On April 3, Beijing time, Philadelphia beat the Hornets 144-114 to end a three-game losing streak. In this hearty win, Philadelphia's seven players scored in double figures. Embiid had 29 points, 14 rebounds and six assists in the 3rd quarter, Tobias Harris had 23 points and five rebounds, and Maxi had 19 points and four assists. Bearded Harden had 12 points, eight rebounds and 13 assists.
In this game, Harden made sacrifices in scoring, and the main energy was spent on creating opportunities for his teammates. The team blasted down 144 points, and he only scored 12 points, which was basically unseen when Harden played for the Rockets. That's mainly because the Philadelphia team has more scoring points.
"When I'm advancing with the ball, I can create scoring opportunities for my teammates very well and you can see we got 140 points today (the actual score is 144 points) and I just want to make the right choice." Harden said.
Beard also said he knew there were games he needed to play more aggressively, but when players like Maxi, Tobias Harris and Embiid were aggressive, the game would be easier. That is to say, Harden will determine his own mode according to the game situation, when the teammate feels good, he will switch to the pass mode, when the teammate feels bad, he will take the initiative to open the scoring mode.
For Harden's pass, Tobias Harris praised it after the game: "Harden has seen many kinds of defense in his career, and he knows how to dismantle the opposing defense. ”
As Harris said, Harden's pass in this battle easily tore through the Hornets' defense and made the whole team full of fire. Philadelphia shot a horrific 60.9 percent from the field and 48.8 percent from three-point range, shooting 21-of-43 from three-point range.
Second-year player Maxi is grateful to Harden. After Harden's arrival, Maxi's scoring did not drop, and he also received Harden's guidance on and off the court. 'It's really fantastic, he's helped me a lot because he wants me to be aggressive, he wants me to play better on both ends of the floor, he wants me to be a better player and I'm very grateful for that.'
Generally speaking, when a star of James' level joins, Maxie's ball is inevitably compressed, but now it seems that Maxie still has a lot of offensive opportunities. The bearded man did indeed make no small amount of self-sacrifice.