Philadelphia won another victory over the Knicks 125-109, and after winning this game, Philadelphia also enjoyed a wave of three consecutive wins. With the arrival of this wave of three consecutive wins, Philadelphia's record has reached 37 wins and 23 losses, ranking third in the East, 1.5 wins away from the second Bulls, and 2.5 wins away from the first Heat.
Of course, during this wave of three consecutive wins, everyone is most concerned about the situation of embiid and Harden, and everyone is very concerned about whether Harden can adapt to the new role after coming to the Nets. Below, Xiaobian will take you to see how Philadelphia made a statement after the victory over the Knicks, Harden and Embiid after the game.
Let's start with Harden. The game against the Knicks was Harden's second game since coming to Philadelphia, and harden played very well with 29 points, 10 rebounds, 16 assists, and a triple-double of 5 steals (harden scored 27 points, 8 rebounds, and 12 assists against the Timberwolves in the last game). Obviously, from the data alone, we can feel how efficient Harden's two games are. In an interview over the Knicks, Harden also talked about how he felt after coming to Philadelphia. Harden said bluntly that "the way we play now is very comfortable, as long as we can continue to communicate, everything will become very good". Speaking about the future of the team, Harden said: "I have a lot of confidence in the team, we want to prove something, all of us want to win a championship trophy. ”
There is no doubt that Harden's words are undoubtedly his heart words. In particular, the championship is a dream thing for Harden, he left the Rockets to join the Nets for the championship, but unfortunately, the Nets have many problems, Irving's problems, Nash's problems, etc., so that Harden can't wait to choose to leave for the championship. Today, after the Nets leave to join Philadelphia, his goal is still to win the championship. I just don't know, can Harden, who is now in Philadelphia, realize his dream of winning the championship?
After Harden, let's talk about Embiid. Embiid played 36 minutes against the Knicks, shooting 7-of-18 and 23-of-27 from the free throw line, with 37 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks. For this game, Embiid's performance can be fully described as "dominating the inside line". Embiid also shouted after the game, Embiid said: "Our goal is to compete for the title, we must maintain a humble attitude. In addition to the rhetoric, Embiid does not seem to have forgotten to taunt his former teammate Simmons, and when it comes to Harden, Embiid's answer seems to be very targeted, he said: "Before Harden came, we did not have a defender who really respected the opponent in the block" . You know, it has always been Simmons who has been in charge of Philadelphia, and it is clear that Embiid did not forget to satirize Embiid when praising Harden.
I don't know, what do you say after watching the two games of Embiid and Harden? Anyway, one of the words I hear the most after watching these two games is "OK combo.". Let's be honest, the embiid and Harden combination may not be as powerful as the IOK combination, and the dominance is not as strong as the OK combination. But as far as the league is concerned today, embiid and Harden, the combination of inside and outside, definitely has the strength to storm the championship, and the pair also has the absolute strength to win the championship.