Daily News | If James Harden stays in this groove, Sixers could be a force
on Tuesday, Harden had 21 points, seven rebounds, a game-high 15 assists, and a career-high-tying five steals. He became the first Sixer ever to finish with at least 15 points and 15 assists in consecutive games.
And before the winning streak, his All-NBA pairing with Joel Embiid had been a failure. The Sixers had a 2-5 record in games that Harden and Embiid played together this season before this run. At the start of the season, the Sixers spent a lot of time standing around and watching Harden over-dribble on isolation plays. The team’s pace was also one of the slowest the league had seen in the last few seasons.Harden got the ball up the court quickly and made a routine of creating opportunities for others when Embiid was out of the game or trailing the play.
One play that stood out was when Shake Milton drove the lane and found Harden at the three-point line. Harden dribbled into the lane, drew defenders, and fired a pass to a wide-open Tobias Harris. Harris then buried a catch-and-shoot three-pointer with 8 minutes, 45 seconds left in the first quarter.Being aggressive, Harden also had three post-ups against the Kings . Two ended with his assists on half of Georges Niang’s four three-pointers.
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