The new season of regular season showdowns has come to an end, and the league's teams have begun their final competition. At the end of this season's trade deadline, James Harden, who brought his talent to Philadelphia, also found the value of existence again and led the team to many victories. So far, the Philadelphia 76ers have come to the third place in the East with a record of 40 wins and 24 losses, and can basically get tickets to the playoffs in advance. However, when we look back at the championship-winning favourites at the beginning of the season, the Brooklyn Nets, we are now mired in a quagmire.
Durant ushered in a comeback shortly before, but has not been able to effectively help the team improve the record, still can only achieve a record of 33 wins and 33 losses, ranking eighth in the East. Although Ben Simmons has not yet made a comeback, we have to admit that the Nets have fallen out of the ranks of favorite teams to win the championship. It's no exaggeration to say that if they don't push any harder, they may not even qualify for the play-offs. In this game, head coach Nash dragged the team to Philadelphia to challenge the 76ers on the road.
At the beginning of the game, Durant was able to score a two-pointer first, breaking the awkwardness of the game's opening. In the following part of the first quarter, the Nets were able to further widen the point difference between the two teams. Harden was in poor form, shooting only 1-of-6, while Embiid shot 3-of-7 from the field and 10-of-13 from the free throw line in the first quarter, and the stats of 16 points and 4 rebounds didn't work. That's right, Durant played the first quarter for 12 minutes, sending a comprehensive statistic of 11 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, and Irving was not to be outdone, 3 of 4 three-pointers, sending 11+2+1 data.
In fact, not only can Durant and Irving go back-to-back, but Curry Jr. can also deliver a crucial 9 points in a single quarter. With the three of them in a row, the Nets hit a 40-23 score and took a 17-point lead! The Nets, who entered the second quarter of the showdown and were in the lead, did not give Philadelphia the opportunity to counterattack, and once clenched the leading score and did not let go. Harden's form was still bad, and he once again delivered a bad shooting rate of 9 shots and 2 of 9 in the second quarter, and although Embiid was able to get 5 points and 3 rebounds with 5 of 7 free throws, he still let the Nets take a 4-point lead with a single quarter score of 32-28.
At the end of the first half of the game, the gap between the two sides was widened to 21 points, and the Nets were bound to win the game. Looking back at the data of the half game, the superstar players Durant and Irving on the Nets side finally ushered in a double outbreak. Among them, Durant shot 7 of 9 in the half, sending 18 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, and Irving also had 16 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. In fact, the big lead of 21 points in the half is also inseparable from the help of Curry Jr.'s 15 points and 2 assists.
On the other hand, the Philadelphia 76ers, who were behind the big score at home, Harden, who had previously maintained an efficient state, was actually dumb in the process of facing his old club. He played 20 minutes at halftime and only shot 3-of-15 from the field! Obviously, the owner has unlimited right to fire, but he cannot play the due data performance, which is really pulled. However, we have to admit that Embiid played the momentum of the league's master of rules in this game: although he shot 3 of 9 in the first half, he was able to shoot 15 of 19 free throws, deliver a halftime high of 21 points, and 8 rebounds!
There is no harm without comparison, and the Nets only got 7 free throws in the first half, and Embiid personally won 19 free throws, he is definitely a new generation of one-point king. The game continues, the Philadelphia 76ers are in a state of backwardness, and if you want to achieve a reversal of the score, you need Harden to wake up in time.