NBA playoffs, has begun the third round of competition, born the first group 3-0, the 76ers won a difficult away game, the whole game was a tug-of-war, the Nets players played tenaciously, the two sides tied in the last minute, Max shot a three-point shot after the 76ers took the lead, Dinwiddie's free throw 2 of 1, the layup was blocked by Embiid, the game lost suspense. Never before in NBA history has a team been able to turn around when trailing 3-0, and the 76ers can already celebrate the promotion, their goal is a championship, and they won't fall so quickly halfway.
But the 76ers did expose a lot of problems in the first round, Embiid faced the bag, seemed a little uncomfortable, series G1, 76ers win, Embiid took 26 points, from G2, the Nets took a clip strategy against Embiid, his score declined, G2 can still get 20 points, G3 directly only 14 points. In this case, Harden, as the outside core of the team, should have stepped up to take over the game.
In G1, Harden easily scored 23 points, 4 rebounds and 13 assists, but in G2, he felt cold, shooting 3 of 13 and scoring only 8 points, but had 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals. G3, Harden wanted to break out, and scored 21 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in the first three quarters, but the referee blew the whistle, Harden was directly ejected, and the data froze. In three games, Harden shot 19-of-49 from the field, scoring 52 points, 14 rebounds, 24 assists and 5 steals. So, Curry, who is the same as Harden, the two have been compared to each other, how is his playoff performance? 52 points on 49 shooting, 94 points on 66 shooting, only 3 games in the playoffs, the gap between Harden and Curry is out
The Warriors have also played exactly three games and are currently 1-2 down, which is somewhat unfavorable. Curry shot 11 of 20 from the field for 30 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 6 three-pointers, but the Warriors did not take away the victory and lost by 3 points. In G2, Curry played erratically, shooting 9 of 21, cutting 28 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists, and the Warriors lost again. G3 returned home, Green was suspended, but instead inspired the strongest ball handler Curry, shooting 12 of 25, cutting 36 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, and delivered the only block of the series. In 3 games combined, he shot 32 of 66, 94 points, 15 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks, and 15 three-pointers.
In the past, Harden of the Rockets always took so much effort to win, and Harden needed to be both a father and a mother, scoring assists and grabbing to win the game. Harden himself said that in the Rockets he needs to take forty or fifty points. But now, Harden played badly in the game, even sent off, the team still wins, although Harden has declined, but now he is happier because the team is strong and has the hope of competing for the championship. And Harden scored less, and he can also help the team with assists and defense.
Curry is going through what Harden has experienced before, and you will find that Curry has more than 20 points and 30 points, and it is difficult to help the team win, so he increases his shot count and ball time, and there are many difficult shots in the game. Although the G3 Warriors won by 17 points, Curry was by no means easy in the game, and some rounds even dribbled the ball to the bottom line and came out, and then called blocking, and then burst to the inside shot, which is very exhausting to watch. It took such a tough fight for the Warriors to get one win.
Time has passed, the circumstances of the two seem to have been exchanged, the Warriors used to have a luxurious roster, with the Big Four and Big Five, Curry occasionally slumped in the game, it didn't hurt at all, and the Warriors still won. And the current warriors do not have that configuration at all. On the contrary, Harden, after more than a decade, finally experienced the coolness of Curry, who averaged 17.3 points per game in three playoff games, ranking only 4th in the 76ers, but the team is in sight. I hope that this year, Harden can seize the opportunity and get his own ring, his sacrifice and hard work are really too much.