James Harden is finally back! After a month of absence following a foot injury, the bearded man from Philly will finally be able to regain his place in the Sixers’ five, and Philadelphia needs him to possibly bring some mental rest to Joel Embiid while remaining in the race to the heights of the east.
Good news in Philly, everyone will finally be able to relax since Joel Embiid and James Harden will play once more on the same floor, while waiting for the return of their friend Tyrese Maxey. And it was time, because if the men of Doc Rivers had managed to ensure without their leader so far, with a nice record of eight wins and four losses from the bearded man’s injury, the last road trip started much less well (loss of 28 points in Cleveland last Wednesday and loss in Memphis on Friday)
It is undoubtedly at the level of playmaking that the reintegration of James Harden into the workforce will do the greatest good. Because over the first nine games of the season, just before his injury, the 76ers point guard was on average at 22 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists per game. A passing average that allowed him to monopolize the very first places in the ranking of the best passers of the season, sandwiched in second place between Therese she is Breton et Trae Young.
James Harden said he’s on pace to play tomorrow vs. the Houston Rockets. He will see how he feels tomorrow. Today was the first day he practiced five-on-five. #Sixers
— Keith Pompey (@PompeyOnSixers) December 4, 2022
And it is on lands he knows very well that the 2018 MVP will be able to make his comeback: those of the Rockets, in Houston. The end of a three-game road trip, where it will be imperative that these 76ers win so as not to return empty-handed to Pennsylvania. Upon their return, the beard and his teammates will welcome a fitter-than-ever Lakers behind a huge Anthony Davis then the Hornets and the Kings.
These Sixers, plagued by injuries throughout the month of November, will have to spend the second as soon as El Chapo returns if they want to spend the holidays in the top 3-4 in the Eastern Conference. For now, Philly sits in fifth place with a 12-11 records, but a loss tonight to the Rockets might knock the 76ers out of the top 6, with the latter tied with Indiana, Toronto and Brooklyn. As for Tyrese Maxey, it will probably take another week or two, but Philadelphia is on the right track and the cards are now in the hands of Jojo, Ramesse and all their crew.
Shake Milton ran the house and he’s very nice, but the boss is back. See you tonight, 2 a.m., on a floor where Ramesse once dropped us 50/15/15, it promises.