On March 8, Beijing time, the Philadelphia 76ers hosted the Chicago Bulls, Harden ushered in a comeback after a break, and the Bulls inside Vucevic hung a free card. In the first quarter, the 76ers led the Bulls 37-32 with six three-pointers in a single quarter, and Harden reached a milestone.
At the beginning, Embiid made a decisive three-point shot on the outside, Harden scored a counter-run catch, but in the first 5 minutes, Philadelphia only scored these two sports battles, and the Bulls offense was obviously more fluent, DeRozan also showed a good shooting feel, after a sharp stop jump shot hit, the game entered a timeout.
After the timeout, Embiid assisted Harris to score a basket, and then Harden completed the connection with Sebel, and the 76ers chased down a 14-point tie. However, the Bulls once again played a 7-0 small climax to open up the point difference, and the Emperor played a tough 2+1 consecutively to stop the bleeding for the team.
In the final stages of the first quarter, Milton hit a three-pointer in the bottom corner, Embiid made two fouls and one of them, Harden assisted Niang to hit three-pointers to help the 76ers rebound, and then he also hit a signature three-pointer at the top of the arc, and his career total three-point shooting tied with Reggie Miller and tied for third in history. Danny Green also hit a three-pointer in the next leg to help the 76ers lead to five points.
Throughout the first quarter, the 76ers scored 6-of-10 from the perimeter, Embiid scored 11 points and three boards in a single quarter, Harden sent 9 points and 3 assists, and DeRozan had 11 points and 3 assists in a single quarter.