On March 20, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued. For the Philadelphia 76ers, this year is a good time to win the championship, and Harden's addition makes the team stronger. Recently, the US media discharged the strongest duo in the league, Harden + Embiid in the first place, Irving + Durant in the second place, alphabet brother + Middleton in the third place. Although the combination of Harden and Embiid is not as good as the OK combination, the strength should not be underestimated. In the playoffs, it is the stage for the stars to show themselves, and the key moments also need the stars to stand up.
Since joining the 76ers, Harden has played 10 games and achieved a record of 8 wins and 2 losses, which is still very good. But the rest of March is really tough, can Harden be tougher? Embiid said in the post-game press conference after beating the Lone Ranger: Harden should play more aggressively to better lead the team to win. The March schedule was too tough! The 76ers or strategically abandoned the top 3 to avoid the Nets, and the emperor round Hugh Harden erupted.
The March schedule was too tough
We see that in the picture above, the 76ers have six games left in March, which are back-to-back against the Raptors, Heat, followed by away challenges to the Lakers, Clippers, Suns, and the last game is against the Bucks. It can be said that these 6 games are hard bones to gnaw, and the 76ers need to work hard to win any game.
Among them, the battle against the Heat is the battle for the top spot in the East. The 76ers are currently in second place in the East, three wins behind the first-place Heat. The Lakers and Clippers are desperately fighting for playoff spots and will certainly go all out. The Suns and Bucks were the teams in last season's Finals, Harden + Embiid + Rivers tested their moment, whether they have the level of winning the championship, it depends on whether they can beat the Bucks of Alphabet Brother + Holliday + Middleton, and the Suns of Paul + Booker + Ayton. So, the March schedule is really tough and test-testing!
The 76ers or strategically gave up the top 3 to avoid the Nets
This wave of schedules is so difficult that the 76ers may not be able to survive and the record will decline. Let's take a look, the Bucks in the 3rd place in the East have a record on a par with the 76ers, the Green Team at no. 4 in the East is only one win difference, and the Bulls in the 5th place in the East are only 2.5 wins behind. Therefore, it is also possible that the 76ers will not be able to get out of the division and eventually fall to the 4th or 5th place.
However, this may not be a bad thing, it may be a good thing. Why? The Brooklyn Nets are now No. 8 in the East and could also be in Seventh place through a playoff. That is, the first or second team in the East will face the powerful Nets in the first round of the playoffs. Recently, we have seen the horror of Irving + Durant, which team is sure to beat the healthy Nets in a 7-game, 4-game format?
That is, a few days ago, the 76ers lost miserably at home to the Nets. The firepower of Players such as Irving, Durant, Seth Curry, and Mills directly exploded Harden, Embiid, Maxi and Harris.
The Emperor Wheel Hugh Harden erupted
After joining the 76ers, Harden has been in a state of convergence, after all, he needs to help Embiid attack the scoring king. In 10 games for the 76ers, Ha played 37.5 minutes, contributing 22.9 points, 6.8 rebounds, 10.7 assists and 1.5 steals. Just today, Embiid himself revealed that in the next game, the team will take a break against him. In the latest injury list of the 76ers, Embiid's next game against the Raptors is in doubt. In order to better prepare for the playoffs, the rotation of the Emperor is also a wise choice. In this way, Harden will usher in an explosive period.
After the game against the Lone Ranger, Harden also said: "In future games, I will go into offensive mode and cut points as I have done in the past, because that's my job." Before the playoffs arrive, Harden really needs to find out where he was in the Rockets, and can't be too restrained. Harden in the Rockets era + the emperor of this season, it is possible to lead the 76ers to the championship, otherwise it is a runner.