Beijing time on April 1, Philadelphia lost to the Pistons to break the cold, Harden's performance is undoubtedly quite sluggish, even if Harden contributed 18 + 9 + 7 quasi-triple-double data, but only 15 out of 4 crosshairs, including 9 of 2 outside three points, plus free throws 9 of 8, the last three games have scored less than 20 points.
In the last game of Philadelphia's defeat to the defending champion Bucks, Harden played the highest scoring game since joining Philadelphia, he had 32 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists, completing the highest single-game scoring game since joining Philadelphia, and the first time in Philadelphia's career to score 30+.
However, in the face of the battle with the East fish belly to reach the Pistons, Philadelphia led the Pistons by 4 points in the first half, and once led the Pistons by 8 points, but in the second half, the Pistons counterattacked to overtake the double-digit gap. Harden's performance on the court was unsatisfactory, he played 18 minutes in the first two quarters, even if he only had a crosshair of 7, but with 6 of 7 free throws, he still had 14 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block in the first half.
However, entering the second half, Harden completely fell into stealth mode, especially when the pistons were overtaken by a wave of 31-12 attacks in the last quarter, Harden had almost no sense of existence on the court.
In the entire second half, Harden only had 1 of 8 stars, and he only scored a mere four points in the second two quarters, so the sluggish performance was unsatisfactory. Philadelphia not only suffered a losing streak, but also reflected a lot of problems, becoming a place for them to reflect, after all, the playoffs are coming.
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