Beijing time on March 28, the east and west strong dialogue, 76ers against the Suns, the final Suns to 114-104 soldiers without bloody blade victory over the 76ers, the game 76ers star Harden was criticized after the game, Harden played 39 minutes, shot 11 hit twice, the whole game got 14 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.
Harden also gave an interview to the media after the game, he said that "for me 11 shots is not enough, I must shoot more shots to play more aggressively" Obviously Harden did not lose confidence because of a loss, but in fact, Harden's performance after coming to the 76ers from the Nets was indeed not good.
The deal between the 76ers and the Nets is mainly to see Harden's outside offensive ability, to create a combination of Embiid and Harden inside and outside, from the paper point of view, Embiid plus Harden can be said to be an upgraded version of Mitchell Gagobert, in the first few games to the 76ers, Harden did indeed do the tandem team to provide outside firepower, his arrival made it easier for the 76ers to score the whole team, but Harden's performance in the 76ers is not stable, as the team's main digestion of the ball, Harden's state determines the lower limit of the team. That's why harden is in poor shape, and the 76ers will most likely lose.
In fact, Harden is now facing a lot of problems, first of all, his leg injury is greater than it seems, in the case of the 76ers playing time, Harden has a certain injury hidden danger, and Harden's age is not small, no longer the strength and physical strength of youth, it is obvious that Harden's physical strength in the second half has a cliff-like decline, which will lead to his slower movement speed Once others can not prevent the ball can now be easily blocked.
In the end, what Harden needs to do is the qualitative change of playing style, he is no longer the scoring king of the year under the dual influence of injury and age, and should look for a playing style that is more suitable for the current state Since the singles efficiency has declined, it will be integrated into the overall attack of the team, and more to find blocks and cover to let the shooting rate rise, and restore his threat on the outside. In addition, Harden should also actively lose weight, in the early years Harden has been a heavy tank in the guard, he relies on his core strength in the breakthrough invincible. But now that Harden has rarely made it to the inside, he should maintain a reasonable body and extend his physical strength reasonably, rather than allowing his weight to develop as he does now.
Considering it comprehensively, harden and Simmons trade, the 76ers did not lose, the problem is that Harden is an "outsider" is no longer the rocket boss he once was, the team can not run around him alone, before the summer comes, Harden should find a suitable way to play for his own team, 76 people can make a difference in the playoffs.