Today, Harden made his debut after joining Philadelphia, I will summarize Harden's performance, he scored more, shot high, made fewer turnovers, and was very positive on the defensive end, how many points would you add to Harden's first game? If the perfect score is ten, I think it is reasonable to give him nine points.
Philadelphia beat the Timberwolves 133-102 with a 31-point gap, and in this game, Harden played 35 minutes, shooting 7-of-12, with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists, as well as 2 turnovers and 4 fouls.
At present, the Timberwolves are in seventh place in the West, with a winning percentage of more than 50 percent, and the number of results and wins is higher than that of the Clippers and Lakers, indicating that the Timberwolves are not weak, and this team dominated by young players has grown up and is aiming to enter the playoffs this season. But today's game between the Timberwolves and Philadelphia, the difference in strength between the two sides is obvious, there has been no tie, the Timberwolves are only five points ahead at most, and most of the time Philadelphia is in the leading position, very easy to win the game.
In this game, Philadelphia sent the starting players are Embiid, Harden, Harris, Maxi and Sable, and the Philadelphia team is in the best condition, no core players miss the game due to injury, this is the best time for them to achieve good results. Through the first game, we can see that Harden's injury recovery is very good, and his cooperation with his teammates is also very tacit, so Harden's joining will greatly enhance the strength of Philadelphia, and Philadelphia is temporarily in the forefront of the East, and the results are very satisfactory. After the game, Embiid was interviewed by the media, saying that he had never been given such a big open shooting opportunity, and he was lucky to be a teammate with a great organizational player like Harden. Seeing Harden's excellent performance, I thought of Simmons, Simmons's talent is higher than Harden's, but unfortunately he did not cash in on the talent, although he joined the equally powerful Nets, but I don't think Simmons will have a good development.
Philadelphia is Harden's fourth team, having previously played for the Thunder, Rockets and Nets, and although Harden is the league's top superstar, no one will question his abilities, he has won many personal honors, is a regular on the All-Star team, and the game statistics are also very good, but Harden has not yet won a championship, and this will be the target of his career.
The Nets have a lineup depth, there is no shortage of superstars, but coach Nash lacks coaching ability, and many other stars can not appear due to injuries, resulting in the Nets' performance is not ideal, and now Harden joined Philadelphia, and Embiid formed a combination that makes opponents feel frightened, I am optimistic about Philadelphia, they have the ability to enter the Finals, and even win the championship.