Although Paul only worked with Harden for two short seasons, those two seasons have reminded countless Rockets fans of the sweet time when they still feel emotional, that is, the years when they wake up and are a big win, and the years when fans really see the hope of the championship.
Today, the former duo have changed their court twice, with Harden moving from the Rockets to the Nets and philadelphia later in the season, while Paul spent a season with the Thunder and now the Suns. As Paul led the Suns to victory over King Mountain, the former duo came to the same starting line in the playoffs, the Suns and 76ers led their opponents 3-2, and their strong partners were also injured, Embiid insisted on playing with a finger injury that required surgery, and Booker's unexpected injury at G2 also caused him to miss three games, and it would take about a week before he was initially expected to return to the game.
Traded away, the Rockets misjudged Paul's ability
In July 2019, Paul, who was considered to be incapable of leading the Rockets to win the championship with Harden, was traded to the Thunder in exchange for Harden's former brother Westbrook. At that time, Paul was like a dragging force, like being swept out of the house. But he didn't expect that after leaving the Rockets, Paul, who regained his health, began a new journey. Coming to the Thunder, Paul returned to the All-Star stage after three years, led the Thunder to unexpectedly break into the playoffs, and met the Rockets in the first round, although the battle to grab seven losses, but people know that Paul with those teammates to do so is not easy, on the contrary, Harden and Westbrook led the Rockets to through the seven to advance to the thrill of the real should not be. Despite losing the game, Paul won hearts and minds, and fans began to question whether the Rockets had made the right choice.
And with these two seasons Paul led the Suns to the Finals, and firmly occupied the first place in the league this season, and Harden's state declined, and successive teams were changed, and the playoff performance continued to pull the crotch, and the wind evaluation of both sides was getting bigger and bigger.
The same is 3:2, but different
Although they are currently 3:2 leading, but Paul and Harden's situation is different, in today's game, Paul as the leader to lead the team to win the battle of Tianwangshan, and Harden played a downturn in the series with the Raptors, in the case of the team to achieve a huge advantage of 3:0, but the Raptors won two consecutive games, and Harden in the last two games a total of 28 shots 9, the current performance of this performance is even less effective for the team than Maxi and Harris, and it seems that the Raptors have obtained the key to victory, It seems that there is still a possibility of winning four consecutive sets.
It's also amazing to think about the dramatic shift in Paul and Harden's situation. It also tells us that what will happen in the future is really unpredictable, keep the inner peace and continue to struggle, and wait for time to tell us the answer.