On March 3, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ushered in a focus battle, and the 76ers played at home to the Knicks. The game was hardened 76ers home debut, the Knicks at the beginning of the leadership of Randle and Barrett to take a 16-point lead, but in the second half the 76ers strong counterattack, successfully reversed the score, and gradually opened the point difference. In the end, the 76ers defeated the Knicks 123-108 at home to win four straight.
Harden started the game, the home fans also have high expectations for him, the first quarter he had a brilliant performance, using the breakthrough to win the first point at home, and then hit another three points to help the team catch up with the score. But the Knicks are more hot, the second quarter once opened the point difference by 16 points, harden led the team to narrow the point difference to 7 points after the half game; in the third quarter, the Knicks felt a decline, the 76ers counterattacked strongly, and the single quarter blasted out 38-19 to reverse the score, and the 76ers did not give the Knicks another chance in the last quarter, maintained the lead on the court, and finally won the game.
Trailing by 16 points and winning 15 points at the end, the 76ers showed a very strong performance during this time, and this strong man officially rose after hardening, and will also fully impact the championship. When the team fell into passivity, the 76ers did not panic, and then played steadily, slowly catching up with the score and gradually opening up the point difference. This time, the 76ers' three-pointers were hot, shooting 47.2% of the 36 shots, which is the key to their reversal. More critical is the play of the core of the team, and the combination of the big three Embiid + Harden + Maxi continues to erupt.
When Harden joined, he quickly established a connection with Embiid and Maxi, and this time the three of them combined to score 78 points. Harden made his home debut, playing 35 minutes, shooting 8-of-13, 2-of-6 from three-point range and 8-of-10 from the free throw line, with a quasi-triple-double of 26 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists; Embiid contributed 27 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists, and Maxi 25 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. In addition to the three of them, Harris had 14 points and seven rebounds and Sable had 10 points.
For his home debut, Harden said bluntly after the game: "It's like a movie with all the elements I'm looking forward to." ”
In the first three games since Harden joined, the form is very hot, averaging at least 25 points and 10 assists per game, and he has also done it at the Nets. With the arrival of Harden, Embiid and Maxi also played a little easier, the big three were born, and after four consecutive wins, the 76ers are getting closer and closer to the Heat of the first place in the East, only 2 wins away, or very promising to catch up.