James Harden after debut in Philadelphia: It feels like home
James Harden has played one game at home and he feels Philadelphia like home already
James Harden has played one game at home and he feels Philadelphia like home already.
Per ESPN, After a third straight sterling performance in a 76ers uniform — but a first in front of the fans here inside Wells Fargo Center — James Harden declared Philadelphia feels like home.
“Just exciting,” Harden said after finishing with 26 points, nine rebounds and nine assists in Philadelphia’s 123-108 victory over the New York Knicks in front of a raucous sellout crowd here Wednesday night. “The love, the fans, it feels like home. Just the love, the support, man, from looking around, hearing, ‘We love you James.’
“That right there makes me go out and play harder, and I just wanted to do whatever it takes to get the win.”
So far in a 76er uniform, Harden is 3-for-3 in that regard, as Philadelphia — combined with Milwaukee’s last-second victory over Miami Wednesday night — now sits two games back of the Heat for the top spot in the Eastern Conference standings.