On April 15, Beijing time, the Philadelphia team continued to train and prepare for the first round of the game with the Raptors. Harden has become more accustomed to his role in the team through the team training during this time. Beard deliberately practiced many catch jump shots, and once Embiid was wrapped up, Harden needed to be ready to catch the ball and shoot. During this day's training, Harden hit 9 consecutive three-pointers in a row, showing a good training effect.
Harden likes to attack with the ball in hand and rarely does no-ball offense. Philadelphia coach Rivers wants Harden to increase his no-ball offense and be ready to catch the ball and jump shot.
Beard accepted the advice, and during this time he did a lot of catching jump shot practice. Harden said: "I have to train to catch the ball and shoot, and in yesterday's training, I shot a lot of these balls. I haven't made this kind of shot for a long time, but I have the ability and I'm going to get a lot of chances. ”
In training on April 15, Harden scored nine straight three-pointers and showed a superb three-pointer. Harden is the second-in-command at Philadelphia, and Embiid is one of the NBA's best players today for low-post offense. He attacks strongly under the basket, often attracting opponents to pack, at this time, if a player on the outside line gets a vacancy, Embiid will pass the ball to his teammates in time.
Embiid made demands of Harden, saying: "Harden has done a good job of organizing the offense, but we need him to be aggressive and try to score, especially when I'm facing the Raptors' kind of defense. We need everyone to step up. ”
In the closing stages of the regular season, Harden played a little cautiously on the offensive end, he was plagued by a certain hamstring injury, and the offensive efficiency was not good, thus simply reducing the offense. But, as Embiid says, the team needs Harden to be aggressive on the offensive end.
The training effect of the Philadelphia team during this time is still good, and the cooperation between the main players is more tacit. "I think we've started to find the right balance when it comes to partnering with each other, and I think everyone knows their role and how we win." Embiid said.
Harden talked about his latest physical condition, and his injuries have fully recovered. 'My hamstrings are healthy, I actually did some sprint training and I was well prepared before the first round and that was it.' Bearded said.