Harden's debut is over! It's reasonable, and unexpected, five three-pointers, tying the sum of simmons' three-point career in the NBA, which is an interesting statistic, but also a very good start. Harden's debut data is perfect, but the playing time still needs to be paid attention to, only in this way can it be more helpful to fight for the championship!
Harden played 35 minutes, shooting 7-of-12, including 5-of-7 three-pointers, and had 27 points, 8 rebounds, 12 assists and 2 turnovers, plus or minus +35. Although Harden has received similar basic data many times before, such data is still very rare this season, especially with such an efficient three-point shooting rate of 7 shots and 5 shooting, and can also deliver 12 assists, making only 2 turnovers, bearing in mind that Harden is at the top of the league's turnover list this season, averaging 4.8 times per game.
There is also a statistic worth affirming, Harden's debut plus-minus value is as high as +35, Harden's score ranks third in the team, lower than Maxi's 28 points and Embiid's 34 points, but the plus-minus value is the first in the whole game, Harden's value in Philadelphia is not only scoring, this game we can see Harden's cooperation with Embiid on the outside line, although it is not perfect, but the debut can do this, it is really good, for Harden, a superstar combination inside and outside, once had, now it will only do better.
But then again! Harden's debut data is good, but harden played 35 minutes in this game, although this playing time is lower than the season average, but Harden still consumes a lot of physical strength, for Harden, hamstring injuries are partly caused by fatigue, in the Philadelphia game still need to pay attention to this, which can make Philadelphia more competitive in the playoffs, which is quite important.
Embiid said bluntly after the game: I've never played so easily! This shows that he is very satisfied with Harden's debut, Embiid said that sometimes he did not expect Harden to pass the ball, but the ball still came, which shows that he is very recognized for Harden's organizational ability. Indeed, for Embiid, he saw the hope of competing for the championship, and not as before, Simmons did not play for a long time, putting Embiid under too much pressure, but the record in Philadelphia is really good!
After winning, Harden and Embiid practiced together after the game, they know that if they want to win the championship, they still need to work hard, and the cooperation in the game can be done better, which can only be better if it takes time!