On May 3, Beijing time, the 76ers' first game against the Heat in the second round of the playoffs finally lost 92-106 to the opponent, and the whole game came down, and the two teams had entered garbage time as early as the remaining 7 minutes or so in the fourth quarter.
The 76ers weren't in such perfect shape throughout the game, they could even even shoot 6-of-34 (17.6% three-point shooting) outside the three-point line, and even though they could even lead the 76ers 51-50 before the end of the first half, they only scored 21 points in the third quarter, but after letting the Heat score as high as 30 points, the 76ers basically lost the initiative.
And after the game, James Harden, who needed to lead the 76ers forward in the absence of Joel Embiid, did not play the performance that fans wanted to see. With 35 minutes in the game, Harden had 16 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists on 5-of-13 shooting, and he only shot 2-of-7 from outside the three-point line.
From this game, the embarrassing performance of the 76ers outside the three-point line is indeed a big reason why they lost the game. After all, Teres Maxi can only perform on 1-of-6 shooting outside the three-point line, and George Niang only has a 7-of-0 performance, but Harden's performance outside the three-point line of 7-2 is really not so ideal.
What's more, Harden scored 4 points, 1 assist and 2 turnovers in the second half of 4 shots, and as the team's star, Harden simply could not really stand up in the second half, which is why he should carry the pot.
Some fans even mocked on social media that Harden stole away to work in the second half?
And given Harden's style of playing that often pulls his crotch in the playoffs or in key games, it's hard for the 76ers to see the possibility of relying on Harden to storm the championship trophy.