On April 4, 2022, the Philadelphia 76ers took on the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road. Yesterday, the 76ers just experienced a big win, ending a three-game losing streak, and now morale is booming, presumably fighting for a wave of consecutive wins. The 76ers have played against the Cavaliers three times this season, and the 76ers have won in all three games, but only one game has a difference of more than 10 points, and the last time they played each other, the two teams played in the final moment. It can be seen that the 76ers want to win this game is not so easy. Before the game, there was a message from the 76ers.
The 76ers officially updated the team's injury report, and Embiid was listed as a suspect because of an ankle injury. Now that the playoffs are approaching, it's time for the 76ers to start turning the ship embiid, who has not had much injury this season but sails carefully. If Embiid is suspended, Harden will have a big test in this game.
After Harden was traded to the 76ers, Embiid only trunceed once, and Harden also truceed that one. So far, Harden has not tried to lead the team alone. Once Embiid is suspended, Harden will be the most famous player in the team. There have been some discordant voices in the 76ers dressing room, most of which are also related to Harden. This time Harden led the team alone, which is also a good opportunity to impress his teammates and integrate into the team. Of course, the premise is that Harden can perform well enough in this game.
Harden has played against the Cavaliers four times this season, twice with the Nets and twice with the 76ers, and this is the fifth time he's played against the Cavaliers. In the previous four games, Harden has achieved 20+10 data in three games, and the remaining game also got 14 points and 14 assists from the Nets, and the overall performance is still remarkable. The Cavaliers are currently no. 7 in the East with a 55.1 percent win rate this season, and their overall strength should not be underestimated. Once Embiid is absent, the biggest advantage point of the 76ers against the Cavaliers is gone (embiid has scored 40 points and 10 boards, 22 points, 9 boards, 5 assists and 15 points and 17 boards in the previous three meetings, which can be said to completely break the Cavaliers' interior line). Harden needs to take on more offensive pressure. If Harden can play aggressive enough in this game to lead the 76ers to defeat the Cavaliers, then I believe that his teammates will also be more convinced of Harden.
In yesterday's game, Harden lowered his posture and released the ball in order to help the team win, and the result was that the game was really played. And if Embiid is absent, then Harden needs to digest more balls, and the style of play can not be the same as the previous game. Whether Harden can really integrate into the 76ers may depend on this game.