Beijing time on May 3 news, for the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals, Philadelphia City coach Doug Rivers and the team's star James Harden have reached a tacit understanding in the style of play.
Not long ago, Harden talked about some of his personal situations and how to lead the team to make teammates better during an exchange with reporters.
"From my personal perspective, my job in the game is definitely more than just scoring."
"If people have the view that 'Harden can't get 30 points in a game, then he is not the original Harden', such a view is actually one-sided. Because there is no shortage of scorers around me, such as the MVP who averages 30 points per game, and the players with excellent scoring ability like Maxi and Harris. I think the outside world is still a little too contemptuous of us, and we can't think like this just because Embiid is injured. We're focused on getting back home now and we're going to get better and better and will play as good as ever in G1. Harden said.
At a pre-game press conference, Rivers shared this view, saying, "We only look at Harden's scoring ability, but we ignore his organizational ability." For the team, the most important thing is to score, but it doesn't matter who will score. ”
Rivers also said he didn't know how Harden would perform in today's game, but he liked the way Harden played.