Spurs decided to rebuild
The San Antonio Spurs, who are back at home, are not back on the winning track, they have only won 2 of the last 6 games, and it is clear that this team's goal is very clear, that is, to swing badly. To this end, Popovich also did not hesitate to send Forbes away, hoping to give the team's young players more playing time. Everything is telling us that the San Antonio Spurs, completely decided to rebuild. In this game, the Spurs are still at home, facing the Philadelphia 76ers.
Simmons was absent, but Embiid had a fantastic season and became a strong contender for MVP. However, in the last game against the Clippers led by Tyronelu, the opponent suffered a 24-point reversal, Rivers once again became the target of public criticism, and the human being was reversed the essence, and it was indeed worthy of the name. Therefore, in this battle, Rivers must hope to use a victory to block the mouths of the yo-yo crowd.
Spurs reversed failure
Embiid didn't start well, with only 6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block on 2-of-7 shooting, but even so, the 76ers still scored 29 points in a single quarter, while the Spurs only scored 23 points, Pollle had 5 points and 3 rebounds, and Murray shot 1 of 3, with only 3 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists. After returning from the second quarter, Embiid regained his touch, scoring 10 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist on 5-of-9 shooting, and although Peltel also had 8 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, the offensive end was remarkable, but the defensive end really could not stop Embiid.
Under Embiid, the 76ers scored 30 points in a single quarter, while the Spurs still scored only 24 points, so at the end of the half, the 76ers led the Spurs by 12 points at 59-47. In the second half, the Spurs finally found some feel, three reverse charts have scored, Vassell on the bench also has 7 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, the team got 30 points in a single quarter, but Embiid is indeed brave, 5 of 8 shots and 12 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, the Spurs just narrowed the point difference to 9 points, barely retaining the suspense.
In the final quarter of the game, Murray finally showed the true color of the team's star, 10 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists on 3-of-3 shooting, Pelter gave it on the inside, there were 8 points, 2 rebounds and 3 blocks, Walker on the bench was 10 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, the Spurs once narrowed the point difference to 2 points, but Embiid caused two fouls, and the time was only 14.9 seconds. White missed three points, Maxi made both free throws, and the 76ers eventually beat the Spurs 115-109.
Embiid made 32 shots
Judging from this game, who is the better team? The answer is still the San Antonio Spurs. Although they lost the game, the Spurs delivered 30 assists and only 8 turnovers, while the 76ers had 22 assists and 10 turnovers, and the gap was visible to the naked eye. The Spurs scored in double figures with 6 players on 11-of-16 shooting, and Pelter had 25 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 blocks on 11-of-16 shooting, making him the team's highest-scoring and most-shot player. Murray had a quasi-triple-double of 19 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists, and Johnson had 17 points, three rebounds and three assists.
For comparison, the 76ers are completely dependent on the star Embiid, the whole game, Embiid played 31 minutes and 40 seconds, shot 32 times, hit 16 goals, got 38 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists, really by himself to beat the Spurs. Harris had 18 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, Maxi 18 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, and Cockmaz had 17 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Other than that, no other player has scored in double figures. If Popovich is given a super center like Embiid, then this Spurs is really unimaginable.