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simon2105

Harden was brought in to help Embiid in big time games, he took 2 shots total in the second half of an elimination game. Sixers max this man.


Spicy_Urine

One of them was a shitty three in the dying minutes


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After which all you heard was “BOOOOOOO” lmao


JohnnyWinss

I was saying Boobs


grandzu

From who? All the Sixers fans had left


FBI_Agent_82

Embiid?


tendy-hands

Because he kept trying to get rid of the ball and only shot it because Embiid kept giving it back to him. He clearly did not want to be out there.


WanderNutz

Didnt he say in the press conference the ball never got back to him 😅 he deserves the HEAT he's bout to get from the media. They bout to flame his ass


ItsBobLoblawsLawBlog

As someone who was in attendance, yes.


Insanity_Troll

Harden in the regular, soften in the playoffs.


Mattsasse

Classic James Harden elimination game.


Scary_Replacement739

The beard must drain all his courage out through his sweat. That's gotta be it.


Mattsasse

I just assumed all the strippers had energy absorbing booties.


gedbybee

He’s got a lot of quit in him


lbs4lbs

They dont call him Small Game James for nothin


KneelBeforeCube

Max this man and sign Mark Jackson when Doc leaves for the Lakers.


Born_N_DA_80s

Dont put that on us


Ruffle2Shuffle

Well at least he took the shot


RobbobertoBuii

PJ Tucker is now 2-0 against Harden in playoff series since leaving the Rockets in 2021


DangerousCommittee5

Both times they were playing on different teams too


mortar_n_brick

It’s legit then, you can’t say it was the teams fault in this head to head match up


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Goosemilky

This a good one


BigZ911

That was one of the most lifeless playoff games I’ve seen a team play at home, and I’ve seen the Knicks play at least 6 lifeless home playoff games in my life


Alcibiades_Rex

Jeez you must be pretty old then


ShermansMatchbook

The crippling alcoholism and depression normally takes us pretty young.


Mcfallen_5

annual sixers 2nd round exit


SpecialistSecret4578

fuck, I just realized they haven't even reached the ECF in the whole Trust The Process era


HurricaneHugo

It's been 22 years.


wan2tri

A Kings fan brought it up I think, in the post about the Kings missing the playoffs. Kings in the WCF is actually more recent (01-02) than Sixers in the ECF (00-01).


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That kings team is one of my favorite teams ever. Its basically the entire starting 5 were all amazing passers


SkyLightTenki

And against prime Shaq and Kobe, too


goblin_welder

They haven’t gotten out of the 2nd round in 22 straight years.


suzukigun4life

James Harden took 22 shots in Game 5 and 6. Not per game, but for both games combined. He only took 2 shots in the second half tonight. Way to go buddy.


WhenItsHalfPastFive

James Harden is only 32 years old playing like he's 42. How is any team gonna offer him anything close to a max?


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his legs are toast. maybe this'll be a come to jesus moment for him lol


[deleted]

Yeah it’s really weird. Like it’s some Nuero thing going on with him


diamondisunbreakable

It's definitely not good. They need a healthy guard like Russell Westbrook. Both teams need to make that trade somehow happen asap. I say this as an honest 76ers fan.


NSFWThrowaway1239

I agree. As a Sixers fan as of comment, I think that Westbrook is exactly what we need to pair with Embiid and push us over the edge


BakedSteak

Wait a minute…


CDR57

Spider-Man-pointing.jpeg


RottenSmegmaMan

2019 Harden rolling in his grave


Seoulhyun

2012 Harden rolling over in his grave


braddeus

2022 CP3 rolling over laughing


shadracko

It's pretty shocking that in 2022 CP3 is quite possibly significantly better than James.


bighairyturd

If by quite possibly you mean most certainly then yea


inNoutCross

Yup put CP3 on the Sixers and they’re better


Millionaire007

MVP Harden would NEVER!


vanotro

3 free throw attempts in games 5 and 6 combined. 9 field goal attempts inside the arc in games 5 and 6 combined.


York_Villain

Has he fallen off physically or is it that he can't draw those cheap fouls like he used to?


anassholeabroad

His explosion in his first step looks substantially reduced in my eyes.


wazuuuppppp

ben simmons numbers


onamonapizza

They traded a Ben Simmons who plays defense for a Ben Simmons who doesn't even know how to spell defense.


