On March 11, Beijing time, the Nets won 129-100 against the 76ers. Harden was in a slump, shooting 3-of-17 from the field and scoring only 11 points and 5 assists, the worst -30 in the game.
Harden was spurted by many celebrities, and in the post-game press conference, Harden said: "This is a good thing for us, we were blown up." ”
Regarding his form, Harden said: "I just lost some balls, I need to play better. ”
76ers coach Rivers analyzed the reasons for the team's loss, saying: "I don't think we played like a whole tonight. The opponent is moving, and we are not. We also failed to stop them and this defeat was a good lesson for us. ”
Rivers continued: "The opponent is more ambitious tonight, and the physical confrontation is stronger. We struggled very much, I struggled with my players, as did all the 76ers supporters. ”
Although this game is a home game, the 76ers really did not fight fiercely enough, especially Harden and Maxi, two important players. Embiid's hard work was beyond words, he slammed the basket again and again, and also had a skirmish with Durant, spraying garbage words, fortunately the referee did not blow the whistle.
Embiid had 27 points and 12 rebounds and 15-of-19 free throws. But the 76ers had only embiid scored 20 points. The Nets had three players score 20 points, Durant 25 points and Irving 22 points. Curry Jr. had 24 points and five assists and was 4-of-8 from three-point range.
Durant praised Curry Jr. after the game: "His defense is very reliable, and offensively, he can score in any way." ”