On March 11, the NBA regular season was a focus battle, the Nets won 29 points away from home to the 76ers, this game Philadelphia fans sent a boo for the return of Ben Simmons, Bency did not play, but his team won. Durant and Irving combined for 47 points to play strong. Curry Jr. scored 24 points against old owners and was one of the Biggest Contributors to the Nets' wins. The 76ers were already 32 points behind in the first three quarters, and the final quarter was directly reduced to garbage time, and the home fans also left the game early. Harden didn't perform well against the old master, shooting 3-of-17 from the field, and while the total number of three-pointers surpassed Miller to third place in history, it was all empty like Embiid's 27 points and 12 boards.
After the game, Philadelphia 76ers coach Rivers Sr. admitted in an interview that he was subdued, saying: "Tonight the Nets are better than us in every aspect, including they have won against us in one of the games. ”
At the same time, The Elder Rivers also said three consecutive struggles: "We are very struggling, I struggle with my players, with all the 76ers supporters. ”
During the game, the camera focused on the old Rivers many times, and saw that his son-in-law Curry Jr. performed so well, and he was sent out as he got Harden, I believe that the old Rivers is also full of mixed feelings in his heart. At the same time, the home court was won by the opponent by 29 points, or a direct competitor to the championship, and the home fans left the game early, which is also a humiliation for the elder Rivers.
The 76ers did not perform well in this game, in fact, in the early stages of the game, when the Nets established an advantage under Durant and Irving, Embiid also used 13 free throws in a single quarter to bite the gap. Unfortunately, at the critical moment, Harden did not stand up to respond to the outbreak of Durant and Irving, and his shooting feel was very bad, even if the first quarter quickly completed the surpassing of Miller, he still could not find the shooting feel after that.
So this can be understood why after the game, including many foreign media, legend O'Neal said that Harden has not stood up at a critical moment for a long time. Of course, harden came to the 76ers after there is also a big reversal to win the game, the second half of the outbreak led the team to win, but it is clear that only in the face of such a strong opponent as the Nets, while the key game broke out, can better prove Harden's status and role in the team, at least from the 6th game he played for the team, the 76ers lost to the Nets, and Harden only had an embarrassing 17 of 3, such a performance is unqualified.
Of course, the elder Rivers and Harden still have a chance to prove themselves, they are still ranked third in the East, the current situation is much better than the Nets, if they can continue to run in, try to find the best in the remaining 17 regular season games, by the playoffs, the 76ers are still expected to hit the championship.