Since James Harden joined the 76ers, the current situation in the NBA has become more and more confusing, the Nets have been joined by Simmons, Curry Jr. and Zhuang Shen after losing Harden, and the digital people have also sent away the unwanted Simmons and got the coveted James Harden.
Compared with the progress of the Nets, the change in the digital man side is more obvious, in the two games that Harden played, the 76ers played very easily, the two games were 31 points, 16 points advantage to win the opponent, and James Harden's performance is even more eye-catching, 27 + 8 + 12, 29 + 10 + 16, two games a total of 56 points, 18 rebounds and 28 assists, from Harden's performance on the court and data, Harden and the team's run-in is very good.
As one of the NBA's most scoring players, Harden has many honors, but at the age of 33, Harden lacks not money or honor, but a championship ring. At the Nets, Durant and Irving have championship rings in their hands, and their concern about the current situation of the team is naturally not as good as Harden. It is precisely because of this that the Nets have played their own good hands, Durant's injury and Irving's faith, and various factors have crushed Harden's dream of winning the championship at the Nets.
Harden then chose to leave the Nets to join the 76ers. I have to say that Harden's choice is still very correct, the 76ers have a super center like Joel Embiid, averaging 29.8 points and 11.1 rebounds per game, fully demonstrating his dominance on the inside, which can give Harden a lot of help. At the Nets, since Kevin Durant was injured, there was too little help that other players could give Harden on the court, which also led to Harden not having a player step forward to save the situation when he was caught.
Embiid, who is in his current year, can attack the basket, block the down, or achieve precision strikes on the outside. Most importantly, Embiid, like Harden in the Rockets, has a breathtaking free throw scoring method! According to this season's statistics, Embiid averaged 0.35 free throws per minute in the process of playing 23 of 27 free throws against the Knicks, setting a single-season record in NBA history. So far this season, Embiid has also averaged 29.8 points, 11.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 1 steal, 1.5 blocks, and 11.6 free throws per game.
Before Harden played for Philadelphia, some media and fans were not optimistic, believing that Harden's ball-holding style of play would seize Embiid's ball and weaken Embiid's role, but the fact was already in front of him, although there were only 2 games, the cooperation between Harden and Embiid had shown terrible dominance.
James Harden, who still maintains a very high level of competition, Joel Embiid, who is at his peak, and Maxi, who is full of talent, such a team is not empty to win the championship. They have the league's highest free throw shooting percentage and free throw count, but also have a very low turnover rate, Harden's addition can further expand their advantage, the Nets failed to help Harden, the 76ers may really be able to do it.