On January 26, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, with the 76ers playing at home against the Pelicans. Many pelicans were absent from the game, but their other players played well, taking a 10-point lead at one point, but unfortunately failed to resist in the second half, and the 76ers launched a counterattack and successfully completed the reversal in the final quarter. In the end, the 76ers beat the Pelicans 117-107 and turned down the upset.
The 76ers side of Curry Jr., Green and Milton were all absent due to injury, starting with Maxi, Cockmaz, Sable, Harris and Embiid. The 76ers were in poor form at the start, the Pelicans were in excellent form on the offensive end, Walker and Hernan Gomez scored consecutive points to help the team take the lead, and the Pelicans took an eight-point lead after half-game. Embiid began to erupt in the second half, scoring consecutive points to help the team catch up with the score, and the two sides played a draw after the third quarter; the Pelicans attacked suddenly out of power in the last quarter, the 76ers took a double-digit lead, and the game also lost suspense in advance.
In this campaign, Embiid is still the key to the team's win, playing 33 minutes, shooting 12 of 24, shooting 18 of 20 from the free throws, and slashing 42 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks. Embiid really can't defend himself, and the Pelicans can't do anything about it, either watching him score or paying the price of fouls.
Embiid also set a record in this game, averaging 42.5 points per game in the past four games, as well as 12.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.3 blocks, leading the team to a record of 3 wins and 1 loss. In addition, Embiid became the first player in team history to have scored at least 38 points and 12 rebounds in four consecutive games, and has scored at least 30 points in 14 of the past 15 games, which is also the first person in the history of the 76ers, and the last NBA player to have such a hot performance is James Harden.
Speaking of Harden, he has been associated with the 76ers lately, and if he does team up with Embiid, the 76ers will also be improved and will have the strength to compete for the championship. I believe that in this year's offseason, the 76ers will go all out to pursue Harden, especially simmons, which is quite expected.