PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers acquired James Harden at the deadline for him to bring his electric game to the City of Brotherly Love and team up with Joel Embiid to help bring a title to the franchise.
To do that, the Sixers want and need the Harden who led the league in scoring three times while with the Houston Rockets. They know the playmaking version of Harden is obviously very good, but they want the ruthless scorer.
The Sixers saw shades of that in Tuesday’s 118-116 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. He scored 32 points on 10-for-17 shooting, and he knocked down four 3s.