Today, the 76ers won 105-98 at home to Nick Jazz for two straight and now have a 7-7 record. In Harden's absence, Embiid still led the team after his return. I think that's why Harden joined the 76ers, because the emperor is so strong in the lower limit. Their combination reminds people of the combination of Harden and Paul, and part of the reason why Paul joined the Rockets is that Harden can carry the basic set in the regular season. Even the process was similar, Harden and Paul could not form a 1+1 greater than 2 effect at that time, Embiid and Harden were the same.
The Rockets are more about the aging Paul making concessions, and when he and Harden are on the floor, Paul is more invested in the defensive end and off-ball shooting. Then during the time when Harden was off, Paul led the second team to continue the attack. This is the so-called miracle of the Rockets 48 minutes with the presence of the brain, coupled with a large number of 3D players around them, so the Rockets played the first in the league and the universe brave battle in 18 years. Unfortunately, Paul's health is not guaranteed in the later period, and the team allows Harden to lead the team forward in the regular season. also happened to meet Cosmic Brave, and the rocket failed for two years and fell apart.
Now Harden is facing the situation of Paul, who is old and can no longer maintain the fitness of the Iron Man as he used to, and the team has led more pressure to Embiid in the regular season. But now the difference between Harden and Embiid, and Harden and Paul, is that Embiid has completely killed the idea of who dominates the team system. Harden Paul is at loggerheads over how the team plays, and Harden has been in the top two of MVP before Embiid's recent supernatural performances and before he arrived.
Harden is now more obedient to Embiid than Paul before him, which means that Paul thinks he is qualified to teach Harden, but Harden believes that he is no longer qualified to teach Embiid, which is the situation he is in today. So he took the initiative to reduce his salary and brought in the former anti-brave brothers to assist the emperor to ascend the throne. Embiid is indeed so powerful that it exploded, and in the last game against Capela, Harden's former strongest interior lineman, Embiid slashed 42 points on 14-of-25 shooting, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Playing back-to-back with the Jazz today, Embiid scored 59 points on 19-of-28 shooting, 20-of-24 free throws, 11 rebounds, 8 assists and 7 blocks. He is also the first time in NBA history to achieve at least 50 points + 10 boards + 5 assists + 5 blocks per game.
In two games, Embiid scored 101 points on 33-of-53 shooting, 21 rebounds, 14 assists and 9 blocks. After the game, Harden praised Embiid on social media, and Maxi even bluntly said that the elder Rivers told him to block and dismantle during today's game, and he directly refused. Because what else to hit to block the demolition? Such a powerful Embiid, give him the ball to single and it's over. Harden achieved the first all-time achievement with the Rockets that year, achieving a triple-double of 60 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
It's a pity that Embiid didn't score 60 points today, and if he could add two more assists, it would already be equal to Harden, and if he could improve his blocks to another 10. Those 60 points, 10 boards, 10 assists and 10 blocks will become a gap that latecomers in NBA history cannot cross. Of course, now Embiid's difficulty of 59 points and 7 blocks has already made the big center behind sigh. In Harden's absence, talk of having Embiid do Capela has fallen silent. If Harden, who was in good shape at the beginning of the season, can still make the outside world think that it is good to let Embiid be Capela, then in Embiid's current state, I think even Harden does not dare to let him dye yellow hair as Capela.
So far, Embiid is averaging 33 points, 10.7 boards and 4.3 assists per game, shooting 53.2% from the field. If you were Embiid, would you give up your quest for MVP? What if you're willing to drop everything and focus on blue-collar work, grab rebounds, defend and eat pie? I guess it's hard. Yes, Embiid would be harder for the 76ers to deal with if he had less possession. Kobe once said that Harden can't win a championship with a high score [36.1 points season]. But Bryant also said that if Harden doesn't play the Rockets so much, he can't make the playoffs, so let's save the base first. It's the same now, the 76ers need a high-scoring Embiid to keep the bottom of the regular season, and if they can get the MVP at hand.