On March 28, Beijing time, the Phoenix Suns defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 114-104. In this campaign, Chris Paul became the key player in the game, and at the same time, he faced Harden in the final moments and hit a shot to kill the game.
In the final moments of the fourth quarter, the Suns led the 76ers 109-102, with 1 minute and 55 seconds left in the game, paul singled Harden. Because Harden's defense was not timely, Paul also quickly dribbled through Harden, directly hit the middle shot, and pulled the point difference to 9 points, so that Paul's shot also helped the Suns lock in the victory.
In this campaign, Paul's performance was exceptional, he was 36 minutes, 9 of 15 shooting (1 of 3 of three), no free throws, a total of 19 points, 4 rebounds, 14 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 1 turnover, plus-minus of the game-high +25.
Paul was in excellent form after his return, scoring 36 points in both games while also delivering 27 assists with only four turnovers and an assist-to-turnover ratio of 6.75.
Compared to Paul's supernatural state, Harden shot 2 of 11 from the game, 2 of 5 from three-point range, and 8 of 8 from the free throw line for 14 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists. As a result, Harden felt cold in this game, and although Embiid exploded with 37 points and 15 rebounds, it was still to no avail, and the 76ers still lost the game.