Beijing time on April 1 news, Philadelphia 76ers 94-102 defeat to the Detroit Pistons, after the game, head coach Rivers pointed out that part of the loss came from James Harden.
In today's game, the 76ers only scored 8 points on the bench, and the Pistons scored 39 points, and it is clear from this point of view that the performance of the substitute players is one of the reasons for their loss. Rivers didn't think so, though, and he didn't blame the bench.
"Our bench they weren't bad on the offensive end today, they just didn't get a lot of shooting opportunities and they actually did a good job defensively. This is actually more of a James Harden problem, he shot many times. Rivers said.
So is Harden really a lot of times? Statistics show that Harden made 15 shots in 38 minutes, accounting for 22% of the team's total shots, and the total number of shots made by the 76ers was 12. So what Rivers actually wants to say in the end is not that Harden has shot too many times, but that he has thrown too few balls, "Since you can't shoot, you should give up the shooting opportunity."
In addition, from the data of the second half alone, Harden's performance was really poor enough, scoring only 4 points on 1 of 8 shots during the debut, 0 of 5 three-pointers, and three turnovers, with a plus-minus of -11 on the field.
However, some fans have turned over a remark by Rivers about two weeks ago, which can be called a large double standard scene. As shown in the picture above, Rivers said he wants to see Harden play more aggressively, he likes Harden who is in offensive mode rather than Harden who likes to pass, and he hopes that Harden can stick to the shot and don't be afraid to shoot.