On March 11, Beijing time, Philadelphia hosted the Nets, for Harden, Durant and Irving, this may be the most important regular season game of the season for the trio, the Big Three in Brooklyn is not happy to work together, they undoubtedly want to win this victory.
However, in the first half of the competition, Durant Irving performed well, and Harden was in a very sluggish state. Although Beard hit the iconic three-pointer in the first quarter and surpassed Miller's all-time three-pointer in his career, he scored just three points on 1-of-6 shooting in a single quarter. Even though Embiid contributed 16 points in a single quarter, the 76ers still trailed by as many as 17 points. Durant was 5-of-6 in the single quarter, and Irving was equally efficient at 4-of-5, with the two scoring 11 points each in the quarter.
Entering the second quarter, Harden still did not find his touch, the basket was crickston big cap, three-point shots also continued to play iron, shooting once only 1 of 12! In contrast, Dueus hit a three-pointer and then scored 2+1 against Embiid's defense on a fast break, and when the free throw came, The Philadelphia home stadium even sounded the MVP shout. And Irving also continued to hit the bottom corner of the three-pointer, and the Nets always maintained a big lead.
It wasn't until 2 minutes left in the second quarter that Harden hit the second goal of the game, but Curry Jr. immediately returned to color. At halftime, the Nets led by 21 points 72-51!
Throughout the first half, Harden scored 11 points on 3-of-15 shooting, 0-of-9 from two-point range, and Embiid scored 21 points on 15-of-9 from 3-of-19 from the free throw line. Durant scored 18 points, 9 boards and 5 assists on 7-of-9 shooting, while Irving contributed 16 points, 3 boards and 2 assists on 6-of-10 shooting.