On March 11, Beijing time, the 76ers' game against the Nets at home can be said to be the worst performance since Harden joined. Before entering the fourth quarter, the game had basically entered garbage time.
With about 5 minutes and 30 seconds left in the game, the Nets already have a 122-86 36-point lead, and the 76ers have basically given up the game, and even in this game that should be the focus of the game, there are cameras of fans leaving early:
For this game, the 76ers almost the entire team did not play well enough, not to mention that Joel Embiid only shot 5 of 17 in the 30 minutes and relied on 19 shots and 15 free throws to get 27 points and 12 rebounds, james Harden, who has been playing top after joining the 76ers, was completely "invisible" in the game against his old club.
With 29 minutes in the game, Harden had only 11 points, six rebounds and five assists on 3-of-17 shooting, and only had a bad performance of -30 plus-minus. For Harden's status, the famous Jenhei Skip-Belles said that Harden was never a player who could be trusted in a key game:
"As I've always said, when will you be able to trust James Harden in a big game? Tonight he's only 3-of-17 from the field, 76ers fans, and you'd better get used to games like this. ”
There are also fans who joke on social media:
"There are only 75 of the 76 people now."
In fact, Harden's "stealth" in heavy games is not a new topic, whether it is during the previous period of playing for the Rockets or the Nets, Harden has performed poorly in key playoff games, of course, after this game, whether Harden can adjust to the state and play a good enough performance again will be something worth looking forward to.