The NBA playoffs continue, and today the 76ers continue on the road to challenge the Heat. In the end, they lost to the Heat 103:119 and swallowed another loss. After losing this game, the 76ers have fallen behind the Heat 0-2 in the big score. The 76ers were completely powerless in front of the Heat without Embiid, and Harden, the team's superstar, did not step up to help the team on the offensive end after Embiid was injured.
Harden still scored 20 points and 9 assists in this game, and the overall shooting rate was not particularly good, with only 1 of 5 shooting outside the three-point line. Harden scored just four points in the crucial second half, and he didn't come forward when the team needed to score. Harden also scored just 16 points in the last game. Throughout the playoffs, Harden averaged less than 20 points per game.
After watching Harden's playoff performance, many fans are still very disappointed, and Harden has always been a top scorer. Even the league once racked its brains for defending Harden. Why did Harden, who once killed everyone, disappear? Why is Harden even a little afraid of offense now? In fact, it is necessary to analyze from several aspects.
The first is that the scale of blowing penalties in the playoffs has become different, and Harden's type of player still prefers to make fouls throughout his career. So after the playoffs, Harden's chances of making fouls are further reduced, and harden has less of an important means of scoring after averaging fewer free throws per game, which is just one aspect. What is more important is that Harden's current figure has completely gone out of shape, and many fans believe that this is caused by Harden's indiscipline.
You'll find that Harden at his peak was very strong and flexible. The strength here refers to the fact that his muscle content is going to be more. Harden now looks far more fat than he did at his peak, which makes Harden less flexible on the court than before, including his breakthrough speed and his agility to retreat. So you'll find it hard for Harden to get rid of the opposing defensive distractions right now. The shot feels completely incomparable to its peak.
It comes down to Harden who is now less disciplined. You'll find that a lot of stars are self-disciplined as they get older as they stay in shape. Including Curry at this age also began to gradually increase muscle, and Harden is not so strict about his body management, which is also the reason for his decline in form. I don't know what the fans think?