After leaving the Nets, Harden made his debut at the 76ers, playing 35 minutes and 07 seconds, scoring 27 points on 7-of-12 shooting, in addition to eight rebounds and 12 assists to help the team win 133-102.
Harden was originally the 6th man of the Thunder, and together with Durant and Westbrook, he was known as the Thunder Three Youngsters. However, in order to get ahead, Harden transferred to the Rockets and became the big boss of the Rockets. After Harden left the Thunder, he performed to a higher level and became a well-deserved star in the league. After the Rockets had an honor, Harden began chasing the NBA championship.
In order to keep Harden, the Rockets have also been building a team around Harden, and have successively equipped him with strong reinforcements such as Howard, Paul, and Westbrook, but they are always one step away from the championship chess. Harden saw that together with his second brother of the year, he could not win the championship, and he had the intention of going. The alliance is no longer the era of one person and one city, and it has begun to hold the wind of the group. Harden chose to switch to big brother Durant, from the Rockets to the Nets.
When the news of Harden joining the Nets came out, the whole league was shocked, and fans felt that the NBA had come to an end, and the championship had become the Nets' bag. The Nets' lineup is indeed eye-catching, but some fans feel that although the lineup is good, it still depends on the run-in, especially the team's Irving is one of the biggest unknowns.
Durant, Irving and Harden have not played a few games together at all, either Harden is injured or Irving is in trouble. In fact, with the Nets' lineup, the lack of one of the big three is not a big problem, but the Nets have one of the biggest shortcomings, that is, their manager Nash. Nash was a good player when he played, but as a coach he was really incompetent, so some fans sarcastically said that the Nets coaching staff dog was better than Nash.
Nash's coaching really can't see anything outstanding, it's all up to the players themselves to play on the field, where to play. The coach is not good, coupled with the difficulty of the lineup, Harden has no hope of winning the championship in the Nets, and once again he has a desire to go. Simmons at 76ers has long wanted to find another high, and eventually the two giants exchanged with each other. Harden went to the 76ers and will work with Embiid for the championship.
Embiid has been in great shape this season, and many people feel that this season is Embiid's year of honor, and it is likely to win the scoring champion. However, the addition of Harden will inevitably reduce the emperor's shooting power, and the scoring king may have no hope. Fans fear harden and the emperor will disagree over the ball. Obviously, the fans are worried, judging from Harden's performance in the Nets, as long as he can win the championship, Harden does not care about the amount of ball rights, nor does he care about personal honor.
Harden's going to the 76ers will not affect the status of the emperor. Judging from the first game, the cooperation between the emperor and Harden is very good. After the big victory, the emperor also bluntly said that Harden was his best partner in all these years. Harden's debut was also very good, although only 12 shots, but he got 27 points and 12 assists. Such data, in the history of the 76ers, is second only to Chamberlain. Harden left Nash's dangerous wall, and the first championship of his career was expected. The 76ers are now worried about the lack of strength in the second team, not even a best 6th man. However, only Harden and the emperor work together and believe that they can overcome it, but Harden's fans may have to step up their understanding of the players who know the 76ers!