On February 7, Beijing time, Philadelphia defeated the Bulls 119-108 to avoid a losing streak. In this game, Philadelphia led by 9 points in the first half, and led by 8 points after the third quarter, Philadelphia was still firmly in control of the overall situation under the leadership of Embiid in the final quarter, and the Bulls core DeRozan's last quarter felt 7 of 2 becoming the biggest reason for the reversal failure, while Embiid's 6 of 4 in the last quarter was still unstoppable, and the emperor at the key moment was becoming more and more stable.
Embiid played 32 minutes, 14 of 23, 4 of 4 three-pointers, 10 of 11 free throws, 40 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block, shooting 60.9% from the field and 50% from three-point range, Embiid's performance was so efficient that he was once again playing below the points, and he has had too many of these games this season.
DeRozan scored 41 minutes, 18-of-30, 9-of-11 free throws, 45 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal, shooting 60%, the first three quarters of the performance were very exciting, but unfortunately in the last quarter of the physical decline.
Embiid 40+10 and DeRozan 45+9+7, this is the first time this season that both of them have won 40+ in the same game, and Joel Embiid has also set a number of records.
Embiid has scored 25+ in 20 consecutive games, becoming the second player in Philadelphia history to have at least 25 points in 20 consecutive games, the last being Iverson in 27 consecutive games.
Embiid has scored 25+ in 20 consecutive games, the third player in NBA history to be over 7 feet, with the remaining two being Abdul-Abdul-Jabbar and Chamberlain.
Embiid post-minus +9.4, Philadelphia's best personal record since 1973-74, narrowly beat Charles Barkley (+9.3) in the 90-91 season.
In addition, Embiid's average points per game has risen to 29.3 points per game to officially lead the league's scoring list, and he has great hopes of becoming the leading scorer this season.
It was also what Embiid himself considered the best season of his career, with Embiid scoring the highest number of points per 36 minutes of a player who played more than 300 games.
Embiid is already at the top of the list of MVPs in the latest issue, he currently averages 29.3 points, 10.9 rebounds, 4.4 highs, 0.93 steals and 1.49 blocks, shooting 49.7% from the field and 36.4% from three-point range.
Text/Yan Xiaobai