Yesterday's regular season, the 76ers lost 114-119 to the Raptors, the first quarter of this battle 76ers once led by 15 points, but the second quarter was overtaken by the Raptors, the fourth quarter, the Raptors almost always pressed the 76ers to play, and finally the 76ers could only regret to eat the next defeat.
Although losing, but Embiid's performance is still remarkable, 10 of 22 in the whole game, 10 of 12 free throws, 30 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists, embiid's current average of points per game is 30.4 points, because James has determined the season reimbursement, the alphabet brother score has also dropped to 29.9 points, so there is a high probability that Embiid will get this year's scoring king.
However, in this game, Harden's performance is not so good.
In the whole game, Harden delivered a total of 15 assists and only 3 turnovers, which can be said to be quite good in organizing the offense, but in terms of personal offense, Harden shot only 3 of 12, 4 of 3 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, and only scored 13 points.
Among them, in the fourth quarter, Harden shot 1 of 4 in a single quarter, only scored 4 points, and the remaining 1 and a half minutes ago, the 76ers fell behind the Raptors 107-113, and there was a possibility of rebounding, but Harden dribbled through the mistake, and the Raptors quickly completed the counterattack after stealing, widening the point difference to 8 points.
In the past five games, Harden's personal offense has really been difficult to say:
Against the Pistons, he scored 4-of-15 and 2-of-9 from three-point range, scoring 18 points
Against the Hornets, 4 of 10 and 2 of 6 three-pointers, with 12 points
Against the Cavaliers, 4 of 13 and 2 of 7 from three, with 21 points
Against the Pacers, he scored 11 points on 4-of-10 and 2-of-7 on three points
Against the Raptors, he scored 3 of 12 and 1 of 4 from three points to score 13 points
His organization is still sharp, with 59 assists in five games, but shooting a total of 19 of 60 and 9 of 33 from three-point range, averaging only 15 points per game, which is obviously not the level that Harden should have in the fans' impression.
Since joining the 76ers, Harden has played in a total of 20 games, scoring only 1 game with 30+ points, and only 32 points, averaging 21.0 points, 7.3 rebounds and 10.3 assists per game, shooting 40.0% from the field and 33.3% from three-point range, fortunately, because the number of free throws has increased to 9.0 times and the free throw shooting rate is also 88.9%, so Harden's true shooting rate is still 60.1%.
However, Harden's performance before and after joining the 76ers is still different:
- In the first 4 games, he averaged 27 points per game, shooting 56% from the field and 50% from three-point range.
— In the remaining 16 games, he averaged 20 points per game, shooting 36% from the field and 30% from three-point range.
Harden's first few games with the 76ers were a honeymoon period, almost sharp, but as the season progressed, Harden's performance also declined, especially in terms of personal offense, and even a 30+ game was very rare.
Can you believe that this is really Harden now?
Just two years ago, in the 2019-20 season, Ha had an average of 34.3 points on the field, and in the previous 2018-19 season, Harden's average score per game was as high as 36.1 points, which was also the two seasons in which Harden scored the wildest, and there were 32 consecutive 30+ such a recorded highlight in history.
At the time, 32 points per game was a drag, but now, Harden has played 20 games with the 76ers, and the highest score is only 32 points, and his average score per game is down by more than 15 points compared to three years ago.
As for the reason, the change in playing style is definitely a factor, but the injury is also not negligible, since last year's encounter with a hamstring injury, Harden's breakthrough and termination after this season's comeback are significantly worse than before, statistically speaking, Harden's basketball shooting rate this year is only 48.8%, the past 2 years this number is 56.4%, 57.2%, such a change is difficult not to worry about whether it is a permanent decline.
Of course, even if the current Ha debut still has "21 +7 + 10", in any era is the level of a superstar, but can't help but feel regret, this is only two years, the single game 40+, 50+ or even 60+ hardened, has disappeared.