Now, the time has come to the middle of April, and the league's regular season has been completed, but the NBA's playoffs are about to usher in a full-scale war. The league has changed a lot this season, at the beginning of the season, Harden threatened to help the Brooklyn Nets win the championship, but now he has become a Player of the Philadelphia 76ers, leaving Durant and Irving to join forces with Embiid.
However, in the time when the playoffs are about to start, another fan has begun to taunt Harden like crazy. In Harden's career of more than a decade, since he became the core of the team, he has never been able to prove himself in the playoffs, and during the previous playing for the Rockets, I believe that those who pay attention to this team are clear that Harden also suffered a hamstring injury in the playoffs last season, and Harden, who played with an injury, finally fell again, so that the Nets were eventually eliminated by the Bucks. This season, the Philadelphia 76ers entered the playoffs with fourth place in the East, and Philadelphia will host the Raptors in the first round.
Harden was asked in an interview with the media before what he needs to prove in the next playoffs. Harden was obviously upset when he heard the question, and went straight back to saying that he didn't need to prove anything, he just wanted to play well on the court and use his own ability to win for the 76ers. Harden also said that the NBA playoffs are about to start, I am all right, and all I have to do is to do myself and help Philadelphia win the championship.
Subsequently, Harden added that helping the Philadelphia 76ers win the championship is his only goal, and we still have a lot of things to do, but I am full of confidence that I will go after the championship for the rest of my career, and I will not care about my personal data, and whether I can win the championship is the most important. Harden also said that his hamstring injury has been fully recovered, which is good news for the 76ers and Harden, once Harden also said that Embiid is the ideal partner in his heart, and now Harden is getting his wish.
But it has to be said that the 33-year-old Harden has begun to enter the end of his career, and he has to admit that Harden's explosive power is not as good as before, and injuries are gradually increasing. From last year to the present, bearded Harden has experienced the Houston Rockets, the Brooklyn Nets and then to the Philadelphia 76ers, but Harden's teammates have also gone from Westbrook to Irving, Durant, and now to embiid.
Harden has played in 21 games since joining the Philadelphia 76ers on February 11, 2022, averaging 21 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 10.4 assists per game, Harden's stats still look bright, but Harden's shooting rate at the Philadelphia 76ers is only this 40.2%, and it should be known that this shooting rate is lower than that of Westbrook who played for the Lakers, especially Harden's three-point shooting has dropped significantly.