James Harden (33)토스카지노 revealed the mindset that led to the victory of the Philadelphia 76ers.
Harden and Philadelphia defeated the Boston Celtics (hereinafter referred to as Boston) 116-115 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, USA on the morning of the 8th (Korean time) after an extended game in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals of the 2022-23 season.
On this day, Harden had to avoid the worst situation by entering Boston’s home stadium, TD Garden, with a series of 1 win and 3 losses. Therefore, Harden, who needed a victory, exploded a tying floater that went into overtime and a come-from-behind three-pointer that ended the game.
Harden, who had been sluggish with a field goal success rate of 24.2% (5/28) in the second and third games after becoming a hero in the first game, especially in the third game, recorded a field goal success rate of 17.6% (3/14), bearing the burden of playing a home game. . However, he revived in the 4th game with 42 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals, including 6 3-pointers, and a field shooting success rate of 69.6% (16/23), tying the series to 2 wins and 2 losses.
Harden, who has clearly changed from Game 3, said in an interview after the game, “I found something I could fix while watching the video after the game.”
When Tatum allowed a stepback 3-pointer 38 seconds before the end of overtime, Harden scored the final 3 with 19 seconds remaining. At the time, Embiid, who fell into the double team, found Harden empty in the corner and passed the pass.
Reviewing this play, Harden said, “I had to do a dribble handoff with Embiid, but Jaylen Brown rejected me and double-teamed me. I just gave Embiid space.”
Harden, who honestly replied, “I just wanted to win,” said, “Today’s game was a life-and-death situation for us, and we found a way to win.” I will go into the second game,” he said, expressing his aspirations for the next game.
Meanwhile, Harden will return to TD Garden on the 10th and try to regain control of the series in Philadelphia.