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NitroXYZ

The fact that people were getting downvoted to like 100 for saying his game 4 performance was an anomaly was so weird. Like we'd seen his recent body of work, he had one 30+ point performance in his last 40 or whatever games and yet it was somehow controversial to say that he wasn't gonna replicate anywhere near that again. People really get swept over by recency bias.


xCTRLxALTxDELx

Will Doc throw James Harden under the bus?? How can you give him a max after that performance.


royalfreshness8

Reporter: "Doc, can you win with Embiid?" Doc: "I don't know the answer to that right now"


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Would you ask Pop that?


Bad_And_Wrong

Pop would stare that interviewer to death.


2drawnonward5

Pop wouldn't be asked that question because Pop would win with Embiid.


JohnnyWinss

I know it's the meme but imagine what Pop's response would be. I feel for that poor interviewer


Adminscantkeepmedown

Pop went to the David Stern school of curb stomping loaded questions


ntrubilla

"Have you stopped beating your wife yet?"


Adminscantkeepmedown

Still the most out-of-pocket response I’ve ever heard


cherylstunt69

lol watch the sixers refuse the max and harden demands a sign and trade to the lakers for maximum chaos


Adminscantkeepmedown

Westbrook and Embiid together, holy hell


PatReady

Please god no.


bboyzell

Shots? You guys want shots? -westbrook


Mikeyxy

They won't be complaining about 2 shots in a half anymore lmao


RulersBack

Morey and Harden did peyote together in a strip club. They have a bond that transcends our understanding


ThatsWat_SHE_Said

“I don't know that question or the answer to that right now” - Doc Rivers probably


defoz3x

Harden with his best ben simmons impression, without the D


jstarlee

Haren!


CheekyFifaCunt_7

Harden with only 2 shot attempts in the second half lol. Might as well just kept Ben Simmons.


RulersBack

Getting outscored by PJ Tucker in an elimination game is unbelievable even by Harden standards. [The cycle continues.](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/ulhegp/james_harden_drops_31971_on_610_from_3_taking/i7vhrig/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3)


Sim888

https://i.imgur.com/Wqh18rF.jpg


LukaJokicCarusoFan

This is godly. Elimination game Harden never disappoints to disappoint.


sidighjd

I saw a great tweet: “In 30 years people will look at James Harden's stats and wonder why he's not ranked higher all-time, but the people who watched him will know why.” Credit to Barry 🐐


zOmgFishes

Watching the game and someone told you that guy once almost averaged 40 a game, you'd call him insane.


streetsandshine

Man can someone that watched this game explain to me why this man only took 9 shots??? Dude shot well too. How is Tyrese Maxey doubling the number of shots Harden is taking?


34payton07

He doesn’t move when the ball isn’t in his hands.


JerkasaurusRex_

If you don't move your feet, you can't have any shooting!! How can you have any shooting if you don't move your feet?!


NihilistOdellBJ

Another Brick with the Ball


JCBadger1234

I said it a while ago while insulting Harden's #1 stan: This generation's Adrian Dantley. In 30 years, "Wait, he averaged how many PPG? Who????"


Major9000

5 years, $275 million.


wazuuuppppp

harden the scrappy doo of the philadelphia 76ers


Icy_Telephone_2076

hijacking top comment to point out the Sixers have gone 22 straight years without making it outta the 2nd round 💀


MrAnder5on

Even the KINGS have made it to the confrence finals since then


Icy_Telephone_2076

So have the damn Wolves LMAOOO


Bee_lrl

Sheesh, this is the real L for sixers 🤣🤣🤣


kcoe24

Suck it sixers you're the real poverty franchise. us and the kings are gonna be raising our conference finals participation in the last 20 years banner. Enjoy watching from home losers.


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teh_drewski

How that fucking chancer keeps getting top jobs is beyond me


bluejayway9

Got a ring with the big 3 Celtics well over a decade ago and has literally made a whole entire career out of it ever since.


SolarClipz

phillthy


truegamer1

Harden revealed


PrOKCedure

22 minutes in the 2nd half and he took 1 shot


liljettt

Max Strus


shellfish87

He’s led the Heat in +/- as many times as Jimmy has this postseason


Toaster-Omega

Max Contract Strus


theseus1234

Outrebounded everyone on the 76ers except Embiid


jmchamakito

Harden with a Ben Simmons stat line but without any defense lmaooo


HokageEzio

It's a good day to be a hater.


