On March 11, Beijing time, the Nets played against the 76ers away from home, and Durant, Irving and Seth Curry were full of fire in the first half. Durant had 18 points, nine rebounds and five assists in the first half, Irving had 16 points and Curry Jr. had 15 points. The Net led by 21 points at halftime 72-51. The 76ers Embiid had 21 points and eight rebounds in the first half, and Harden scored 11 points on 3-of-15 shooting. Maxi scored just four points in the first half.
Durant and Irving both fired widely in the first quarter, with Durant scoring 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in the first quarter, hitting all five shots in the first five shots and conceding the ball on the sixth shot. Irving was accurate in the first quarter, he played 9 minutes in the first quarter, 4 of 5, including 3 of 4 three-pointers, 11 points and 2 rebounds, including at the end of the first quarter, Irving shot a whistle three-pointer.
In such a game, it is inevitable that there will be a smell of gunpowder. With 1:11 left in the first quarter, Embiid dribbled into the inside line, Durant blocked under the basket, tried to create an offensive foul, was knocked to the ground by Embiid, and the referee blew a defensive foul. The fans were jubilant, but Durant wasn't happy, and he muttered to Embiid. Embiid also responded. However, the two men exercised restraint and did not get close to the argument, and the referee did not carry out additional blows. However, from this scene, we can also see the smell of gunpowder between the two.
Interestingly, James liked the hilarity, and he said on Twitter: "Like the referee let them communicate freely, like they didn't give both sides a technical prisoner!" That's great! ”
Embiid fought very fiercely in the first quarter, he had 16 points and 4 rebounds in a single quarter, including 10 of 13 free throws, which shows how aggressive he is.
But Harden didn't feel good in the first quarter, and after shooting a three-pointer, he was dumbfounded, and he shot 1 of 6 in the first quarter. The 76ers hit a 40-23 offensive wave in the first quarter. Harden's career regular-season three-point shooting reached 2,561, surpassing Reggie Miller to third all-time.
In the second quarter, Harden was blocked madly, eating 3 blocks in a row, plus the block at the end of the first quarter, he ate a total of 4 blocks, and the shot became 9 and 1.
Harden broke the scoring drought with 7:47 left in the second quarter to create a foul for Durant and hit all two free throws. But Durant immediately responded with a three-pointer.
Durant was very fierce in the offense, he had 4 minutes and 2 seconds left in the second quarter, and under embiid's defense, he scored a high-difficulty rebound and made Embiid foul. Durant fell out of bounds, Owen came up and high-fived Durant in a frenzied celebration, then pulled Duranta up. Durant hit a free throw and completed 2+1!
The Nets were in hot form, and the second quarter continued to pull the score. On the 76ers side, Harden and Maxi were dumbfounded, relying on Embiid to support themselves. In the end, the Nets led 72-51 in the first half.