The 76ers today beat the Kings 103-101 to make a four-game winning streak to 30-19 and move up to third in the East.
In today's game, Embiid is still dominant, playing 34 minutes, shooting 10 of 18, including 2 of 5 three-pointers and 14 of 18 free throws, with 36 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists. Maxi played 42 minutes and had 13 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists on 6-of-12 shooting. Harris played 33 minutes and had 16 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists on 7-of-12 shooting.
On the Kings side, Halliburton played 40 minutes, shooting 11-of-19, including 5-of-9 three-pointers, 11-of-12 free throws, and 38 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals. Barnes played 39 minutes and had 16 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists on 5-of-16 shooting. In the final moments of the game, Barnes had a three-point chance to kill, but unfortunately failed to hit.
For Embiid, it was his 17th consecutive game to score at least 25 points in a single game, the second-longest record in 76ers history, behind Iverson's 25 points in 27 consecutive games in 2001.
It is worth mentioning that James has also performed well in the past period of time, scoring 25+ in 18 consecutive games, only one game will equal the Lakers record held by Kobe Bryant, and only 3 games will tie his career record. With Embiid in his current form, he is not only expected to surpass James, but also hopes to challenge Iverson's record as an opponent.
Not only that, but in those 17 games, Embiid averaged 34.2 points, 10.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, and led the 76ers to a record of 14 wins and 3 losses, ranking second in the league in the same period, behind the Grizzlies' 15-3.
In contrast, James has cut 25+ in 18 consecutive games, averaging 32.5 points, 9.2 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game, with a record of 8 wins and 10 losses, whether it is personal performance or team record, James is not as good as Embiid. Of course, it is also very rare for the 37-year-old James to play such a good performance.
After today's game, Embiid's scoring average also rose to 29.1 points per game, equaling James and expected to surpass Durant, who averaged 29.3 points per game, to become the leading scorer. Due to his excellent performances this season, Embiid also ranks second in the latest MVP list, behind Jokic.
Although Embiid lost to Jokic in the MVP competition last season and is currently inferior to Jokic on the MVP list, because the Nuggets' record this season is not very strong, Embiid's hope of finally getting MVP is greater than Jokic's hope of defending MVP.