On March 8, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, and the East ushered in a strong dialogue, with the 76ers playing at home against the Bulls. The 76ers were initially suppressed by the Bulls in this game, but at the end of the first quarter, a wave of 12-3 reverse scores, after which the 76ers firmly took the initiative, and embiid broke out in the second half, scoring 19 points in the third quarter to lead the team to open the point difference, and the Bulls counterattacked several times without success. In the end, the 76ers beat the Bulls 121-106 to hold the second place in the East.
The 76ers lost the last game, and the second place in the East is not very stable, and if it loses again, it will be overtaken by the Bucks. Fortunately, the Bulls have also been in a slump lately, having suffered four consecutive defeats and also needing a win. The Bulls were still good at first, but they failed to continue the feel, and the 76ers reversed the situation at the end of the first quarter, and then they have not taken the lead again. The 76ers, led by Embiid and Harden, gradually widened the point difference, and the game lost suspense, and the Bulls suffered a 5-game losing streak.
After getting Harden, the 76ers' momentum was a bit unstoppable, losing the last game to Harden. After Harden returned this time, the team's offense became even more terrifying, and it scored another 121 points. Harden played five games for the 76ers, and the team won all of them, and the team scored more than 120 points. Look at the last game without Harden, Embiid can see how hard he played on the court, was wrapped by the Heat 3 people, this time he has Harden by his side, the Bulls no longer dare to pack the clip, playing very well on the court.
This time Embiid played very well, shooting 15 of 27, 1 of 3 from three-point range, 12 of 16 from the free throw line, 43 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks, plus or minus +14 is also the highest in the game! In the battle with Thompson, he is also in an absolute upper hand. It was Embiid's 10th time this season that he had at least 40 points and 10 rebounds, becoming the first 76ers player to have at least 40 points and 10 rebounds at least 10 times in a single season since Chamberlain.
Embiid's hot performance, Harden is also focused on the organization, playing 38 minutes, with 16 points, 8 rebounds and 14 assists. After having Harden, the opponent did not dare to wrap Embiid anymore, and Harden also sent assists to Embiid many times to help him easily score points. In addition, the young maxi still performed well, with 17 points and 4 assists.
This time, the 76ers' Embiid + Harden + Maxi combined to blast 76 points, 23 rebounds and 20 assists, covering most of the team's data and becoming the league's new big three combination.