Before the All-Star Game, the 76ers made a big deal with the Nets, Harden and Simmons swapped owners, Harden's debut in the 76ers attracted the attention of fans, in the 76ers against the Timberwolves, Harden made his debut, with almost perfect state to help the 76ers beat the Timberwolves by 31 points, Harden played 35 minutes, 12 shots hit 7 of them, and had 5 three-pointers, perfectly got 27 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists, the whole game plus or minus as high as 35, only 2 mistakes, A game Harden proved his superstar strength, and the 76ers have Harden directly changed the pattern of the Eastern Conference championship.
From the perspective of the whole game, the 76ers a lot of offense can not be separated from Harden's credit, assist Embiid, Maxi, Harris, it can be said that you play around Harden, as long as you are ready to catch the ball and shoot, countless large vacancies, let Embiid and Maxi shoot softly, more importantly, Harden can not only assist teammates, he can also score his own points, the signature action "retreat step three points", small throws under the basket, these offensive weapons rarely seen in the Nets before, in the 76ers played to the extreme, fans shouted, Such a Harden can only be seen in the Rockets period. The transaction came to the 76ers, and Harden proved with strength that he is still a superstar, and perhaps 76 is his best destination.
Harden broke 7 records in a game, scored 27 points on 12 shots, and only Chamberlain can do it in the history of the 76ers, 27 points and 12 assists, making Harden the third in the history of the 76ers, a player who can get 20+10 double-double data in his debut, relying on 5 three-pointers in the whole game, Harden's career three-point shooting reached 2550 times, comparable to the historical three-point king Curry, ranked second, 2550 three-pointers, so that Harden followed Curry, Ray Allen, Miller, ranked fourth in history, The debut scored 27 points, second only to Iverson's 30 points in team history, ranking second in team history, with a plus-minus of 35, a new high for the 76ers this season, and also a new high for Harden's plus-minus this season. Harden's outstanding performance directly rushed to the hot search, and from the data and records, Harden deserved it.
In the face of Harden's performance, Embiid was very excited after the game, and when he was interviewed after the game, in front of Harden, he drank a bottle of water directly to express his joy, and after drinking, he said directly to Harden: You are really amazing. I used to be on my own in the team, but harden's performance in the fourth quarter completely conquered me, his shooting, his ability to create chances, and the ability to create shooting space for his teammates, I was shocked, I shot a lot of empty opportunities, and these are all the credit of Harden, I have never been treated this way before. Harden did the ultimate in this game, 76 people in Harden's tandem, the offense played smoothly, Embiid got a lot of empty shots, easy to score 34 points.
Youngster Maxi said after the game: Harden's talent is too strong, I like his hard training, I like his dedication to the victory of the whole team, I am lucky to be a teammate rather than an opponent with Harden. From Maxie's words, it is clear that he was impressed by Harden's performance, Andmaxi scored 28 points in this game, playing next to Harden and Embiid, and Maxi became the happiest player.
Compared with the praise of his teammates, Harden was very calm in an interview after the game, he said: I think I am a good teammate, no matter what happens on the court and off the court now can not represent us as a bad teammate, do career benefits, happy is good, this victory is just the beginning, we have to have a long way to go, develop the habit of winning. Harden does not say much, but low-key full of domineering, develop the habit of winning, simple 6 words, is the dream of many teams, good teammates and bad teammates, perhaps Harden is hinting at the Nets, has always needed to see the tactics and the whole team to cooperate, and the Nets just lack the respect that Harden should have.