On February 18, Beijing time, Philadelphia defeated the Bucks 123-120 to avoid a losing streak. In this game, the two eastern powerhouses are strong dialogue, the Bucks led by 3 points in the first quarter, Philadelphia played a 45-34 climax in the second quarter to achieve a rebound, Philadelphia also led by 7 points after the third quarter, the Bucks rose to catch up in the final quarter, and Embiid's two free throws 41 seconds before the final game stabilized the situation and won the victory.
This campaign is also the MVP battle, Alphabet Brother and Embiid are MVP big hits, Alphabet Brother finally played 39 minutes, 13 of 23, 2 of 4 three points, 32 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, shooting 56.5%, 50% of three-point shooting, his performance has been very terrible.
But Embiid was even more terrifying, 37 minutes of the game, 14 of 21, 3 of 4 three-pointers, 11 of 14 from the free throw line, 42 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal, shooting 66.7%, 75% from three-point range, 9 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in the final quarter, and 6 points in the last 5 minutes, he was really unstoppable in key moments.
In the last game against Green Kai, the emperor led the team to lose 48 points and swallowed a number of humiliating records, and this game played a perfect performance to defeat the defending champion, and the US media said bluntly: Unstoppable. Embiid also set several records in this battle:
1. Embiid's ninth game of this season is 40+10, and in the past 30 seasons, only Westbrook, Harden and Embiid have achieved 40+10 in a single season for more than 9 times;
2. For the ninth time this season so far, he has at least 40 points and 10 rebounds in a single game, the first in the league, and second in team history, second only to Chamberlain in the 1965-66 season to set a record of at least 40 points and 10 rebounds in 18 single-season;
Embiid completed his 1,000th career assist, the 10th center or big forward in history to do so in the first 310 games of his career;
4. Became the second in Philadelphia history to have at least two 40 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists in three games, the first being Chamberlain.
5. The player with the most 40 points and 10 rebounds since the 17-18 season is Embiid 22 times, and the second is Harden 20 times.
Embiid has averaged 29.6 points per game in the league, 127 points in key moments, and Jokic 92 points in key moments.
Text/Yan Xiaobai