The 76ers beat the Knicks 123-108 at home today to take a four-game winning streak and give the Knicks six straight losses. It is worth mentioning that the Knicks have lost 16 of their last 19 games and currently have a record of 25 wins and 37 losses, ranking 12th in the East.
For Harden, today is his home debut at home for the 76ers, after the previous two games were on the road. Harden is still very strong today, playing 35 minutes, 8 of 13 shooting, including 2 of 6 three-pointers and 8 of 10 free throws, with a quasi-triple-double of 26 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists.
In the first three games of the 76ers career, Harden's personal performance was quite outstanding, averaging 27 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists per game, and led the 76ers to win all three games. As a result, Harden also became the first player since Iverson (who joined the Nuggets) in 2006 to average at least 25 points and 10 assists in the first three games after joining a new team. After joining the Nets last season, Harden did just that.
Embiid played 34 minutes today and shot 7-of-15, including 2-of-4 three-pointers and 11-of-13 from the free throw line, with 27 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks. Maxi shot 7-of-12 and had 25 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. The 76ers' new big three scored another 78 points today.
On the Knicks side, Barrett played 40 minutes and shot 10-of-23, including 3-of-8 from three-point range and 7-of-8 from the free throw line, with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Randall had 9-of-21 shooting and had 24 points, six rebounds and three assists.
In addition to the 3 wins, more importantly, after Harden joined, Embiid's performance is still very good and has not been negatively affected. In the past three games, Embiid has averaged 32 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists per game, still full of dominance, and works well with Harden.
In addition, Maxi has also been activated, and in the past 3 games, Maxi has averaged 25 points per game, as if he has become the third big man of the 76ers. In the three games after Harden joined, Harden, Embiid and Maxi combined to score 84.7 points per game, which is an important reason for the 76ers to win all three games.