On March 11, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ushered in a focus battle, Philadelphia home to meet the Nets, the Nets broke out in the first quarter, a single quarter lead of 17 points, Philadelphia in the second quarter still did not have much improvement, the half-time Nets achieved a 21-point advantage. Harden faced the old owner with a complete crotch, with only 3 of 15 shots in the half.
Philadelphia's confrontation with the Nets is of concern, after the two teams have completed a multi-person big deal, multiple players have exchanged owners, and Harden, Curry Jr., Millsap, Drummond and so on have faced the old owner. In terms of form, Philadelphia is no. 3 in the East and has been in excellent form recently, while the Nets have been in poor form recently, ranking 8th in the East.
Both teams sent strong teams, led by Harden Embiid, to face the Nets' duo, Durant and Irving. The Nets entered the state faster, Durant, Curry Jr. and Irving all felt hot, Philadelphia mainly relied on Embiid's killing score, Embiid won 13 free throw opportunities in the first quarter, 16 points in a single quarter, Harden's feel was average, 1 of 6 in the first quarter only scored 3 points, Durant and Irving combined for 22 points in the first quarter, Curry Jr. also scored 9 points, the Nets led 17 points 40-23 in the first quarter, Durant and Embiid once fiercely matched.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Jordan Jr. took the lead in dunking, Mills hit a three-pointer, Clarkston flew to the basket, and the Nets led by 20 points at 45-25. Philadelphia's offense finally picked up and began chasing points, with Harris hitting a three-pointer and Harden hitting two free throws to make it 34-47. Durant hit a three-pointer to stop the bleeding, Embiid was heavily guarded in the quarter, And Clarkston scored from the basket to give the Nets a 54-38 lead.
After the timeout, Embiid hit two free throws, Curry Jr. then hit a three-pointer, the Nets' offense was sharp, Philadelphia was difficult to stop, and Irving hit another three points, and the point difference reached 20 points. After the timeout, Harden finally hit a three-pointer, and the Nets still used the offense to suppress Philadelphia, leading by 24 points at one point. Embiid won consecutive free throws to give the Nets a 72-51 lead at halftime.
Durant had 18 points, nine rebounds, five assists and two steals on 7-of-9 shooting in the half, Irving had 16 points and three rebounds and Curry Jr. had 15 points. For Philadelphia, Embiid had 19 free throw attempts in the first half and had 21 points and eight rebounds, while Harden had 11 points, four rebounds and three assists on 3-of-15 shooting.