On March 3, Beijing time, the 76ers and the Knicks once again ushered in a meeting, this time the location came to Philadelphia, Harden also ushered in the home debut of the new team. However, in the first half of the competition, the Knicks have always been in control of the initiative, leading the 76ers 62-55 at halftime.
In the first quarter, the Knicks' two main players, Randall and Barrett, were in full swing, and the two jointly bombed 20 points in the single quarter. Embiid and Harden did not play well on the offensive end, the 76ers bench also did not score a point, and the Knicks did not make mistakes in the first quarter, and it is reasonable for them to take an 8-point lead in the first quarter.
Entering the second quarter, Barrett and Randle continued to feel hot, and the Knicks took a 16-point lead at most. Although Harden gradually got into the best situation and broke through the basket in succession, Embiid still struggled a bit, and the mid-range shot was directly blocked by Mitchell Robinson.
Fortunately, in the last few minutes before the midfield, the Emperor finally woke up, scoring consecutive points on the offensive end, and giving Burks a big hat on the defensive end. With Harris on a whistle-and-roll layup, the 76ers closed the gap to seven points at halftime.
Throughout the first half, Harden efficiently delivered 19 points, 5 boards and 3 assists on 7 of 11, including 13 points in the second quarter, and Embiid scored 13 points and 9 boards on 3 of 6 free throws, 8 of 7. On the Knicks side, Barrett sent 19 points and 2 assists, and Randall contributed 16 points and 5 boards, and it seems that the suspense of this game will continue until the final moments of the game.