On January 26, Beijing time, the NBA's new season regular season continued. The Philadelphia 76ers, who are currently 27-19 and remain sixth in the East, have once again ushered in a brand new game, taking on the New Orleans Pelicans at home. The Pelicans obviously have many talented leaders, but they have never been able to achieve results, and their situation is really puzzling. However, we also have to admit that Zion has suffered too many injuries in the past two years and has not been able to return to the court so far this season, delaying the rise of the Pelicans.
And this time on the road to the Philadelphia 76ers, the Pelicans unexpectedly took a lot of advantage. At the beginning of the game, although embiid, the home star of the Philadelphia 76ers, was able to deliver 9 points and 4 rebounds in the lead, the performance of the other players on the team was not very good, but once let the Pelicans who played away to achieve the feat of domination. That's right, Zion didn't return to the game, ingram was also sidelined due to injury, and Hernangomez on the Pelicans side also contributed 13 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, helping the team to play a 24-20 score and take a four-point lead.
After taking a lead in the opening, the Pelicans, who entered the second quarter, were able to follow suit, further widening the point difference between the two teams. Nikkill shot 3-of-5 from three-point range in the second quarter, sending out 11 points and 2 assists, and the rest of the team also played everywhere. Meanwhile, Harris on the Philadelphia 76ers side returned to form, sending 15 points and 4 rebounds did not work, and the Pelicans still took a 4-point lead with a 34-30 score. By the end of the first half, the Pelicans had taken an eight-point lead with a 58-50 lead.
Yi Bian fought again, and the Philadelphia 76ers finally began to fight back. Embiid shot 3-of-8 and 6-of-7 from the free throw line in the third quarter, delivering 12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, leading the team to a 36-28 score and recovering the eight points behind in the first half. By the time they reached the regular showdown in the fourth quarter, the two sides were back on the same starting line. Although the chances of the two sides winning the game were equal, the Philadelphia players were clearly in higher form in the second half. It is also because of the continuous efforts of the players on the team that the Philadelphia 76ers also played a 31-21 score, and finally completed the final reversal with a score of 117-107.
It is worth affirming that the Philadelphia 76ers were able to complete a 18-point reversal in the second half, or thanks to the explosive data of the team's star Embiid: only 33 minutes in a single game, 12 of 24 shots, 18 of 20 free throws, a game-high score of 42 points, and 14 rebounds and 4 assists. Once again, he played the form of his team leader and also played the momentum of his first center in the East. Of course, the game is not a one-man game, Embiid can lead the team to achieve a reversal, and Harris, who delivered 33 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists, is also indispensable.
And seeing the Pelicans side that was reversed miserably, Nikkill shot 11 of 22 in a single game, and also gave the team's highest score of 312 points, as well as 4 rebounds and 5 assists. There is also Hernan Gomez, who has 29 points and 10 rebounds, and although he is not as good as Embiid, he also plays the technical level that a starting center should have.