In the midst of all the calls, Harden finally made his debut in Philadelphia, and for the media and fans who are looking forward to seeing Harden's gorgeous turn, it is clear that they have finally got their wish. Compared with the struggle before leaving the Nets, in this game, Harden put on the Philadelphia jersey and once again played an MVP-level performance, which made people sigh. Maybe his poor form is just the result of his negative mentality of wanting to leave the team, but it doesn't matter anymore.
Harden made a stunning debut
In the away game against the Timberwolves, embiid's feud with Towns became less important, and almost all of the focus was on Harden. In the end, Harden started and played 35 minutes and 09 seconds, shooting 7 of 12, 5 of 7 from three points, 8 of 9 from the free throw line, and cut 27 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists.
How efficient is this data? Shooting 58.3 percent from the field, 71.4 percent from three-point range, 88.9 percent from the free throws, 79.2 percent from effective range, and 84.6 percent from true range, think back, how long have we not seen Harden play like this? He only made 2 mistakes in the whole game, and 0 mistakes in the first three quarters! That's what Harden made his debut, and it's hard to come up with words other than stunning and perfect.
6 key stats were ranked first in the team
In this game, Harden ranked first in the team with a total of 6 key statistics, reflecting the role and value of this new signing to the team:
1. The playing time was 35 minutes and 09 seconds, the second Maxi played 32 minutes and 09 seconds, 3 minutes less than Harden, and Embiid was third in 31 minutes and 21 seconds.
Harden, who was used to the role of model workers in the Rockets and Nets, came to the Nets as well. Originally, his playing time should have been around 32 minutes, but in the final 2 minutes and 50 seconds of the second quarter, when the Timberwolves chased him to only 3 points, the elder Rivers had to send him back to the court, and Harden also lived up to the trust, directing a wave of 14-1 to crush the opponent's hopes of counterattack.
2, assists 12 times the team first, once again showed his strength as a top organization passer, and the team assisted second Harris, only 4 times.
In terms of assists, Harden seamlessly replaced Ben Simmons' position, and more importantly, Harden's 12 assists, 5 passed to Embiid, this is only their first cooperation, as the two cooperate more and more tacitly, Harden and Embiid's blocking and dismantling cooperation, flickering will make defenders feel collapsed.
3. Three-point shots 7 times, ranking first in the whole team;
4, three-point shooting is 5 times, ranking first in the team, although sending Sescuri makes the outside world worry that Philadelphia is missing an outside shooter, but when Harden can maintain such a state, why can't he bring a fatal blow to the opponent from outside the 3-point line?
5, plus-minus +35 team first, when Harden was on the floor, Philadelphia beat the Timberwolves by 35 points, this is Harden's role on the court, and the second team Embiid and Maxi, their plus-minus is only +25!
The debut broke the record of 56 years in the history of the team
It is worth mentioning that Harden scored 27 points and 12 assists with just 12 shots in this game, making him the first player in Philadelphia history to be able to get this statistic with just 12 or fewer shots in the game since Chamberlain in 1966.
Just arrived in Philadelphia's first game, it broke the record of 56 years of team history, and it is still a record held by the ancient god beast Chamberlain, it is conceivable that Harden will next write his name on the Philadelphia record list.
After the game, there were US media tips, Harden's first game, he equaled Ben Simmons career 3-point shooting, Ben Simmons during his time in Philadelphia, a total of 34 three-point shots 5-
He was praised after the game
Harden's performances attracted countless praise and emotions after the game. And the speeches of head coachEs sr. Rivers and Embiid are perhaps the most representative.
Asked if the team was going to get any better, The Elder Rivers was a bit "complacent" and said, "No, that's already good"! Indeed, when the game is played like this, what else can you ask for? If you say it is not good enough, is it to accuse the team members of not playing hard enough?
When talking about his first cooperation with Harden, Embiid sighed: "This is probably the biggest vacancy I have in my career", a game has turned Embiid into a "Denbuki", you can imagine how satisfied and admired he is with the new teammate who replaced Ben Simmons.
Of course, this is only a game after all, and it remains to be seen whether this state can be continued. But obviously, whether it is Harden's personal competitive state, the degree of tacit understanding with his teammates, or the coexistence with Embiid, there is almost a preliminary conclusion, Harden's integration into the Philadelphia system, is not a problem at all.