On March 11, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ushered in a focus battle, with the 76ers playing at home against the Nets. As the two teams completed the swap transaction between Harden and Simmons, it also made the game more interesting. However, in the first quarter, the Nets had an absolute upper hand, Durant and Irving felt hot, leading the team to a 17-point lead; in the second quarter, the 76ers still had a sluggish feel, and the Nets had an absolute upper hand, taking a 72-51 lead in the first half.
The two teams did not make adjustments to the starting lineup in this game, the 76ers are still Harden, Maxi, Sebel, Harris and Embiid, and the Nets are Irving, Curry, Brown, Durant and Drummond.
At the beginning of the game, the Nets took the lead in the form, Durant and Irving scored consecutive points, Curry Jr. also scored in mid-range, and the 76ers only relied on Embiid and Maxi to get four points. After Durant and Embiid began to compete, Curry Jr. hit a three-point shot, Harden immediately responded, but then Irving began to erupt, three points + mid-range blossoms, as Curry Jr. broke through and scored, the Nets led 26-15. Embiid then took over the game, scoring six consecutive points and giving Drummond three fouls, Brown taking four straight points to stabilize the situation, Durant three-pointers again, but then the 76ers fell into a slump again, Irving hit a three-pointer, the first quarter was over, and the Nets led the 76ers 40-23.
In the second quarter of the game, the Nets were still hot, once stretching the point difference to 20 points, and then the 76ers began to fight back, but Durant and Irving were still able to keep hitting shots, leading the team to still occupy the initiative. Harden's side is still unable to hit the shot, the 76ers rely on free throws to narrow some point differences, Durant broke through to score, Irving three points and then scored, Harden finally scored another three-pointer, but unfortunately Curry Jr. responded immediately.
The result of the first half was quite surprising, Durant and Irving led the team firmly to occupy the initiative on the court, and the two combined to blast 34 points to help the team take a 21-point lead. The Nets were hot in the first half, shooting 11-of-20 from the outside and 4-of-13 from the 76ers.
The 76ers were completely passive, embiid took 19 free throws, had 21 points and eight rebounds, but he received too little support. Harden pulled down again, shooting 3-of-15 from the field, with 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, while other players contributed only 6 points at most, from Jordan Jr.