On February 16, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, with the 76ers sitting at home to meet the Celtics. Harden missed his debut due to injury in this game and could not play until after the All-Star. In this campaign, the 76ers did not show good form, the Celtics felt hot outside, hit 12 three-pointers at halftime, the point difference stretched to more than 20 points, and led the 76ers 69-42 after half-time.
The 76ers started the game as Maxi, Green, Sable, Harris and Embiid, while the Celtics started smarter, Brown, Horford, Williams and Tatum.
After the game began, the Celtics took the lead in getting into form, Brown scored from mid-range, Williams hit a three-pointer, and Brown went in from mid-range to take a 7-0 lead. The 76ers scored their first goal with Harris, but the other players were in poor form and were still passive. Embiid then scored points on free throws, and then the two teams exchanged three-pointers, hitting five consecutive three-pointers, and the 76ers managed to narrow some point differences, but unfortunately failed to continue the feel afterwards, and the first quarter of the game was over, and the 76ers trailed the Celtics 22-32.
In the second quarter of the game, the 76ers felt depressed again, the Celtics felt hot outside, hit three points in succession, the point difference was further widened, as Brown hit three points, the point difference has reached 24 points, and the Celtics lead 52-28. In the second quarter, the Celtics came up with a wave of 20-6 offensive, the three-point feeling was too hot to prevent at all, and the point difference has been above 20 points. The 76ers relied on Embiid to chase points, Niang hit a three-pointer, Embiid hit a mid-range shot, and a wave of 10-0 successfully narrowed the point gap. After the timeout, the Celtics stabilized the situation, the 76ers made a series of mistakes, Brown hit another whistle three-pointer, and after half-time, the 76ers trailed the Celtics 42-69.
Harden sat on the sidelines of the game, cheering on his new teammates and ringing the bell for the team. When the team was behind by a big score, the camera was also frequently aimed at him, but unfortunately he had to wait until after the All-Star before he could come back, and the hamstrings had not yet healed.
In this campaign, the Celtics felt hot outside, shooting 12 of 19, and the double probe combined to blast down 42 points, including Brown 26 points and Tatum 16 points, all the way to suppress the 76ers. Embiid struggled to hold on, scoring 14 free throws at halftime, contributing 17 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, and falling behind in the big score also made him a little frustrated.