As former Rockets star James Harden and the 76ers face a must-win Game 6 on Thursday...
James Harden and 76ers coach Doc Rivers are no strangers to having their playoff performances scrutinized. The 76ers face elimination Thursday night against the Heat in the latest litmus test for the duo.Thursday night brings a team with James Harden facing playoff elimination.
Few things in the NBA can generate chatter like the former Rockets cornerstone’s postseason performances. Harden forced his way out of Houston in January 2021 to his desired destination of Brooklyn to chase a championship. However, his stay in that borough alongside Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving barely lasted a year before he was moved in another blockbuster before the February trade deadline, this time to Philadelphia in a reunion with his old Rockets general manager Daryl Morey.
Harden isn’t quite Helen of Troy when it comes to NBA Twitter — LeBron James’ play and words have launched more hot takes during the social media age — but after a minus-29 showing in a 35-point loss in Game 5, the spotlight figures to be white-hot Thursday when Harden and the 76ers face elimination at home trailing the Heat 3-2 in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.
Harden’s teams are 9-12 when facing elimination during his career, albeit with one win in the past six such situations since 2016. As he looks for his first NBA Finals appearance since he was on the 2011-12 Thunder with Durant and Russell Westbrook — teammates whom he later reunited with only to have the union end a season later — here’s a look at some memorable games when Harden’s teams faced elimination.
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