NBA regular season continues, the 76ers home to meet the Cavaliers' adjustment, the two teams are in different recent states, after Harden joined, the 76ers won four consecutive wins, the soldiers are strong, morale is strong, the record has risen to the second place in the East, and the Cavaliers have lost two consecutive games, the ranking slipped to the 6th in the East, after four quarters of competition, 76 people under the belt of Harden, Embiid, Andhei, 21 points to reverse the Cavaliers, Won 5 consecutive wins,
From the perspective of the whole game, the 76ers did not take any advantage against the Cavaliers, especially the Cavaliers' inner line, very strong, Allen and O'Corro continued to score points for the Cavaliers on the inside, and the 76ers' defense was completely useless to them, Okoro alone against Embiid, to Maxi, it can be said that as long as the 76ers can score, the Cavaliers quickly responded, plus Lefou's three three-pointers, but also the point difference was widened again, fortunately, the team and Harden, he continuously created foul scores on the inside line to stabilize the situation for the 76ers. Let the Cavaliers lead by only 13 points at the end of the first quarter, if Harden broke out strongly in this quarter, the 76ers lost at least 20 points or more.
In the second quarter, Harden's feel was not reduced, but the Cavaliers were still unstoppable, O'Corro alone carried the 76ers' attack, and at the critical moment, the young maxi hit consecutive long-range shots to help the 76ers play a 9-0 offensive climax and narrow the point difference to 8 points. In the third quarter, the 76ers big three all stood up to score, Harden scored, assisted two mistakes, Embiid also had an excellent performance on the inside, more importantly, the young Maxi shot three points again, narrowing the point difference to 3 points, the Cavaliers can not give up, Okoro, Garland scored 7 points, Harden stabilized the situation for the 76ers through free throws, and the 76ers trailed by 2 points into the final quarter.
In the third quarter, Niang's three points helped the 76ers to rebound again, Harden was even more inside and outside the shooting to expand the point difference, Osman was active, Maxi alone scored 8 points, although Allen also scored strongly on the inside line, but with Harden and Embiid inside and outside the line to score 8 points, the 76ers stabilized the situation, the Cavaliers chased points fruitlessly, can only accept a 21-point reversal.
The 76ers scored in double figures, including three points of more than 20 points, Maxi scored a game-high 33 points, he played 38 minutes, 10 shots in 15 shots, and the three-pointer was a terrifying 6-of-5, the youngster showed his talent around Harden and Embiid, Harden came to the 76ers in four games, Maxi averages 26.8 points per game, his growth allows the 76ers to have their own big three, don't forget that he is only 21 years old, there are currently two years of rookie contracts, such performance coupled with such a salary, so that the 76ers have a lot of expectations in the future.
This is Harden's fourth game in the 76ers, this game, Harden only 10 shots, see the whole team has such a good feel, Harden directly left more opportunities to teammates, 10 shots hit 6 times, plus 2 three-pointers and 12 free throws, got 25 points and 11 assists, played 36 minutes, only 3 turnovers, it can be said that to the 76ers, Harden not only reduced the number of mistakes, but also assists and offensive efficiency greatly increased. Embiid is still so stable, scoring 22 points, with Harden and Maxi, Embiid seems to know how to hide his strength, the data has declined, but more efficient, it seems that he is going to withdraw from the ranks of the MVP competition in the regular season this season, but as long as he can win, for him, there is no problem at all, because the championship is more attractive to him than the MVP.
The Cavaliers played equally strongly, with 5 players scoring in double figures and 4 players scoring 20, O'Corro, Garland, Osman and Allen all showing their strength, and this young team is fully worth the expectations of fans.
Harden not only brought a strength boost to the 76ers, but also made the 76ers' offense more reasonable, Harden, who did not shoot much, returned to the rocket period as strong, 10 shots 25 points, which is not seen in the Nets, the team head coach Rivers was very excited after the game, he said: The team's performance is phenomenal, we passed the test, are constantly learning, Maxi played very well, he is aggressive on the court, for the whole game, I prefer Harden's small lineup, He let us find new tactics that will be a big help for the playoffs afterwards and I'm honored to be able to coach them. The championship is our only goal.