many times, causing a lot of fouls and getting a lot of free throw opportunities. Secondly, Harden also found a feel on the outside, hitting a few three-pointers, and the efficiency was good. And more importantly, Harden played more proactively, and was willing to run to give himself the opportunity to get an empty seat. Such a Harden is undoubtedly the Harden that the 76ers want to see the most!
Harden has been criticized a lot this season, when he was at the Nets, Harden did not play well, trapped by injuries and other willingness, Harden could not let go of the play, scoring a little afraid. The inside line cannot burst in, the outside line is also difficult to throw, and there are many mistakes. However, after coming to the 76ers this time, Harden has made great progress and swept away the previous downturn. Like at the beginning of the game, Harden is to break through the inside score, play 2+1, and see the familiar 2+1 score. And Harden played more proactively, not only hitting three points, but even playing 3+1, such a Harden has not seen for a long time, right?
The chemistry between Harden and Embiid is also good, and there is a lot of cooperation between the two. For example, Embiid has blocked Harden many times, after the two people block and dismantle, the opponent will become unable to defend, whether it is to pack Embiid, or to pack Harden, if you separate the defense, the single person can not defend. So after Embiid and Harden block and dismantle, there are often many opportunities that make it difficult for opponents to defend, and both cups are poison, how to choose this? So you can see that Embiid and Harden are playing very comfortably, and both of them have played efficiently.
When the 76ers didn't have Harden, Embiid needed to organize the offense and send a lot of defense. But it's tiring to play like this! And Embiid is an inside line after all, so he relies too much on him. Now that Harden has arrived, the situation is different, Harden is very willing to pass the ball and give a lot of assists. With Harden in charge of organizing the offense, Embiid can focus more on offense and defense and not be as tired as before. And harden came to the 76ers, not as tired as in the Nets, Harden used to be in the Nets, even need to defend people on the inside, now there are Embiid and Sable and other people, Harden defense This weakness is perfectly supplemented.
The Nets are sorry, and the familiar Harden is back. Seeing harden play so well, fans also ridiculed, and some fans complained: "Nets: Where to download the anti-fraud APP?" "Nets: I'll call the police anymore", "The Nets are going to call the police". It can also be seen from this game that the Nets did delay Harden, he sacrificed a lot when he was with the Nets, gave up a lot of ball rights, and could not play at his own pace. After coming to the 76ers, Harden could let go of the fight.