James Harden has arrived with the Philadelphia 76ers, and the results so far have been about what Daryl Morey must have dreamed when he brought in the former MVP.
Harden posted 27 points on 7-of-12 shooting, 12 assists, eight rebounds and only two turnovers in his debut for the Sixers in a 133-102 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, the team's biggest win of the season and tied for its highest scoring output of the season. He averaged a comically efficient 2.25 points for every field goal attempt
The Sixers version of James Harden very much resembled the James Harden of the Houston Rockets, drawing fouls (8-of-9 free throw shooting), shooting 3-pointers (3-of-5 from deep) and making passes.