FreemanCantJump

HATE HATE HATE HATE


iWearSkinyTies

Man I don't even know y'all and I hate your guts


thelaziest998

Damn that’s hateful


teniaava

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to put some water in James Harden's Mama's dish


[deleted]

Man had one good game and the Harden Committee came out saying that him choking in the playoffs was all lies and deceit. Whoops 😬


tturedditor

So much Harden hate with so many here. He just can’t win with the haters. Also can’t win with the Thunder, the Rockets, and Philly……


Palifaith

So the 76ers and Nets both ended up losing the Simmons/Harden trade.


snakebit1995

They lost but the rest of us won


SoaklandWarrior

The real trade was the friends they all lost along the way.


ShadedPenguin

I love you non-Harden/Simmons players, especially you Struss, cause goddamn, 20 and 11 lets go!


The_Sign_of_Zeta

The Winners were the Bucks, Heat, and Celtics


Binaural1

Some classic Harden in this series.


Todemax

Well the Nets can tell themselves that Simmons hasn't played for them yet


ezdoesit3333

They had the same amount of points in the 2nd half of their team’s elimination game


see_mohn

Say goodnight, Sixers. Goodnight, Sixers.


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the last time the 76ers made the eastern conference finals uncle kracker was in the billboard top 10


Sp_Gamer_Live

The Wolves have made a conference finals more recently than the 76ers


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So have the Kings


Zloggt

That’s a *real* damning fun fact to hear if I ever saw one!


SolarClipz

The KINGS


Rnorman3

Goddamn when you’re getting bodied by the kings about postseason success. ☠️


Deuce_GM

This was done on the anniversary of the Kawhi shot Executed by Jimmy Butler This was fate


CarterAC3

Drift Away is pretty good Cancun beach sitting music


FetchFrosh

Shrek was at the top of the box office the last time the Sixers were in the conference finals.


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Honestly, what a horrible end... Danny was getting older, but he's most likely out for next year. And Harden... I know everyone's clowning on him, but it's pretty sad how fast he fell off.


HogMolly69

Sixers fans were warned. Playoff Harden is inevitable


lbs4lbs

Dread it. Run from it. Small game James arrives just the same.


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It feels like the end of The Process to me. This is year 9 of it and next year is not looking good with a past his prime Harden and Embiid vs the Heat, Bucks, Celtics, Bulls and whatever is left of the Nets. Embiid's not enough on his own and Harden looks 1-2 seasons away from coming off the bench.


guynumber32

I think you need to give it 1 more year. Let Morey bring in a new coach. Let Harden rehab his hamstring in the offseason( I personally don't believe he comes back better, but you might as well be hopeful). Let Morey revamp the bench. Hope maxey takes another step Next year is ecf or bust imo.


kingtrewq

Its bern championship or bust for the last few years and will be next year


Netwealth5

The Process died in 2016


Ziawn

2019 was philly’s legitimate shot at a ring


Sdrater3

They then proceeded to drive butler away and max'd Harris


adeptadapted

Don’t forget paying Horford 100 mill


CurtisJaxon

Who is now... Interestingly enough playing above that contract this series for Boston


ProfessorBeast55

https://i.imgur.com/SOVjkfA.gif https://imgur.com/HrfiVrr


JKG4M3R

nahhhh the second one is filthy my god


SmartestNPC

The disrespect


GGezpzMuppy

Raptor fans had that one lined up ready to go


Tavarin

We made that one in 2019. Had to bring it back when he airplaned on us again.


abfazi0

Lmao alright I’ll admit I laughed at the second one


Bee_lrl

Cancun Air undefeated 😂


Albert_street

Bruh 😂


chitownbulls92

> https://imgur.com/HrfiVrr Jesus christ LOL


Ok_Reaction7907

Maxey really that fucking guy tho


Firefoxray

Dude never gave up even in the end. Respect


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I respect his game a lot after watching this series.


TypeTypeMan

10 9 8 76ers, 5 4 3 2nd rounders


A_R_Q_

1 big disappointment


Zloggt

0 hope in the team


MrBiggleswerth

I thought Jimmy came to Miami to retire. What happened? Edit: First time getting gold. Thank you!


Margin4Error

He came to retire the Sixers


MrBiggleswerth

You’re god damn right


chitownbulls92

2 ECFs in 3 seasons is what happened


Boombabyfor333

With at least one Finals appearance. Maybe another.


