On March 26, Beijing time, Philadelphia easily defeated the Clippers with a big win, and won three consecutive wins to approach the first place in the East, and they were only 0.5 wins away from the Heat at the top of the Eastern Conference. Harden performed well in such a battle, he had already obtained a double-double data of 25+11 in the first half, Harden reduced the proportion of offense in the second half, bombarded the whole field with 29 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 1 block all-around data, led the team to complete a big win and clocked out of work early, and Philadelphia played 13 games in 13 games to win 10 wins and 3 losses to approach the first place in the East.
With his outstanding performance in this game, Harden created a number of milestones:
First, Harden had 6306 assists in the regular season of his career, tied lakers legend Kobe Bryant with 6306 assists, and rose to a tie for 32nd place in the all-time assist list, the previous being two-time champion Noam Knicks with 6386 assists. Harden ranks 6th in the active number of assists, behind Paul, James, Westbrook, Rondo and Lowry.
Second, Harden's career regular season total of 6883 goals surpassed Lakers star James Worthy with 6878 goals to rise to 78th in history, the previous being 6887 goals for four-time All-Star James Blackman.
Third, Harden scored 23,334 career regular-season points and tied Celtics Hall of Fame legend Robert Parrish with 23,334 points, rising to a tie for 28th place in history, the previous being Barkley with 23,757 points.
In the face of the remaining Clippers showdown, Harden and Embiid gave a double-core performance, leading Philadelphia to a double-digit lead early. Harden took the lead with a three-pointer as soon as he came on the court, and continued to blossom inside and out to lead Philadelphia to a 21-7 crushing Clippers. In the first quarter, Harden combined with attack and passing, leading Philadelphia to a 35-19 lead of 16 points early, which was also basically the tone of the game, and Harden got 10+5+1+1+1-1 all-around data in 2 of 4 in a single quarter.
By the second quarter, Harden continued to lead Philadelphia steadily to suppress the Clippers, and he gave 4 of 7 crosshairs in the second quarter, including 3 three-pointers from the outside and continued to penetrate the Clippers' outside defense. Harden has already contributed 6-of-11 in the first half, including 4-of-8 three-pointers on the outside line, plus 9-of-9 free throws, and bombarded the double-double data of 25+11+2, leading Philadelphia to a 21-point lead in the first half.
Entering the second half of the showdown, Harden instead reduced his offensive proportions, and he only made one shot in the third quarter, scoring two more points with the help of free throws. However, Harden sent five assists in the quarter, activated the team's offensive attack with passes, and continued to help Philadelphia maintain a 22-point lead in the first three quarters.
As Philadelphia continued to control the situation on the court in the final quarter, the game continued to maintain a 25-point lead until the interruption of the fourth quarter. The game has lost the suspense of victory and defeat in advance, Coach Rivers also withdrew Harden, let the beard clock out of work in advance, and also let Harden only chase Kobe Bryant in this game' assists, and if he wants to surpass, he has to wait until the next game.
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