After Harden left the Nets to join the 76ers, the 76ers became one of the hottest teams to win the championship, their news came out endlessly, the 76ers prepared a lot of work in order to welcome Harden's arrival, they hired hamstring injury experts to help Harden recover, the team's inner core Embiid praised Harden many times, in order to be able to let Harden see the overall strength of the 76ers, Embiid won 40+ points in many consecutive games to lead the team to victory, from these details, The 76ers have completely higher respect and expectations for Harden than the Nets.
In the 76ers game against the Bucks, Embiid hit 14 of the 21 shots, the free throws were 14 of 11, one person dominated the game, facing the alphabet brother, he was completely in the upper hand, with 42 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists, leading the 76ers to a near-win away win over the defending champion Bucks, embiid praised Harden again after the game, he said: In the game I used Harden's same step-back shot many times, and it was very practical, after Harden joined the team, he reminded me of a lot of basketball skills, I like this new move, Try to use him in the game so that Harden on the sidelines can see.
From Embiid's words, we clearly feel that his love and welcome for Harden, as a strong center in the East, he and Harden, like Harden, want to prove themselves, they all want to win the championship, before, Embiid lost the Eastern Conference semifinals, after being finally killed by Leonard, Embiid cried, became his most painful moment, he could not forget the loss of the year, Simmons and the team made a lot of noise, Embiid has always wanted a championship, and Harden whether in the Rockets or to the Nets, their goal is only the championship, Now with all embiid's dreams, fans are convinced that they can work well together.
Compared to Embiid, after the game, 76ers head coach Rivers also praised Harden, he said: Harden is currently very good, he sits on the sidelines, often instead of me to pass on the message to the players on the sidelines, such as Maxi's breakthrough, it is Harden's encouragement on the sidelines, really very positive, very good, after the end of the All-Star, Harden or will usher in a comeback, then we will adjust to the state, full impact on the playoffs, to the championship. From the post-game interview between Rivers and Embiid, fans can see that for Harden, they are full of expectations.
The confidence of the 76ers, not favored by Barkley, in a show, Barkley said: Embiid and Harden's combination is very complicated, Harden has his own unique style of play, Embiid is the best big man in the league, can rule the inside line like O'Neal, the degree of integration of the two, relying on imagination is not feasible, because there is only one basketball on the field, one of them must play without the ball, for Harden is more difficult, Embiid can go to defense and scramble for rebounds, but Harden only has to score and assist, From now on, I don't believe that the two can run into each other smoothly.
Barkley's words, O'Neal did not agree, he said: Now Harden and Embiid are like the "OK combination" of the year, Harden must clearly understand that this is the Embiid team, always put Embiid first, let him dominate the game, Harden can take over the game at key moments or embiid's rotation, if Harden throws three points and lets Embiid touch the ball, then their combination will not play the role it should have.
In fact, whether it is Barkley or O'Neal, their advice is very good, but they ignore two points, one of which is that the 76ers may not have the ball problem like the Nets, because Embiid and Harden are eager for the championship, and Durant and Irving are completely less eager for the championship than the two of them, and they will make corresponding sacrifices. Second: Harden's best cooperation is the center player, his cooperation with Capela during the Rockets period, its threat, so that many teams suffer, the Nets period, the team did not have a strong center, Harden did not play the inside and outside line cooperation power, resulting in a great change in his offensive style, now there is Embiid, he is completely an upgraded version of Capela, there is no problem with the cooperation. Third: Both Harden and Embiid have a strong ability to create fouls, even if it is a one-on-one single, the overall strength of the 76ers will not be weak.
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