On March 6, Beijing time, Philadelphia's 82-99 defeat to the Heat's five-game winning streak was ended. This game is the second back-to-back game, the elder Rivers let the new signing Harden take a break, the result of Harden's rotation after the Philadelphia suddenly will not be able to effectively organize the offense, the team only 13 assists and 9 mistakes, 82 points is also the lowest score in a single game of the season.
Embiid was completely frozen by the Heat in this game, the whole game 36 minutes, 4 of 15, 6 of 3 three points, 22 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 4 turnovers, shooting 26.7%, which is Embiid's lowest single-game shooting rate since December 6 against Green Kai on December 6 last year, and the second worst shooting rate of the season.
But even so, Embiid still got praise from Philadelphia fans, the three-point line was sandwiched by three people, how great Embiid is. Indeed, as a center fan to enjoy the treatment of being sandwiched by a three-man bag at the three-point line, which is a rare presence in the history of the NBA, the Heat are also bullying Philadelphia without Harden, if there is Harden, the ball will end up being a very easy more play less. Maxi is not good at organizing this and everyone knows.
Some fans said that Embiid was caught by the Heat outside the three-point line, which is the treatment of the MVP, and the Heat know that they need to block him all the time to completely limit his play.
Heat coach Spoo said of Embiid's ability to make fouls: "It takes incredible concentration not to be fouled by Embiid, and he knows how to take advantage of all your mistakes. "4 of 15, but 14 of 14 free throws, this is the strength of the new branch one-point king, this season averaged 11.6 free throws per game league first, to create 0.35 free throws per minute, unparalleled existence."
Although Harden did not lose the game against the first Heat in the East, Philadelphia is still in second place in the East, and the Bucks in the third place in the East are still 0.5 wins away from Philadelphia, and harden will inevitably be alive again when Harden returns to this Philadelphia team in the next game, and Embiid can continue to play MVP-level performances.
However, Embiid currently has a problem that after Harden joined Philadelphia, his average score per game is declining, and he is currently averaging only 29.5 points per game, and James averaging 29.4 points per game after scoring 56 points is only 0.1 points away from Embiid, and it is not easy for Embiid to keep his position as the leading scorer.
Text/Yan Xiaobai