Beijing time on March 22 news, has confirmed that Philadelphia's two star Joel Embiid and James Harden will not appear in the second back-to-back game against the Miami Heat.
The explanation given by the 76ers about Harden's lack of appearances is that the hamstring injury needs to be recovered, and Embiid did not say much about it, but only mentioned that he had a sore back.
In fact, the news of the 76ers' rotation of Harden and Embiid is not surprising at all, a few days ago the team coach Rivers mentioned that the two will be suspended at the end of the regular season, the purpose of this is to reserve "ammunition" for the playoffs in advance.
Since Harden and Embiid teamed up, the duo have played 295 minutes together, during which time the plus-minus is +89. At the same time, when they were together, the team's offensive efficiency value was 122.5, the defensive efficiency value was 105.7, the net offensive and defensive value was 16.9, and the true shooting rate was 63.2%, and the four data were the first in the league. Together, they also scored 169 goals and 237 free throws.
Considering that they have more ambitious goals in the playoffs, it is not a wise move to take a rotation with such an energetic duo to reduce the likelihood of injury.
The 76ers currently have a record of 43 wins and 27 losses, placing them in third place in the East.