On May 2, Beijing time, the Philadelphia 76ers lost to the Miami Heat 92-106, and the big score is currently 0-1. In this campaign, Harden's performance was not good, he played 35 minutes, 5 of 13 shooting, had 16 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 turnovers. At the same time, the US media counted an embarrassing data about Harden.
According to statistics, Harden has scored less than 25 points in 11 consecutive playoff games, the longest record since he came off the bench with the Thunder.
Commenting on Harden's poor performance, Perkins said: "Everyone has experienced the impact of the time old man at different points in their careers, and we are now witnessing the time old man grabbing James Harden. ”
"Harden wasn't fast enough and explosive enough to deal with his opponents, he couldn't even get close to the basket and didn't have enough room to shoot three-pointers."
"Now, Harden has the ball in his hand, they block him and let him single, what position can you put him to succeed? That's what we see with Harden now."
You know, Harden has never made 20+ shots since coming to the 76ers, and his highest number of shots in a single game is 19. In the Nets, though, Harden has had more than 20 shots in 12 games. So after coming to the 76ers, Harden's role changed, and Rivers allowed him to shoot less and more performance on the assist end.