On March 11, Beijing time, the NBA ushered in a focus battle, and Philadelphia hosted the Nets, which can be called the Eastern Spring Festival Gala. Before the game, the heat of the game has been the highest, comparable to the playoffs, in addition to the two teams are the favorite to compete for the championship, Simmons returned to Philadelphia, also attracted much attention, however, the West Still did not play the game. Durant and Irving against former teammate Harden also made the game full of highlights.
After the game began, the Nets were like chicken blood, and Durant and Irvingzi erupted, seemingly trying to blow harden and Embiid. The Nets led Philadelphia by 17 points in the first quarter, Irving had 11 points in the quarter, Durant had 11 points and four rebounds, and Philadelphia's Embiid scored 16 points on 10-of-13 free throws in the first quarter, and Harden was depressed.
It is worth mentioning that in the game, Embiid and Durant clashed, and the two spewed garbage words, which may be the scene that fans most want to see, a hormonal duel. And Lakers leader James is also paying attention to this game, he eats melons online, and the old Zhan wrote, "Like the referee let them communicate freely, like the referee did not give them both technical fouls, which is fantastic."
Harden in Philadelphia also set a new record, and after hitting a 3-pointer, Harden surpassed Reggie Miller in his career 3-pointer count to 2561, officially ranking third in history, behind Ray Allen and Curry.
Many domestic celebrities have also commented on this focus war, and commentator Wang Meng said, "Wonderful, I want these two teams to play the playoffs, but I don't want to." The implication is that if the Nets and Philadelphia meet in the playoffs, it will definitely be very exciting, but one of the two teams will definitely be eliminated, so I don't want them to directly PK.
And the NBA reporter Bao Renjun said bluntly that Durant and Embiid are constantly arguing, they do not hate each other, Irving and Harden did not talk, but they do not like each other.
In the second quarter, as the game progressed, the point difference had reached more than 20 points, showing a one-sided situation, which was not expected by everyone. Philadelphia's record is much better than the Nets, and the team's lineup is more reasonable, but the Nets have a strong winning mentality, and Philadelphia was caught off guard.
At the end of the half, Philadelphia trailed the Nets 51-72. Philadelphia's Harden was completely out of shape, finishing with just 11 points, four rebounds and three assists on 3-of-15 shooting, and Embiid had 21 points and eight rebounds on 15-of-19 free throws at the half. The Nets exploded, durant had 18 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, and shot 7-of-9 from the field very efficiently. Irving had 16 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, and Curry Jr. had 15 points.
I don't know if Harden regrets it now, if you continue to stay in the Nets, wait until Durant returns, the Nets Big Three will definitely be very effective, and now, after joining Philadelphia, Harden has taken on a lot of pressure. If the Nets meet Philadelphia in the playoffs, they will definitely do their best to beat Harden, and from this showdown, Philadelphia has no resistance at all, and the Nets are still very strong.