On May 9, Beijing time, the 76ers defeated the Heat this morning, and the current two-team battle has become 2-2, and it is really difficult to say who can advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. But it seems that the balance of victory is tilting towards Philadelphia, why do you say that? Because Embiid didn't play in the first two games between the two sides, embiid came back and the 76ers won two straight games, which is their normal level. So, judging from the current situation, the 76ers are indeed slightly stronger than the Heat, and their stars are numerous and of high quality.
The Heat side is only Butler one star, when the 76ers improve the defensive intensity, the other players become shrimp soldiers and crabs in seconds, simply vulnerable, the best sixth man of the season, Hiro has been directly invisible in the last two games, a total of 27 crazy shots, only 9 goals, the shooting rate is quite touching, Strus, Audi, Martin and others have also lost their presence. Today's Heat, led by Butler, briefly narrowed the gap to five points and had a chance to win the game, but one person's performance made their entire efforts in vain.
This person is Harden, today's Harden first three quarters of the performance is decent, can even be described as bad, but the fourth quarter of Harden seems to have changed a person, a single quarter he hit 4 three-pointers, cut 16 points, the last three-point shot 100 steps through Yang, directly took away the game, Harden cut 31 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, became the absolute hero of the team's victory, excellent performance also conquered many US media. But Nets coach Steve Nash scoffed at Harden, arguing that Harden had just "eaten a dumpling" today.
Nash also watched the 76ers and heat today, and he thinks Harden played very aggressively today, but now he can only break out occasionally and can't play hot data continuously. Nash claimed that Harden has passed the peak, and he simply can not control his mistakes, due to the decline in breakthrough ability, sometimes he can only choose to shoot three points, offensive ability is far less than before, even if they can pass the Heat level, once they enter the Eastern Conference Finals, meet the Bucks or Celtics, they are difficult to break out of the siege, and they can not lead the team to win the championship.
Nash's first half of the sentence was analyzed very correctly, and now Harden can only erupt from time to time, and after the big injury, he has passed the peak and lacks scoring continuity. Still, it's a bit premature to say that Harden can't lead the team to the championship, Harden in addition to offense, he can also use his own pass to help the team, and Harden's rebounding ability is not bad, in the 76ers team, Harden is only the team's third scoring point, he does not need to score so many points, Harden alone may not be able to lead the team to win the championship, but he has Embiid, Maxi and Harris and other helpers around him, fully equipped to rush out of the East.