Harden not only made his debut success, he performed better in the second game, scoring a large triple-double of 29 points, 10 rebounds, 16 assists and 5 steals in a single game against the Knicks. More importantly, Harden led the outbreak of his teammates, Embiid also had 37 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, Maxy had 21 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, 3 players combined to get 87 points, not only that, in the last game Embiid had 34 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, Maxi had 28 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Harden also had 27 points, 12 assists and 8 rebounds, and the three players had a total of 89 points. The three of them scored 176 points in the two games, and fans said that the new big three of the 76ers had taken shape. I also have to focus on Harden, who is not only efficient in offense, but also very good in organization, very comprehensive, Rivers said, Harden is really good, you have to let him be the master.
What makes fans even more excited is that Harden has set a number of records in the first game, first, he became the first player in the history of the 76ers to score 25+10+15+5, and no one has done it before him, including the famous Chamberlain. And he also became the second player in NBA history to achieve this achievement, only Paul had done it before him; second, Harden received 25+10 statistics in two consecutive games, becoming the first player in NBA history to get such data after changing teams. After the game, the famous Perkins could not help but say that the blind could see the strong strength of the combination of Harden and Embiid. It is worth mentioning that before this, the outside world was not optimistic that Harden could quickly integrate into the 76ers system, believing that Embiid was not the most suitable internal player for him. Now, after 2 games, Harden and Embiid have broken people's doubts about them with practical actions. Happily, Harden's defensive ability has also improved significantly, sending 5 steals in this game, and Embiid has also received 4 blocks, and the two work together seamlessly.
The 76ers management's vision is still quite good, in the Harden trade has been reluctant to join the rising star Maxi, rather willing to send away the more capable three-point Curry, now it seems that this choice is very wise, the 21-year-old he has the potential to become a star, two games to get 49 points. Not only that, but this season he has played 35.6 minutes, ranked 10th in the league, he has become the main player of the 76ers, as a second-year player, this season he can average 17 points, 4 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, shooting 47% from the field and 40% from three-point range, whether it is statistics or comprehensiveness, it is not lost to Simmons, of course, this is why the 76ers are willing to trade Simmons. He also said after the game that this is all a change brought by Harden. It's no exaggeration to say that the 76ers are now more competitive than the Nets.