On February 12, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued as usual, and the 76ers, who lost to the Suns by 5 points in the last game, sat at home to meet the challenge of the Thunder. The 76ers and the Thunder are the two biggest winners in the free agency market, the 76ers sent away Ben Simmons' shit-stirring stick and ushered in James Harden; and the Thunder, although they did not have any deals, but because their team salaries were $23 million lower than the poor ghost line, the team would have to follow the league rules and fine the $23 million to the players in the team, so they are the two winners of the free market.
Due to the departure of Curry Jr., Drummond and others, the starting lineup of the 76ers today is Embiid + Harris + Maxi + Kolkmaz + Sable, while the starting lineup of the Thunder side is Dort + Gidey + Bezili + Treman + Favors, and the core of the team, Alexander, is absent due to an ankle injury.
The two sides still played each other in the first quarter, Embiid and Beziley scored three points, Kolkmaz broke through to get two points, and Dort immediately returned the color, and in the case of Jerome's two free throws at the end of the first quarter, the two sides were tied 24-24 in the first quarter. By the second quarter, the 76ers started to exert themselves slightly, and the 76ers blasted out a small 8-0 surge, ending the first half of the game with the 76ers leading by five points.
And by the second half, it was directly into the rhythm of the 76ers! Sebel's tough defense completed the steal, Maxi's outside three-pointer fell, the point difference was once extended to double digits by the 76ers, and then entered the fourth quarter with such a score, the Thunder still did nothing, and finally with the final whistle, the 76ers repelled the Thunder 100-87, giving the opponent a four-game losing streak.
In fact, there is no suspense in this game that the 76ers won the game, and there will be no surprises, after all, the strength of the two lineups is placed here, the Thunder lack the core Alexander, and the 76ers are ready to go, and not every game can easily complete the upset. Embiid and Harris are two of the team's pillars today, showing what a team leader should do.
Embiid started and played 34 minutes, today's feel is really not good, the whole game down 25 of 8 shots, three-point shots 7 times, only hit a goal, 32.0% shooting rate is indeed a bit bad, but Embiid is a core, a leader, when his hand is depressed, there is always a way to deal with it, and the measures he takes are to create kills and win fouls. Embiid won a total of 11 free throw opportunities in the whole game, including 8 of them, so Embiid also reached a good +14 plus-minus value in the whole game, with a net win of 14 points. Harris, on the other hand, shot 7-of-16 and 2-of-3 from three-point range in 35 minutes, contributing a double-double of 17 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.
25 + 17 points, Embiid and Harris are in a big fight! This game is a gift to Harden after the 76ers and the Nets completed the trade. According to news reports, James Harden's debut at the 76ers will be the fastest in next Wednesday's game. Sending away Simmons and welcoming Harden, the 76ers are indeed renewed, the distance between the team and the championship is getting closer and closer, and then they step on the journey of the championship, just like Harden!