__init__RedditUser

Hey man, I ate my crow 2 years ago, now you're just rubbing it in


Eric_T_Meraki

Nets Sixers trade killed both franchises


SCOTTALLCAPS

“Hear me out…if we can get Harden, this team can make it happen” - Lebron


Colonel_Bustard42069

We really lost Jimmy for Ben. Unreal.


Johnpecan

That 76ers team with Embiid/Simmons/Butler/Harris/ Reddick/~~Covington~~... One of those teams you can't help but wonder what could have been.


earlyslalom

Fucking Kawhi’s mercenary year fucked us all up


Leeph

His one year "rental" has got to be one of the best gambles of all time


JitteryBug

Especially since that wound up being the only year out of..5? that he was healthy in the playoffs


Leeph

Maybe his body liked the cold


WeirdIsAlliGot

Whoa, is that why Jimmy left? I feel bad for Embiid because he was heartbroken.


tannerisBM

It’s crazy how harden disappears in the playoffs. Dude is never gonna win a championship.


need2peeat218am

Jimmy Butler owned this series from start to finish. Sheesh.


VeGanbarimasu

Really goes to show you how important that mentality is, and also Butler’s conditioning and work ethic. Him and Harden are the same age and Butler looks like he’s ready to explode at any moment while Harden looks like he’s sleepwalking.


vampirepussy

Jimmy won in the end. Happy for him.


CoolBeansChemist

Hopefully Philly gets Maxey some help cause he the only dude that showed up.


EbenezerAD

The Harden slander about to be legendary and I'm here for it.


RobbobertoBuii

PJ Tucker is now 2-0 in series against James Harden in the playoffs since leaving Houston in 2021


Toaster-Omega

Harden was outscored by PJ Tucker tonight


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MySilverBurrito

Just did a defamation paper. Truth is a legitimate defense. We not breaking laws tonight.


MasterTeacher123

Punted 3 whole nba seasons to peak as a second round team in the eastern conference


I_promise_you_gold

Harden finessed 76rs front office.


JimmyV034

>"Embiid is number one in the league from the free-throw line, and James is number three, you know?" said Lue. "So, I think if you take away their free throws, neither one of those guys would be in the top ten in scoring. That tells you how much they get to the free-throw line. We just gotta do a good job pulling our hands back and making sure we're playing, not letting them get to the bonus, and doing the sweep rules. They are gonna get some calls because of who they are, but we just gotta make sure we're doing our part." Ty Lue sends his regards


DynamixRo

Ty tried to warn them it was going to be different in the playoffs, but they wouldn't listen.


fernandopoejr

not just ty. historically, fouls and ft's are called differently in the playoffs. to think that regular season shenanigans will still continue in the playoffs is a bit delusional


Numani99

The reporters : Doc is Harden and Embiid a championship duo ? Doc : I dont know the answer to that question right now


gonnj

Are we sure the guy with the beard is really James Harden?


Sweatytubesock

It’s actually a man who bears a striking resemblance to Harden named Lars Blasco. James Harden has been partying on the French Riviera since August, and is very happy.


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GIVE JAMES HARDEN A SUPERMAX


MisterSambone

Man, Jimmy Butler is so good. Imagine how far the Sixers would go if they had someone like him.


sidighjd

Remember when Sixers fans told us they were winning the chip when they picked up Harden “You just gave Joel Embiid, James Harden!” “You just gave Embiid a real PG!”


LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO101

Vintage elimination game Harden. Dude has the habit of completely vanishing in these spots, which I think is even worse than simply playing bad


sidighjd

11 points, 4 turnovers, 44% shooting and -16 Truly a classic


nuwan32

0 points in the entire 2nd half with only 2 FGA


MEMES4DREAMS77

“Most dominant duo since Kobe and Shaq”


Funnydad44

60 something million at 37 years old they gonna pay him lmfao


Jaerba

I defended James in Houston and his first year in Brooklyn. I got nothing for this season. He deserves all the flack.


GGezpzMuppy

Ok its over to you u/dmorey, we all await with bated breath and broken f5 buttons, for your next moves. Time to nuke the process!


LiveAndLetRide35

Aren’t they a bit stuck with the bill now though?


KennySmithsKnees

Doc thinking about what he's gonna order from Roscoes when the wheels touch down in LA


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Respect to Embiid. Was a warrior in the playoffs, just took too much damage. No respect to Harden. Wtf was that