At the end of the season's trade, Harden, who was depressed in Brooklyn, finally got his wish and left Irving, who was not professional enough, and after coming to the Philadelphia 76ers, Harden and the emperor Embiid formed the most dominant inner and outer duo in the league, under the leadership of the two of them, the 76ers were also invincible, after a wave of five consecutive wins, has climbed to the second place in the standings, only two wins away from the top of the Heat, in the regular season with nearly twenty games, They still have a chance to come up later and win the Eastern Conference regular season championship! And in this regular season, the 76ers and the Heat staged the top battle, this battle James Harden hung up the free card, which made the team's strength greatly reduced, after the game began, the home team also seized the opportunity to expand the lead to double digits early, at most they were 20 points ahead of the 76ers, the away team behind the score under the leadership of the emperor Embiid, constantly approaching the score, the first three quarters of the battle only 5 points behind the opponent, see the hope of victory again, but the final quarter of the final battle Embiid was isolated on the field In the end, the Heat also beat the 76ers 99-82, further consolidating their position as the leader!
After Harden joined the team, not only greatly reduced the offensive pressure on Embiid, but also directly activated the new West Emperor Maxi, but in this game, Harden hung up the free card to make the team's overall offense less smooth than the previous few games, and the Heat can also unscrupulously go to the defensive end to pack and assist Embiid, in the case of being infinitely targeted by the opponent, Embiid's personal offensive efficiency is very low. Played 36.1 minutes, hit 4 goals in 15 shots, but won 14 free throw opportunities with super personal ability, still bombed 22 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals of the double-double data, in addition to the contribution on the offensive end, Embiid also gave the Heat's starting center Adebayo a good lesson on the defensive end, the latter only has 6 points and 10 rebounds of personal data, completely different from the Emperor is not a level of existence.
Although Embiid is not personally efficient, but he has greatly restrained the Heat's defensive attention, to his teammates to create a lot of scoring opportunities, Maxi this game is still hot, hit 3 three-pointers to get 17 points, and the US media revealed that Harris may not trade, this game also has 16 points and 8 rebounds into the account, the output of the three of them is also the reason why the 76ers can re-make the game suspense in the case of a big score behind.
The Heat were able to defend the dignity of the leaders in this game, Butler and Hiro were indispensable, and in the case of the complete suppression of the inside, the two of them carried the team's offensive banner, of which Butler started 33.1 minutes, hit 6 goals in 15 shots, contributed 21 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, and Hiro was also steadily moving towards his best sixth-man trophy, shooting 9 of 16 from the bench, cutting 21 points and 7 rebounds!
Although the 76ers stopped winning streak in this game, everyone can see the potential of this team, and I believe that after experiencing the run-in of the regular season, Harden can further improve the team's combat effectiveness, and the playoffs are their stage!