On March 8, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, with the 76ers playing at home against the Bulls. In the last game Harden was on rotation, the 76ers also lost to the Heat, and the winning streak was ended. In this game, Harden returned, and under his leadership, the team's offense became more threatening, and in the end, the 76ers defeated the Bulls 121-106. Harden himself also met 4 career milestones in a row.
In the first quarter, the 76ers were not in very good shape at the beginning, suppressed by the Bulls, but in the last moments the 76ers found a feel on the outside line, Harden assisted Niang to hit 2 three-pointers in a row, and then his own outside three-pointers also scored, a wave of 9-0 offensive reverse scores, the first quarter of the game, the 76ers 37-32 lead the Bulls. Harden contributed 9 points and 3 assists in the first quarter, and after his return, the team's offense became more fluid.
Coupled with the three-pointers hit in the first quarter, Harden's career regular season three-point shooting reached 2560, tying Reggie Miller to the third in history.
In the second quarter of the game, Harden did not get any good three-point shots, the last 2 minutes to get a three-point shot, but unfortunately did not hit; in the third quarter Harden still did not have a good shot opportunity, a shot out of the box; the last quarter of a shot also failed to hit, regrettably failed to complete the overtake of Miller, can only wait until the next game.
In addition to surpassing Miller in three-point shooting, Harden also ushered in three milestones, scoring four free throws in the first quarter, which also brought Harden's career free throw number to 6919, surpassing Pierce's 6918 free throws to rise to the 9th place in NBA history, the former was Jerry West's 7160 free throws; career total scores reached 23150 points, surpassing Lakers legend Elgin Baylor with 23149 points to 31st in history, the former being Wade 23165 points The number of career turnovers officially surpassed Nash (3478) and moved up to 14th all-time, with Reggie Toys (3493) the next thing he needed to chase.
After the game, Harden played 38 minutes, shooting 5 of 15 from the field and 1 of 5 from three-point range, with 16 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds in a quasi-triple-double.