On February 13, Beijing time, The Philadelphia team met the challenge of the Cavaliers at home, and Harden continued to be absent in this game, and Philadelphia's Embiid single-core led the team to the game. In the game, Philadelphia had to take the initiative, and the team performed well on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, taking a 13-point lead in the first quarter. In the next three quarters, Philadelphia always maintained a score lead, did not give the Cavaliers much opportunity to fight back, they played well overall, in the final key moments, Philadelphia still held a double-digit lead, and finally Philadelphia defeated the Cavaliers 103-93 at home to win two consecutive wins, and the Cavaliers' four-game winning streak was ended.
Prior to this game, the Cavaliers were in a very strong position, winning consecutive games in recent games, and the team as a whole was strong, once ranking 2nd in the East. And this campaign against philadelphia, although the team played very hard, in both ends of the offensive and defensive ends of the efforts to limit the Philadelphia team's play, but unfortunately, they could not prevent Embiid's attack on the inside, and could not limit Maxi's performance on the outside, and finally the Cavaliers lost to Philadelphia on the road, missing 5 consecutive wins.
In this game, Garland performed well, he had 27 points and 4 rebounds, but the other players did not play very brightly, and the help that could be given to Garland was not much. In terms of overall play, the Cavaliers were inferior to Philadelphia, which also led to the team eventually losing to the opponent.
On the Philadelphia side, Harden and Millsap are still unable to play in this game, but fortunately, Embiid, as the core of the team, he has shown great personal strength, helping the team in all aspects, and showing his dominance at both ends of the attack and defense. Throughout the game, Embiid handed over a triple-double of 40 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals, and in the second quarter of the game, Embiid had clipped Allen and showed his good competitive state.
It is worth mentioning that this is Embiid has scored 25+ points in 23 consecutive games this season, and Embiid is in excellent form at this stage, playing MVP-level performances in succession, in the case of unstable team lineups, Philadelphia team with Embiid's excellent play, they laughed to the end, successfully defeated the Cavaliers with better records than the record, and won the game.
In addition to Embiid, players such as Maxi and Harris are also in good shape, while Sable is once again at the top of the league on the defensive end, completing 6 steals and 1 block, and sharing the pressure of Embiid to a large extent on the defensive end. The Philadelphia team as a whole played better than the Cavaliers, which is also the key to their victory.
After playing back-to-back games, Philadelphia will have a three-day break, and after three days, the team will continue to play at home. There is news that in the next game, Harden is expected to usher in his debut in Philadelphia, for this team, Harden's comeback, which is undoubtedly a great increase in the overall strength of the team, Embiid on the court pressure is not so great. This season's Philadelphia team has been dominant on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and if Harden and Embiid can get together, then they will be strong contenders for this season's championship.