Today's Nets away to the 76ers, pre-game media gimmicks gave the game a regular season that should not have attention. The 76ers were in fourth place in the East and the Nets were only eighth in the East before the game, and Harden after the trade had a five-game winning streak in five games for the 76ers, while Simmons' playing date was far away. Harden and Embiid have also been touted as the strongest combination of interior and exterior lines after OK. And the Nets just finished the losing streak, everything looks like this night should also belong to Harden belongs to the 76ers, but the result is unexpected by many people.
With the 76ers losing miserably, Harden played the worst game of the season and in recent years. Shooting just 3-of-17 from the field cost the 76ers an early chance to win. More importantly, Harden only scored two free throws in the nearly 29 minutes he played, which made Harden, who has always been a master of creating free throws, extremely uncomfortable. In the end, 11 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 4 turnovers plus-minus -30 are Harden's achievements in this game.
Harden has always been considered to be unable to fight a hard battle, the 12-13 season Harden led the Rockets in the season met the old club Thunder, Harden only scored 6 points in the late quarter of G6, and finally the team stopped in the first round 2-4. 13-14 playoffs: In the rocket's sixth game against the Blazers, Harden scored 2 points on 1 of 4 in the final quarter, and was killed by Lillard. In the 14-15 playoffs, the Rockets played against the Top Warriors, and in the crucial fifth game, Harden scored only 14 points on 2-of-11 shooting, 0-of-3 in the final quarter, and the Rockets were eliminated 1-4. In the playoffs of the 15-16 season, the Rockets still played against the Warriors, and in the fifth game facing elimination, Harden scored only 5 points on 2-of-5 in the final quarter, and the Rockets were eliminated again 1-4. In the playoffs of the 16-17 season, the Rockets only scored 10 points in game 6 against the Spurs, but there were 6 turnovers, and the Rockets were eliminated by the Spurs 2-4. In the playoffs of the 17-18 season, the Rockets once again faced the Warriors, and hardened 2 of 13 three-pointers in the seven-point game, the Rockets lost seven, and the Rockets were eliminated 3-4. In the 18-19 playoffs, the sixth game of the Rockets vs Warriors, in the absence of durant, the Warriors, Harden repeatedly staged missing dramas in the game, causing the team to hate the playoffs again. 19-20 playoffs: Rockets vs Lakers G5, Harden 2-of-8 three-pointers, but 6 turnovers, the Rockets were eliminated 1-4. 20-21 playoffs: Nets vs Bucks G7, Harden played 52 minutes, 5 of 17, 2 of 12 three-pointers, 22 points and 4 turnovers.
The above is a deliberate netizen summed up Harden's performance in the playoffs in recent years, although basketball is a team sport, winning or losing has a relationship with everyone on the team. But on the field of each team has its own star, the role of the star is to help the team win the game at a critical moment, we can't deny that Harden also has the performance of saving the team in the fire, but it always feels that Harden lacks a belief in winning at a very critical moment, and lacks a fierceness like Kobe And Jordan. What do you think?