On March 19, Beijing time, the NBA regular season 76ers sat at home to meet the Lone Ranger! The east-west power-ups conversation is highly anticipated, with both teams in great shape lately, with the Lone Rangers needing to accumulate victories to rush into the upper half of the West, while the 76ers need to use the few regular season games to further grind the lineup. In the end, after four quarters of battle, Philadelphia took the Lone Ranger 111-101 lightly, further consolidating the third place in the East.
The 76ers continued harden's starting lineup since he joined the team: Harden + Maxi + Sable + Harris + Embiid! This lineup is balanced in attack and defense, except for Sebel's full-time defense, every 4 people can attack with the ball! In order to avoid letting the team fall into a situation of separate battles, Harden took on the heavy responsibility of organizing the attack, as he did when he was at the Nets, Harden was very stoic on the offensive end in the first half, more is to comb the offense, through instigating the blocking, attracting the pinch, sending opportunities for teammates, and letting Embiid attack.
Harden only shot 6 times in the first half, but the efficiency was amazing, with 11 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds, with Harden's tandem to attract defensive attention, Embiid's offensive threat was infinitely magnified, and he scored 21 points and 5 rebounds on 7-of-9 shooting in the first half. The Denti duo did their part to help the team end the first half with a five-point lead.
Easy side fight again, the two teams play a small climax against each other, the lineup rotation stage, Harden became the person who changed the situation on the court, fiercely punished the Lone Ranger for his endless pinch, consecutive assists Niang and Jordan Jr., Niang hit 3 three-pointers in a row, and the 76ers pulled the point difference to 2 figures in one fell swoop.
In the final quarter of the showdown, Labor Model Harden still did not rest, continued to lead the team, switched to the Rocket Boarding mode to take over the game, the offensive aggression was full, decisively impacted the basket to create a foul, the arc top held the ball without calling for blocking and demolition, facing Dinwiddie himself, retreating three points and one arrow through the heart! With Harden's excellent play, the 76ers once stretched the point difference to 20 points, directly destroying the confidence of the Lone Ranger to counterattack and easily win.
At the end of the game, Embiid scored 32 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals on 11-of-20 shooting, Harden played 42 minutes, 6 of 14 shots, 3 of 8 three-pointers, 9 of 10 free throws, cut 24 points, 7 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, contributed 11 points and 5 assists in the last quarter, and the balance between tandem teammates and maintaining their offensive aggressiveness was just right.
Talking about victory after the game, Harden rarely boasted about himself, talking about his aggressiveness in the last quarter. Harden said: "In the fourth quarter of today, when I was in offensive form, the team's offense was good, we hit some close-range shots and three-pointers, and it all came from my aggressiveness. I had to read the game, and for today, I did a good job. ”
With 13 games to go until the end of the regular season, hopefully Philadelphia's chemistry is getting better and better, and everyone is playing their part and getting the playoffs in the best shape.