CelticsBlog · May 2, 2023
Picking your poison: defending the lethal James Harden pick-and-roll
The 76ers are far from a perfect team, but they do have a luxury few teams in NBA history have had.
That is, when they lose the NBA’s scoring champion to injury, they can turn to a former scoring champion to help fill the void.
James Harden reminded everyone Monday night that he does, in fact, still have it. Harden exploded for 45 points, on 17-of-30 shooting, powering the 76ers to a 119-115 win over the Celtics in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Once he came in walking like this, you had a feeling it might be a long night for the Celtics.
James Harden's Game 1 fit in #PhantomCam
Sixers-Celtics | 7:30pm/et on TNT pic.twitter.com/NUcpwsQzLm