The 76ers moved on
There was no waiting for Ben Simmons, but the Philadelphia 76ers' recent form has been fantastic, and after being ended by the Charlotte Hornets with a seven-game winning streak, they immediately had a two-game winning streak and beat the Miami Heat. Embiid once again proved that the league's first center discussion has his place. In this game, the 76ers have to face the Washington Wizards, Beal is still in isolation, and the team's three-game winning streak has been ended by the Blazers, but Kuzma has been in good shape recently.
From the Los Angeles Lakers to the Washington Wizards, Kuzma's performance once again amazed everyone, and in the past 9 games, Kuzma has only scored more than 20 points in the past 9 games, that is, the last game against the Magic, with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists. However, the opposite side can have Embiid, and the Wizards have no one to match.
The Lakers broke out
Embiid is indeed great, in the first quarter of 5 shots 2, still got 11 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist data, personal performance is impeccable, the team also got 29 points under his leadership, but who can think, the Home Games team feel hot, Bill came back to get 11 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Kuzma also had 5 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, the team bombed 38 points, achieved a 9-point lead. After returning from the second quarter, the Wizards' offense began to decline, and although Harrell had 6 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, the team only scored 23 points.
But the 76ers didn't take the chance, Embiid only shot 2-of-6, had 5 points and 3 rebounds, didn't get a single free throw, and the team only narrowed the point gap to 6 points. In the second half, Embiid finally found his touch, shooting 5 of 7, 2 of 2 three-pointers, 14 points and 1 rebound in a single quarter, but also received 3 fouls. Unfortunately, without enough help from teammates, the team still scored only 28 points in a single quarter, while Kuzma teamed up with Pop to blast down 13 points to lead the team to extend the lead to 8 points.
In the final quarter that decided the outcome of the game, the 76ers were completely caught in a scoring drought, and the Wizards' bench directly lost the suspense of the game, Harrell shot 4 of 5, with 12 points and 4 rebounds in a single quarter, while Embiid only had 2 points and 1 rebound, and the whole team was only 15 points. In the end, the Washington Wizards defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 117-98 at home, successfully ending the opponent's two-game winning streak.
Kuzma set a record
The Washington Wizards beat the Philadelphia 76ers with a weak victory, and the Lakers were indispensable, and Harrell on the bench had 18 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist on 6-of-9 shooting, which took only 21 minutes and was very efficient. Pope also had 14 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals, once again showing his 3D attributes. Particularly commendable is Kyle Kuzma, who was controversial with the Lakers last season, but this season is like a tiger returning to the mountains. With 15 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks on 6-of-13 shooting in this game, he has become a defensive player, and even the return of Hachimura will not affect his playing time.
It is worth mentioning that in the second quarter of the game, Kuzma also clipped Embiid, once again showing his physical talent. So far this season, Kuzma has scored 18 double-doubles, setting a new career high, and surpassing down downs and Embiid, James and Durant, and Luka Doncic in double-doubles this season.
Facing the Wizards' 7-man scoring in double figures, Embiid seemed to be a bit unsupportable, with only 2 players scoring a double-double on the team, one of which was him, with 32 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist, and the other was Maxi, who had 18 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Curry Jr. missed a three-pointer and had 8 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, while Harris shot 3-of-11 from the field for 7 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist. Seeing this, you will understand that the 76ers lost this game, it is indeed reasonable, the feel of the players is really too bad. But you can't expect the 76ers to feel so bad every game, they're going to get back in shape.