On February 28, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, with Philadelphia beating the Knicks 125-109. Harden contributed 29 points, 10 rebounds, 16 assists and 5 steals in this campaign, and after joining the new owner, he broke out in two consecutive games, showing a very different competitive state from when he played with the Nets in the later stages. But Harden did not give all the credit to himself, but expressed his gratitude to his new teammates after the game.
After the game, Harden posted a photo of him with Embiid, Harris, and Sable on his personal social media, with the caption, "I'm not fighting alone, I'm trying to play with all of you!" ”
I have to say that this move shows Harden's high emotional intelligence. Although the other philadelphia players except Embiid are not the same level of players as Harden, Harden knows that if he wants to succeed, he must work together as a team. So he also tried everything on and off the field to promote feelings with all his teammates and increase tacit understanding.
And the Philadelphia players do get along well with Harden. Embiid took the lead in being willing to change the style of play and Do a lot of blocking and dismantling with Harden, Harris also reduced the number of singles, more pulling the bottom corner to be a space shooter, Sable's projection ability is not good, but he will try to defend and cut to the basket by actively running and cutting to the basket to create damage... The behavior of these players is also an important reason why Harden can quickly integrate into the new team and play an excellent performance.
Judging from the current situation, although Harden has not been in Philadelphia for a long time, he has become one with the whole team and integrated. Such a team that is united from top to bottom will naturally become a favorite for the championship.