In the G2 of the 76ers and the Heat series, the 76ers, who lack the core of the team - Embiid, are still not opponents of the Heat, and were defeated 119-103, and the big score is already 0-2 behind, which makes the prospects of the 76ers advancing to the next round generally depressed, and Harden became the sinner of the 76ers in the first two games.
It is said that in embiid's absence, Harden was the well-deserved number one star in the 76ers, you know, he was a star who had won the regular season MVP, but in G1, Harden was lost, he lacked enough aggression, he played nearly 35 minutes, in G1 only shot 13 times, got only 16 points, did not support the 76ers offense, which made the Heat play very calmly, and after the end of G1, Harden said that he wanted to play aggressively, At one time, many fans also had a little expectation, but the performance of the G2 game, everyone was completely disappointed, and it can be said that they no longer have hope for Harden.
Why? Although in this battle, Harden scored finally reached 20 points, better than G1, but the aggressiveness in his mouth is still not reflected, nearly 42 minutes after playing, he only has 15 shots, only two more than G1, the author is difficult to understand, where is Harden's so-called aggressiveness? The most critical thing is that Harden only hit 6 of the 15 shots, including 1 of 5 three-pointers, although he delivered 9 assists, but he still has nothing to do with aggression, in the absence of Embiid, Harden can not play the high level expected by everyone, the 76ers really have any hope of advancing to the next round? Especially now it's 0-2 behind.
Of course, in this battle, the 76ers are not useless, for example, the 22-year-old maxi is the most eye-catching one of the 76ers, in the G1 game, Maxi got 19 points, performing better than Harden, and in G2, Maxi's performance went further, playing nearly 44 minutes of Maxi, this battle handed over a 34-point report card, shooting is 22 shots 12, shooting rate reached 54.5%, whether aggressive or offensive efficiency is much stronger than Harden, In the midst of Harden's downturn, Maxi has played a role, so can Harden still have a place among the 76ers?
However, it is worth mentioning that the 76ers now have good news, that is, Embiid is expected to make a comeback in G3, according to the 76ers and the team reporter revealed that Embiid recovered smoothly, is expected to return with injuries at the time of G3, of course, Embiid wants to come back, but also through the concussion test, in the first round of the playoffs was elbowed to the face, not only caused Embiid's orbit fracture, but also made Embiid have concussion symptoms, want to return to the field, Embiid must pass the test, And even if he passes the test, when he plays in G3, his orbit fracture and thumb tear injury are still there, which will still affect his play.
If Harden can play the level of the former MVP, Embiid does not need to come back, unfortunately, Harden, who is in the contract year, is getting more and more depressed, G2 even only 2 points in the last quarter, and it is only obtained through free throws, and now Harden really has the strength of the MVP? disappointed! Harden didn't play aggressively, scoring 20 points on 6-of-15 shooting, and Embiid is expected to play with an injury in G3
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