The Philadelphia 76ers, who are sitting at home, have won again, rewriting the series from 0-2 to 2-2, which is of course a great joy for Philadelphia fans, but even more gratifying is the recovery of James Harden's status. James Harden scored 31 points, seven rebounds and nine assists in the game, which also helped him set a record in team history.
— The 76ers were the first player in the playoffs to score at least 30+5+5 in a single game and hit at least five three-pointers. If you say it, the 76ers can also be called the "ancestral rich" team, and this team has given birth to many legendary stars. The reason why no one has played Harden's stats is because there are conditional restrictions on the number of three-point shots.
Harden also narrowly failed to do so, and his outburst in the final quarter contributed to the record.
In fact, such a record does not make much sense, but it will be different for Harden. After joining the 76ers, Harden desperately needed a game like this to justify his form. In Harden's career, such data is not worth mentioning at all, but now it is different.
Harden hasn't played his own masterpiece since being traded to the 76ers, and hasn't even played 20 shots in a single game in 31 games. It's not that it's right to shoot more, but in some moments it's an attitude, a desire, or even a dignity.
Should Harden have such a moment? There should be, the first two games of this round of semifinals Embiid is absent, Harden should have taken out his offensive weapons, with strength to prove that he still has the ability to decide the outcome of the game.
But nothing happened, and the 76ers brought the 0-2 score back to Philadelphia.
During those two games — or possibly more distantly — Harden was met with a great deal of skepticism, focusing on whether Harden would ever be able to find himself. The last round of the game against the Raptors was sluggish, and the former NBA player put it this way, "Is James Harden injured?" He didn't have any explosive power or energy. ”
Barkley made it clear that Harden has slipped and that he will make the 76ers regret the deal. When Embiid decided he couldn't play in his first two games against the Heat, no one believed Harden would explode in the series, leading the 76ers to a chance to take victory away from Miami. Sure enough, there wasn't a single victory.
When Harden plays such a game, he at least at this time to justify himself, should he line up to apologize to him? There's probably something wrong with that, Harden's best form is by no means what it is now, and if that's the best James Harden, the 76ers' value in bringing him in will be discounted.
Speaking about his performance, Harden said calmly: "Nothing really changed, I just hit some shots, which changed the game. Don't think it's Harden's humility, Harden's 6-of-10 three-pointers in this game are indeed brilliant, but there is still no explosive return - two-pointers are 8-of-2, there is nothing to say.
So, it's not time to apologize to Harden.
(Text/Yan Wujun)