James Harden has 27 points, 12 assists in dream debut for 76ers

That couldn’t have gone much better.

James Harden scored 27 points on 7-of-12 shooting, he was 5-of-7 from 3, got to the line nine times, and dished out 12 assists in a 133-102 76ers rout of the Timberwolves Friday night. Harden fit well with center Joel Embiid — who rolled out of the pick a few times — and the center added 34 points and 10 boards on the night.

“That was probably the most wide open I’ve ever been in my career,” Embiid said in his walk-off interview.

Harden had all the usual tricks going. He was driving and drawing fouls on his way to the rim.

James Harden's first bucket as a Sixer was just silky smooth