On February 12, Beijing time, the 76ers played at home against the Thunder, and the 76ers successfully defeated the Thunder 100-87 at the end of the game. The 7-man win in this game is not too easy, although at the beginning the Thunder side was able to bite the score is not false, but as the game progressed until the third quarter of the game, the 76ers were already leading to 16 points, but what was unexpected was that in the fourth quarter of the game, the Thunder set off a counterattack to chase the score to 6 points, but then relied on Maxi and Harris 76ers to open the score again, and finally the 76ers won the game without any danger.
Although Embiid had 25 points, 19 rebounds and 4 assists in this game, it is worrying that Embiid was inefficient in this game compared to previous games, the whole game was 8 of 25, but Embiid finally scored 25 points and surpassed James, which was Embiid's 22nd consecutive game of 25+, the longest in the league. The second in the league is James' 21 consecutive games, and alphabet brothers have 20 consecutive 25+ freeze-up games against the Suns. Although it is a bit worrying to look at Embiid like this, the future of the 76ers is still worth looking forward to when the 76ers successfully trade Harden, especially when the 76ers get rid of Simmons and make the 76ers' locker room environment easier.
At the same time, Embiid also commented on Simmons after this game, and talking about Simmons, Embiid said: "The frustrating thing is that all the victories we have achieved are secondary, in the regular season, our performance is dominant, but unfortunately, victory is not the biggest factor, I guess having his own team and being a star is more important to him. At the same time, when asked by reporters whether Embiid was happy about the settlement of Simmons, Embiid said bluntly: I am glad that I no longer have to answer any questions about this topic, which is not only good for me, but also for my teammates. This situation has been very annoying all year round. It can be said that Embiid is really outspoken when he talks about Simmons now, and Embiid still has some reservations about speaking before Simmons does not trade out, but now Embiid no longer hides everything.
And Embiid is obviously a little dissatisfied with Simmons, thinking that Simmons has not made too many sacrifices for the team, and even Embiid seems that Simmons wants to become the All-Star and the boss of the team, and now Embiid is also free of all this. At the same time, embiid talked about Harden after this game, which was also a direct showdown, he said that he and Harden had already talked, both were excited, and Embiid also said that this is the best teammate he has had the opportunity to work with so far in his career. Obviously, He is very happy about Harden's joining Embiid and thinks harden can help the team.
But the reality is that Harden's performance this season is not too good, although there may be various factors, but how to coexist between Harden and Embiid is also a big problem, after all, from now on, both of them need a lot of ball rights, then whether the two can make sacrifices for each other is not easy to say, more importantly, the 76ers are obviously Embiid's team, whether Harden can become a qualified second boss is not easy to say, and in addition to these factors, even if the 76ers play a good state in the next regular season, Whether Harden can play well in the playoffs is the key, after all, Harden's performance in the playoffs over the years has not been satisfactory, especially in key moments Harden's crotch pull performance is often criticized, so it is really difficult to say whether the combination of Harden and Embiid can win the championship.