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The MVP of the night | James Harden like old times

As he explained that he had agreed to sacrifice his points and his way of playing to give himself the maximum chance of winning his first title, James Harden donned the costume of former James Harden tonight to bring down the Celtics. The reason for this change is obviously the absence of Joel Embiid, affected in the knee. Without him, Harden becomes the number 1 option in the Sixers’ game, and the Celtics have never found the parade to stop him.

However, there are some great people in front with Marcus Smart, Derrick White and even Malcolm Brogdon, but Harden remains an exceptional attacker, able to break the lines, but also to plant from afar, and he equals his career record in the playoffs with 45 points on 17 of 30 on shots, including 7 3-point shots. We obviously retain his 15 points in the last quarter, there Jayson Tatum will get stuck.

A largely positive assessment without Embiid

“We didn’t go into the game thinking we were losing” Harden points out. “We are here to win. Even after that game, I said to the guys: ‘Don’t be too happy, keep calm. We come here to win victories”. This is the state of mind that we have collectively. Whether Jo comes back or not, we will be ready to play”.

Prior to the game, Doc Rivers reminded his players that they had a 12-5 record (71% win) without their All-Star pivot. It was not mission impossible, and Harden quickly took his teammates on his shoulders to prove to them that the feat was possible. How ? By planting 16 points in the first quarter with crazy skill.

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“It’s been a long time since I felt ‘in the zone'” he acknowledges. “I felt very good. I was just being aggressive, shooting and doing what I want. I felt very good. I’m still able to do that, and it felt good to shoot, give us a chance to win the first away game and be aggressive. We won. I am happy “.

James Harden Percentage Bounces
Season Crew GM Minimum Shots 3 points LF Off Def Early pd party Int bp CT Points
2009-10 OKAY 76 23 40.3 37.5 80.8 0.6 2.6 3.2 1.8 2.6 1.1 1.4 0.3 9.9
2010-11 OKAY 82 27 43.6 34.9 84.3 0.5 2.6 3.1 2.2 2.5 1.1 1.3 0.3 12.2
2011-12 OKAY 62 31 49.1 39.0 84.6 0.5 3.6 4.1 3.7 2.4 1.0 2.2 0.2 16.8
2012-13 HOO 78 38 43.8 36.8 85.1 0.8 4.1 4.9 5.8 2.3 1.8 3.8 0.5 25.9
2013-14 HOO 73 38 45.6 36.6 86.6 0.8 3.9 4.7 6.1 2.4 1.6 3.6 0.4 25.4
2014-15 HOO 81 37 44.0 37.5 86.8 0.9 4.7 5.7 7.0 2.6 1.9 4.0 0.7 27.4
2015-16 HOO 82 38 43.9 35.9 86.0 0.8 5.3 6.1 7.5 2.8 1.7 4.6 0.6 29.0
2016-17 HOO 81 36 44.0 34.7 84.7 1.2 7.0 8.1 11.2 2.7 1.5 5.7 0.5 29.1
2017-18 HOO 72 35 44.9 36.7 85.8 0.6 4.8 5.4 8.8 2.4 1.8 4.4 0.7 30.4
2018-19 HOO 78 37 44.2 36.8 87.9 0.9 5.8 6.6 7.5 3.1 2.0 5.0 0.7 36.1
2019-20 HOO 68 37 44.4 35.5 86.5 1.0 5.5 6.6 7.5 3.3 1.8 4.5 0.9 34.3
2020-21 * All Teams 44 37 46.6 36.2 86.1 0.8 7.1 7.9 10.8 2.3 1.2 4.0 0.8 24.6
2020-21 * BRK 36 37 47.1 36.6 85.6 0.8 7.7 8.5 10.9 2.4 1.3 4.0 0.8 24.6
2020-21 * HOO 8 36 44.4 34.7 88.3 0.6 4.5 5.1 10.4 1.8 0.9 4.3 0.8 24.8
2021-22 * All Teams 65 37 41.0 33.0 87.7 0.9 6.9 7.7 10.3 2.4 1.3 4.4 0.6 22.0
2021-22 * BRK 44 37 41.4 33.2 86.9 1.0 7.0 8.0 10.2 2.4 1.3 4.8 0.7 22.5
2021-22 * PHL 21 38 40.2 32.6 89.2 0.6 6.5 7.1 10.5 2.3 1.2 3.4 0.2 21.1
2022-23 PHL 58 37 44.1 38.5 86.7 0.7 5.4 6.1 10.7 1.9 1.2 3.4 0.5 21.0
Total 1000 35 44.2 36.3 86.0 0.8 4.9 5.7 7.0 2.6 1.5 3.7 0.5 24.7

How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.

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