With the season on the line, Sixers fans expected a legendary performance from James Harden who once again failed to deliver
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After acquiring James Harden from the Brooklyn Nets this season, the Philadelphia 76ers were expected to go to the NBA Finals if not win the championship.
Unfortunately, the Sixers were eliminated in the second round of the playoffs in 6 games. The number one seed, the Miami Heat knocked them out, and Harden was at the center of things once again.
After having a subpar series against the Toronto Raptors in the first round, Harden was expected to up his game if they were to get past the Heat but clearly, that wasn’t the case.
Harden averaged just about 18 points per game against the Heat and was far from being the scorer he was during his Houston Rockets days. He struggled mightily against an aggressive Heat defense and most of the time refused to even shoot the basketball.
With their best player Joel Embiid playing through multiple injuries and giving it everything he had, the onus was on Harden to take on a bigger offensive role. However, just like what we’ve seen in the past, Harden failed to deliver on the biggest stage when it mattered the most.
As expected, NBA Twitter went after James Harden for his lackluster performance
Harden was brutally trolled on social media with some fans even questioning why the Sixers traded for him.
Is ‘The Process’ coming to an end? Will Doc Rivers be fired? Will Harden ever get back to being the dynamic scorer he once was?
Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers head into the off-season with a lot of uncertainty.
