Daily News | Sixers vs. Knicks takeaways: James Harden’s development, team’s ‘inner-confidence’ and slow starts
The 76ers are not quite there yet, but they are starting to grow a sense of invincibility. But they need to erase their slow starts.Deciding when to score or get teammates involved was something Harden had to work on after joining the Sixers via a trade last season.The point guard finished with 29 points to go with game highs of 13 assists and four steals.
And after Georges Niang hit several big shots, Harden focused on feeding him the ball. Afterward, Harden acknowledged that he now knows when to score or be a facilitator. The Sixers trailed the Los Angeles Clippers by 20 points in the second quarter of Friday’s 119-114 victory at the Wells Fargo Center. And they were down 14 in the first quarter to the Knicks.
Harden said the Sixers are hitting their stride, getting better at both ends of the court. He said the team is heading in the right direction toward their destination: the NBA Finals. And Harden thinks the strides they’re making will make them difficult to beat as the season goes on. “We’ve got to change it, for the start,” Embiid said. “Once again, I like to put it all on myself. It’s all my fault. If I’m not aggressive and I’m not dominant to start the game, it just translates to the whole team.
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