On March 6, Beijing time, when Harden was in the back-to-back second truce, facing the first Heat showdown in the East, Embiid single-core led the team to be defeated by the Heat at the end of the season. Losing a direct card battle, so that Philadelphia's gap from the Heat to a 3-win gap, is also a confirmation of Harden's important value to Philadelphia.
First, Harden's truce for Philadelphia ended with a five-game winning streak.
In the first four games hardened, he led Philadelphia to victory, plus the team won one game before Harden's Philly debut, and they used a wave of 5 consecutive wins to overtake the Bulls to second place in the East. If Philadelphia can beat the Heat in a direct confrontation, the gap between the two sides will be reduced to a one-win gap.
However, in the case of back-to-back combat, Philadelphia chose to take a turn off Harden, and they were slightly behind the heat in the third quarter, but lost 12 points in the final quarter 14-26, and finally lost to the Heat by 17 points, and the gap between the two sides was widened to a 3-win gap.
Second, Philadelphia ended 5 consecutive games of 120+.
When Harden joined Philadelphia, his value to Philadelphia's offensive system was reflected, and the team has scored 120+ points in the past 5 games, specifically:
Facing the Bucks: 123 points
Facing the Timberwolves: 133 points
Against the Knicks: 125 points
Against the Knicks: 123 points
Face the Cavaliers: Blast down 125 points
Only now in the face of the showdown with the Heat, Philadelphia only scored a small 82 points in the whole game, and the offensive end of the fire plunged, which shows the importance of Harden activating the whole team's offense. Philadelphia want to compete for the title this season, Harden is still an indispensable key backcourt core link.
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