On March 14, Beijing time, the NBA regular season, the 76ers who ranked 3rd in the East almost overturned the magic of the bottom of the road, and broke out of the cold. The two teams draw at regular season time, and the game needs to be decided through extra time. In the end, the 76ers narrowly beat the Magic 116-114 in overtime.
Embiid scored a full statistic of 35 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists in this game, Harris sent 26 points and 9 rebounds, Harden had 26 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, Maxi 10 points and 5 assists, and Substitute Niang contributed 16 points and 4 rebounds.
It's Harden's two consecutive games in which he's hit a slump in shooting percentage. In the last game he faced the Nets, 3-of-17, and the two-pointer was a terrible 10-pointer. This is also the player in the league who can shoot two points in a single game after Westbrook this season, 10 of 0. Harden faced a magic trick that was not strong in this game, and his personal state still could not find the north, which was somewhat surprising. While he scored 15 free throws and hit 13 to score 25 points, he shot just 5-of-19 overall, with three-pointers as low as 3-of-11.
Harden didn't have too much offensive desire in the first quarter, he only shot 3 times, all deflected, and only relied on free throws to score 3 points. At the end of the first quarter, the Magic played an offensive climax of 11-3 and successfully grasped the initiative on the field. In the first quarter, the 76ers trailed the Magic 24-29. In the second quarter, Harden slightly increased his shots, but he still could not find his own offensive feel, he was 1 of 5 in a single quarter, 2 shots outside the three-point line, and only scored 5 points. The Magic took advantage of the trend to widen the points gap further, taking a 17-point lead at most. At the end of the half, the 76ers trailed the Magic 47-59.
Easy side to fight again. Embiid scored 13 points in a single quarter and continued to pound the basket to help the team equalize at one point. Harden's offense in this quarter is still not improving, only 3 shots rely on free throws to score 5 points. Entering the final quarter, Embiid once again hit the basket in a row to narrow the point gap, and as Harden and Embiid hit consecutive three-point shots, the 76ers rebounded the score. The two teams drew several times at key moments, with the 76ers holding the chance to kill in the last 9 seconds. With Maxi missing three points, the two sides went into overtime.
In overtime, Cole Anthony took over the game, hitting three consecutive three-pointers to help the Magic take a four-point lead. Harden and Harris scored five consecutive points, Maxi made 1 of 2 free throws and Harden made 1 of 2 consecutive free throws, Andthony scored three points to complete a 17-point reversal.
Today's Harden seems to have no shooting confidence after many unsuccessful shots, and in many excellent shooting opportunities, he has chosen to pass the ball, which seems slightly frustrated. At one point in the key moments of regular time, he once had the opportunity to reverse the score again, he broke through the throw and smashed the front basket, and it was another time to hit the iron. He scored six points in overtime and delivered key assists for Harris to complete his redemption. But he made just 1 of 2 free throws in the final minutes, giving his opponents a chance to kill. Fortunately, Anthony did not score three points, otherwise Harden might be sprayed on the hot search again like in the last game.
According to the schedule, the next game of the 76ers will be at home to the Nuggets tomorrow morning Beijing time. According to head coach Rivers, the team does not rule out the possibility of round-robin Ande and Harden in the future.
(Text/Yuwen Basketball)