Embiid said he had never had such a big vacancy in his career. Harden said it was a good start. Bearded staged a 31-point massacre on his Philadelphia debut, beating the Seventh-Place Timberwolves of the West 133-102. The combination of Harden and Embiid shows tremendous energy.
Although some people have questioned Harden's professionalism, when he plays seriously, it is really scary. Like this game, Beard played the perfect offensive engine, he easily had 27 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists with only 2 turnovers. His plus-minus on the pitch is +35.
The 76ers' starting five tigers are too fierce, and the plus-minus of the 5 people is above +20. That said, the 76ers starter completely hung up on the Timberwolves starting lineup.
You must know that the Timberwolves' starting strength is not bad, there are Towns, Russell, Edwards, the defensively fierce Black Bay, and Vanderbilt. However, in front of the new version of the Five Tigers of the 76ers, it seems to have become a turkey tile dog, and it was washed away in an instant.
It was harden and Embiid's first joint battle, and he sent five good passes to Embiid, four to the big man under the basket, who was comfortable with the offense, and once Embiid threw a three-pointer.
Harden took care of the rest of his teammates, and he also gave Tobias Harris two three-point assists. Harris scored six points in the game, all of which were Harden's assists.
With The arrival of Harden, Harris became the most sacrificed player in the squad, and his number of shots decreased, especially when Danny Green played as a substitute, Harris had to play more three-point roles.
Beard was a bit tied up when he played for the Nets, and by the 76ers, Beard had a lot of autonomy in the backcourt. "Tonight is a good start, but we still have a long way to go. We will make every effort to establish the right habits. Harden said he was happy with his debut.
Embiid was of course happy, and he sighed after the game: "I have never had such a big vacancy in my life. ”
It is worth mentioning that Garnett was very optimistic about the Harden and Embiid combination before, he said: "The Nets have got more assets, but I love Harden and Embiid, they look like the 2022 version of Shaq and Kobe Bryant, there is a real outside star, they can play together." ”
The "OK combination" together can achieve three consecutive championships, can Harden and Embiid win the championship together?