This season the NBA has entered the final sprint stage, and now the NBA teams are what kind of strength, who has the strength to impact the playoffs, who has the strength to impact the championship fans have a rough outline in their hearts. Of course, there is one team that is very eye-catching in this final stage, and this team is Philadelphia. It is not so much that the Philadelphia team is more conspicuous, but rather that the harden + Embiid duo is very eye-catching. Nowadays, many fans see the Harden + Embiid combination as a new version of the OK combination.
I believe that fans who see here will ask, how strong is the combination of Harden + Embiid? Can they really be compared to OK combinations? In this article, I will take you to take an in-depth understanding of the combination of Embiid + Harden.
First of all, Harden, after joining Philadelphia, Harden played a total of 5 games, and the data of these 5 games were (27 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists, 29 points, 10 rebounds and 16 assists, 26 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists, 25 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists, 16 points, 8 rebounds and 14 assists) and averaged 24.6 points and 12.4 assists per game. There is no doubt that Harden's stats are not comparable to the Rockets era, but I would like to say that we can't judge Harden with data, because Harden has no longer been just a super scorer since leaving the Rockets. Coming to Philadelphia, Harden played very clearly, and harden only needed to feed embiid on the inside and only need to provide assists to the outside pitchers. In some stalemate stages, Embiid and Harden's blocking is their most stable offensive method.
Of course, in addition to Harden's excellent passing ability, Harden's scoring ability is also very incomprehensible. After watching Harden's 5 games in Philadelphia, everyone will know that once Embiid is wrapped up, once Philadelphia has no touch on the outside line, then Harden will definitely stand up and score. His three-point ability can buy Embiid room for inside singles, and his breakthrough can give outside players space to empty space. Overall, Harden played in Philadelphia like a "fish in the water", his joining has raised Philadelphia's strength to a higher level, and his joining has made Philadelphia a veritable championship team. To borrow a phrase from fans, "No wonder Philadelphia is desperate to get Harden, it turns out that their goal is the championship.".
After Harden, let's talk about Embiid. After Harden joined Philadelphia, Embiid played a total of 6 games, and in these 6 games Embiid has scored (34 points and 10 rebounds, 37 points and 9 rebounds, 27 points and 12 rebounds, 22 points and 9 rebounds, 22 points, 15 rebounds, 43 points and 14 rebounds) and averaged 30.8 points and 11.5 rebounds per game. I don't know if you have found that the way Embiid played before Harden and after Harden joined are completely different ways of playing. Before Harden joined, Embiid had a lot of scenes of personal ball holding singles, and there were many shots of more than one dozen under the basket. However, embiid played very easily after Harden joined, he just needed to find a suitable position on the inside, he just needed to use the block to attack. In general, before Harden joined, Embiid scored high but played very hard, and embiid's scoring efficiency after Harden joined was not only high but also very easy to play. In particular, opponents who have entered the stalemate stage of the game no longer dare to unscrupulously pack Embiid.
Speaking of which, I can't help but think of what O'Neill said. Two days ago, O'Neill said about the combination of Embiid and Harden on the show: "I have won three championships with Kobe Bryant, and Harden Embiid can't compare with OK for the time being, they are not comparable to us." I don't know what people think of O'Neill's remarks. Anyway, I have only one opinion about O'Neal, and that is that O'Neal is now only a stiff mouth, because as long as Embiid and Harden are both healthy, then the combination of the two of them is fully capable of winning the championship. Harden, in particular, has not disappointed fans since joining Philadelphia, and he has won all five games with Embiid.