NBA Twitter reacts to Sixers rallying to shock Clippers at home
The Philadelphia 76ers looked dead in the water at home on Friday night. They trailed the Los Angeles Clippers by 20 points in a big step up in competition from recent matchups. They haven’t seen a team like the Clippers and they looked dazed and confused.
Instead of folding and taking a loss, they dug deep and they rallied to win it 119-114. The Sixers completed a very impressive 7-0 homestand and they now are sitting at 19-12 after a very dreadful start to the season. It now sets up a very big showdown on Christmas with the rival New York Knicks.
James Harden had a helluva night by going for 20 points, a career-high 21 assists, and 11 rebounds for Philadelphia. The 21 assists tie a franchise record for most in a game with Mo Cheeks and Wilt Chamberlain.
Of course, Joel Embiid had a big game with 44 points with seven rebounds and NBA Twitter was set ablaze with their reactions after the win.
20 Points … 21 Assists … 11 Boards
I think we call this one a James Harden masterclass … pic.twitter.com/8pkEIS8x7y
— Brock Landes (@LandesBrock) December 24, 2022
Joel Embiid and James Harden tonight:
Embiid 44/7/3 on 67% TS
Harden 20/11/21 on 55% TS
BEST DUO IN THE NBA #TheProcess #TheBeard 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/a0sBa8goAO
— Prez💊 (@PresidentEmbiid) December 24, 2022
James Harden in the club tonight after a 21 assist triple-double pic.twitter.com/BQdBLinGuU
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) December 24, 2022
20 ASSISTS TONIGHT FOR JAMES HARDEN. pic.twitter.com/0vYR2tqcoQ
— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) December 24, 2022
James Harden has a career-high 18 assists. He's two rebounds away from his first triple-double of the season.
Sixers have turned a 20-point deficit into an eight-point lead here early in the fourth.
— Noah Levick (@NoahLevick) December 24, 2022
JAMES HARDEN TONIGHT:
20 Points
21 Assists
11 Rebounds— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) December 24, 2022
James Harden tonight:
20 PTS
11 REB
21 AST (Career-high)
50 3P%
POINT GOD. pic.twitter.com/01ijdc1SFH— 𝙃𝙇¹ (@HardensLefty) December 24, 2022
James Harden has a CAREER-HIGH 18 assists ‼️
Harden: 18 PTS, 8 REB, 18 AST
Sixers lead 99-92 in Q4.
📲 https://t.co/1pomQZMAZK pic.twitter.com/vEyBkmxxEo— NBA (@NBA) December 24, 2022
James Harden is still elite. For so many years they acted as if he’s “just a scorer” (scoring is the most important thing to be anyways) not realizing he is one of the top playmakers of all time.
— Ball Don't Stop (@balldontstop) December 24, 2022
Most assists in a game in 76ers franchise history
James Harden: 21 (Tonight)
Maurice Cheeks: 21 (Oct. 30, 1982)
Wilt Chamberlain: 21 (Feb. 2, 1968)
— Josh Schrager (@Schragz) December 24, 2022
James Harden:
– 20 Points
– 21 Assists
– 11 ReboundsJoel Embiid:
– 44 Points
– 3 Assists
– 7 ReboundsW against the LA Clipps. This @sixers squad is absolutely ROLLING. LFG. pic.twitter.com/x1Ows68k72
— Josh Reynolds (@JoshReynolds24) December 24, 2022
Media takes @JoelEmbiid’s dominance for granted. If this was anyone else, they’d be 🤤 https://t.co/nS4Ott3yHM
— Drew Hanlen (@DrewHanlen) December 24, 2022
James Harden ties the single-game franchise record with 21 assists and puts up a triple-double (20 points, 11 rebounds) and Joel Embiid scores 44. Sixers have perfect homestand capped by their most impressive win of the season.
— Paul Hudrick (@PaulHudrick) December 24, 2022
Sixers win 119-114. They did it coming back from 20 points, playing perhaps their best half of the season considering the opponent. They are 19-12 after finishing off a 7-0 homestand.
Joel Embiid: 44 points on 18-30 from the field
James Harden: 20 points and 21 assists
— Rich Hofmann (@rich_hofmann) December 24, 2022
The only players averaging 3 made 3s and 1.5 steals per game in December:
James Harden (3.0 3pg, 1.5 spg)
De'Anthony Melton (3.5 3pg, 2.1 spg) pic.twitter.com/KmkXYAxWT1— Fastbreak Breakfast (@fastbreakbreak) December 24, 2022
