On March 3, Beijing time, the Philadelphia 76ers won again, at home against the Knicks, Philadelphia easily won, the score was 123-108. This game is also the first time That James Harden has played at home in Philadelphia, and since it is the 60th anniversary of Chamberlain scoring 100 points in a single game, before the game, Philadelphia also held a ceremony at home to pay tribute to the legend! In such an atmosphere, Harden continued his recent good form in this game, scoring 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in the halftime, especially in the second quarter, shooting 5 of 6 in a single quarter, and his offensive state was outstanding. In the second half, Harden attacked the organization, instigating young maxi to score 11 points in a single quarter, and in the end, with Philadelphia winning, Harden personally shot 8 of 13 from the field, 8 of 10 from the free throw line, and cut down 26 points, 9 assists and 9 rebounds.
In this game, Harden also continues to complete a number of magical records, joining the new team so far 3 games, Ha has averaged more than 25 points and 10 assists, the last time the league another player who did such a performance, is Iverson, AI joined the Nuggets in 2006 has achieved so much.
In addition, Harden has contributed 37 assists in 3 games since joining Philadelphia, and has only 8 turnovers, perfectly playing the role of brain, which is the best performance since leaving the Rockets. Harden also hit eight free throws in this game, bringing his career total to more than 6,900, making him the 10th player in NBA history to do so. There is no doubt that Harden today is a historic athlete, just one championship ring to add.
After playing 3 games for Philadelphia, Harden led the team to win all, achieved 4 consecutive wins, and his personal performance was amazing, with a total of 82 points, 27 rebounds and 37 assists in three games, averaging 27.3 points, 9 rebounds and 12.3 assists per game, shooting more than 58% from the field, and the free throw line reached 29 shots and 26, whether it was the offensive end or the organizational end, Harden achieved the extreme.
Driven by Harden, Philadelphia today shows a strong overall strength, aside from the original MVP level Embiid, the young Maxi has become the biggest beneficiary of Harden's joining, each of the 3 games has an outstanding performance, 3 consecutive games to score more than 20 points. In this game against the Knicks, Maxy shot 7 of 13, including 4 of 6 three-pointers, 7-of-8 free throws, 25 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, personal performance is not worse than Harden, Embiid, Maxi played philadelphia's third-big man style. From the overall data point of view, Maxi in the three games with Harden averaged 24.7 points per game, three-point shooting rate of more than 40%, to know that Maxi is only 21 years old, there is still a lot of room for growth, as a young player, it is rare to have such a contribution.
From this point of view, the Philadelphia trade to Harden's operation is incomparably correct, both to get the opportunity to impact the championship at this stage, but also to let the young players have enough growth and promotion, in the future, when Harden peaks past, Maxi is the new owner of Philadelphia, Philadelphia This operation is worth it!
(Lin Xiaoxiang)