On March 19, Beijing time, the NBA regular season 76ers vs. lone rangers. Harden shot 6-of-14 from the field and 9-of-10 from the free throw line for 24 points, 13 assists, 7 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block, embiid shot 11-of-20 from the field, 8-of-9 from the free throw line, and had 32 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals.
After Harden teamed up with Embiid, they had won seven of their previous nine games. Ha averaged 22.8 points, 10.6 assists and 6.8 rebounds on the field, and you know, this is just the beginning of their run-in.
However, coming to the 76ers, from the past 9 games, this 76ers is still Embiid's team, and Harden's role is the second boss, acting as the team's backcourt brain.
In the first half of the game, Embiid blew up the Lone Ranger's interior line, and with 5 minutes and 44 seconds left in the second quarter, his outside bag clamp forced Doncic to make a mistake, and then completed the steal, directly with the ball A dragon was fouled by the opponent, but still put the ball in, fell to the ground, Harden quickly walked over to help him.
Embiid and Harden also made a wonderful connection. In the final moments of the half, the two blocked and dismantled the cooperation, Embiid covered and then went down, Harden sent a wonderful pass, Embiid received the ball and went straight to the basket, one-handed tomahawk split.
In this way, Embiid has 21 points and 5 rebounds on 7-of-9 shooting in the entire first half, which is his 60th half-time 15+ of the season, and he is tied for first place with DeRozan. At the same time, he was also the first person in team history after Iverson in the 2005-06 season. Harden had 3-of-6 half-time, 11 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
Back in the second half, Harden stepped forward as Embiid's scoring momentum slipped. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, he signed a three-point shot to help the 76ers lead by 15 points, and this combination was really overwhelming.
At this point, Harden also set a new record, which was his third consecutive 20+10 assist, the first man in team history since Iverson in 2005. Embiid has since scored 30, his 33rd 30+ of the season, the league's number one and the first in team history since Iverson (49) in 2005-06. The game also went into garbage time early, and the two combined 10-8 wins. Moreover, counting this battle, the two created 5 records together.