Madison Garden Plaza is a magical place that always allows superstars to play brave performances. Following his debut, Harden traveled to New York with Embiid to continue his road trip. Although the Knicks struggled for three and a half quarters, under the pressure of Harden and Embiid, the New York giants seemed to be like a line under the cat's claw, fiddling with people.
At the crucial moment of the final quarter, when the two superstars were working at the same time, the Knicks collapsed in an instant. Philadelphia eventually beat the Knicks 125-109 to easily win three straight. And the combination of Harden and Embiid has begun to show its viciousness and is extremely dangerous.
With Harden's projection and organization, the defensive pressure facing Philadelphia is obviously loosened, and embiid and Harden's blocking is two bottles of insoluble poison, leaving only death and chronic death for opponents. The so-called chronic death is a positive foul that makes them stand on the free throw line and exhaust their morale by point by point. As a result, Embiid won 27 free throw opportunities, surpassing Morant's previous single-game free throw count and setting a new league high this season.
Embiid was so strong, so strong that as soon as he stepped onto the New York away game, the fans began to chant MVP. Embiid's inside line knocked the Knicks' two interior lines, Mitchell Robinson and Jericho Sims, all six fouls out of the game. Harden was strong, grabbing his 10th rebound at the last minute, scoring his first triple-double for Philadelphia, and the fans on the scene gave a standing ovation.
Embiid's efficiency seemed average, shooting 7 of 18 and 0 of 4 from three-point range, but he exploded 37 points, 9 boards, 3 assists, 1 steal and 4 blocks; Harden showed the comprehensiveness of the offensive and defensive organization, shooting 8 of 14, 3 of 7 from three-point range, and 10 of 10 from the free throw line to get 29 points, 10 boards, 16 assists and 5 steals. Harden and Embiid have scored a total of 59 free throws in the last two games, surpassing the league's 21 teams in the last two games.
Harden and Embiid have broken multiple historical records. In the half, Harden blasted 15 points, 5 boards, 10 assists and 4 steals, and he was the first player in team history since Iverson to cut 15 points and 10 assists at halftime. Four steals at halftime also set a new season high for Harden. Meanwhile, Harden is one of only four players in history to have at least 25 points, 10 boards, 15 assists and 5 steals. With at least 25 points and 10 assists in the first two games of the new team, Harden became the first man in history.
When Harden and Embiid joined forces, perkins once said that a new OK group was born. Although the technical styles of Harden and Kobe Bryant are not the same, and Embiid and O'Neal are not the same, it has to be admitted that the combination of Harden and Embiid has a different kind of dominance.
Philadelphia's championship journey is about to officially set sail. Looking back at Harden's deal, it is undoubtedly a win-win operation.