On May 5, 2022, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and in philadelphia's away game against the Heat, Embiid was still absent due to injury, and the overall strength of the team was indeed a certain gap with the opponent. They lost all four of their games in this game, which was basically a rout.
In the first half of the game, Philadelphia actually played well, especially their personal offensive form was very good. He scored 16 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists in the half, the first half-time score in the playoffs this season, and just when everyone thought Harden would find his form in the game and carry the team on his shoulders, he was once again invisible in the second half! Harden only scored four points in the second half of this game, which is indeed a bit disappointing!
The downturn in the second half has also become the main theme of Harden's playoffs this season, according to statistics, in this season's playoffs, Harden averaged 7.1 points and 4.4 assists in the second half, shooting only 37% from the field and only 32% from three-point range. In the first half, he averaged 11.6 points and 5 assists per game, shooting 42% from the field and 37% from three-point range!
It can be said that Harden in the second half of the game does have a very large gap compared with the first half, whether it is scoring, passing, or shooting percentage, there is a very obvious decline! For Harden, in the second half of this game, I don't know whether it is the team's arrangement, or his own choice, Harden only has 5 shots, the desire to attack is very limited, the fourth quarter of the shot is obviously small, the physical problem is very serious!
Maybe Harden's peak has passed, but for Harden, he still needs to carry the team on his shoulders, after all, he is the only superstar on the team at present, and the team needs him to be able to stand up and lead the team forward!