On March 11, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ushered in a high-profile focus battle, the Nets challenged the 76ers away, because the previous team trade between Harden and Ben Simmons also caused this game to be full of gunpowder in the field. Referring to the recent state of the two teams, Harden joined the 76ers and won all 5 games, while the Nets just beat the Hornets on the road to end a 4-game losing streak, theoretically the 76ers are the more dominant side, but they did not expect to be spent by the Nets at halftime.
At the beginning of the game, the Nets took the lead, Durantry suddenly shot 4 points in a row, Irving single Harden hit a difficult 3 points, the two jointly scored 22 points in a single quarter, hit 4 three-pointers, including Irving's three-pointers; and the 76ers On the 76ers, Embiid was struggling to support on the inside, hitting 10 goals on the free throw line 13 times in a single quarter, scoring 16 points alone, while Harden was too crotchy to shoot 1 of 6 in a single quarter, only hit a three-pointer, and the Nets led by 17 points at the end of the first quarter. (Embiid also clashed with Durant for making fouls.)
In the second quarter of the game, Jordan Jr. dunked under the basket, Mills hit 3 points, Clarkston scored 2+1 under the basket, the Nets continued to extend the lead, Harris hit three points to help the 76ers stop the bleeding, Harden also made a foul to stand on the free throw line, Durant hit three points, Clarkston continued to misalign the inside line single success, in the last minute Dragic and Harden hit three points, the Nets led to 21 points at halftime, the game was a bit of a flower.
Throughout the first half, the Nets side Durant and Irving jointly shot 6 three-pointers, cutting 34 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists, and Curry Jr. was also 9 shots and 6 of 9, efficiently cutting down 15 points; and in the 76ers, Embiid's free throws were 15 of 19, fully reflecting the deterrent power of the inside line, cutting down the data of 21 points and 8 rebounds, Harden was invisible again at key moments, only 15 shots and 3 of halftime, only got 11 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 turnovers. The plus-minus value of -22 is the lowest in the whole game.
It is clear that the Nets are well prepared for this game, and also want to bring back face for their new teammate Simmons, and Harden does not know whether it is because he is too nervous, or because of last night's activity, the performance is slightly crotchy, if the 76ers lose, Harden will definitely have to cook in the back of the game, and the performance at key moments will be questioned again.