MIAMI–The Philadelphia 76ers received some tough news on Saturday afternoon when they found out that James Harden would miss the game due to a scheduled rest day for his management program considering he is still recovering from a hamstring issue.
The issue is nothing to worry about, per coach Doc Rivers, but against a tough Miami Heat team and on the second night of a back-to-back, not having Harden was very tough for everybody involved in a 99-82 loss to the Heat.
Philadelphia had a tough time generating any offensive rhythm as they shot only 34.1% on the night and they shot only 7-for-41 from deep. They had a tough time really getting anything going and that’s what happens when you don’t have your superstar point gaurd.