After a big win over the Pacers at home, the Bucks, whose form has recovered, have taken a short break and ushered in the challenge of the 76ers, who cannot be underestimated.
In terms of the Bucks, Allen + Connaughton are absent at the same time, and whether the Bucks can defend the home court, the big three alphabet brother + Middleton + Holliday, obviously need to perform.
On the other hand, on the side of the 76ers, head coach Rivers made a change of team, Niang entered the starting lineup, and the 76ers also tried to win by surprise, doing a lot of work on the road and picking up the fruits of victory!
Finally, after four quarters of fighting, with a wave of 14-2 scoring climax, the 76ers, who were the main opponents, overpowered the Bucks in the first three quarters and occupied the initiative on the court.
Despite the final showdown, Brother Alphabet ushered in an outbreak and led the Bucks to a wave of counterattack frenzy, successfully erasing the point difference.
But Embiid went to the free throw line in succession, Middleton missed a three-point draw, and Maxi made two free throws to help the 76ers gain a three-point advantage and completely end the suspense of the game.
The 76ers, who finally withstood the pressure, also narrowly defeated the Bucks 123-120 on the road, which was worth the trip and also refused a big reversal!
In this game away from home, coach Rivers's change of formation has an effect, and the 76ers team played a team performance of 5 people scoring in double figures.
In the case of the main forces such as Niang + Kolkmaz + Millsap, each performing their duties, the team's ace Embiid, and the play of the two major helpers Harris + Maxi, are particularly critical!
Embiid was very efficient in this game, starting 35 minutes, shooting nearly 70% of the way out of 14 of 21, shooting three three-pointers from the outside, and bombarding the game-high 42 points, plus 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal.
Not only did he gain something at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, but he almost single-handedly dominated the inside line and once became a difficult existence for the Bucks to solve!
More importantly, after scoring a large double-double of 42+14 in this game, Embiid also scored 40 points, 10 boards and 5 assists in at least 2 games in the past 3 games, becoming the second player in the history of the 76ers to achieve this achievement after Wilt Chamberlain, setting a great personal record!
In addition, as the ace of the team's front line, Harris's play in this game is also indispensable.
Harris lived up to expectations, starting 39 minutes, shooting 9-of-20 from the field, delivering 19 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, and without personal error, he completed his task stably and efficiently!
Of course, the 76ers were able to beat the defending champion Bucks in this game, and the performance of core guard Maxi also played a crucial role.
In this game, although Maxi lost the crosshairs on 1 of 5 three-pointers from the outside, he dared to fight and contributed 19 points + 2 rebounds + 4 assists to the personal performance.
And in the second quarter, his heroic performance of single-riding and taking 14 points alone not only helped the 76ers quickly open up the score gap, but also successfully disrupted the Bucks' defensive rhythm and deployment, affecting the trend of the game!
On the other hand, on the Bucks side, although the team played a tenacious performance of 5 people scoring in double figures in this game, the team failed to continue the firepower in the last quarter, and finally lost the game process by 3 points, which obviously disappointed the home fans.
After all, under the comprehensive performance of Alphabet Brother + Holliday, who won 32+11+9+3+1 and 24+5+3+1 respectively, the play of Midleton in this game is indeed somewhat unsatisfactory!
Although Middleton cut down the personal performance of 19+5+2 in this campaign, rationally speaking, Middleton's sluggish performance of 6 of 20 shots and only 2 of 12 three-pointers in the whole game has indeed yet to be examined.
In the case of Middleton losing the crosshairs, in the face of Embiid, who dominates the inside line, and the 76ers who blossom more, the alphabet brother + Holliday, who has worked hard for a whole game, seems to have no choice but to drink and hate!