Much like Ben Simmons did last season, James Harden disappeared for the Sixers in their biggest game of the season, writes RoobNBCS.
And it’s easy to forget now, but Simmons actually played very well early in the postseason. He averaged 14.8 points, 9.2 assists and 10.2 rebounds in the first-round series win over the Wizards while shooting 64 percent. Nobody in NBA history had ever done that in any postseason series. And in the first four games of the Hawks series Simmons averaged a respectable 12.5 points, 8.3 assists and 5.8 rebounds while shooting 68 percent from the field.
That was Keith Van Horn in a 2003 win over the Pistons in which Allen Iverson scored 36 points and the 76ers won by 13 and there was honestly no reason for Van Horn to take any shots. Simmons and Harden were both centerpieces of postseason teams, one the first pick in the draft, the other a future Hall of Famer.
They are two of the most uniquely talented players who’ve ever come through Philadelphia. That's undeniable.Because under the exact same circumstances, one year apart, with their coaches and teammates depending on them, they refused to shoot.
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