On March 15, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, and the 76ers returned home against the Nuggets. This game is also a lot of attention, the two MVP favorite Jokic and Embiid's showdown, because the 76ers side is back-to-back, coupled with the last game with the Magic to overtime, I thought they would have some rotations, but from the starting lineup, Rivers did not have this plan.
The starting lineup of the 76ers is: Maxi, Harden, Sable, Harris, Embiid. This is the fixed start after Harden joined, Rivers did not try to adjust, has been sticking to this set of starters, the effect is also good, achieved a record of 6 wins and 1 loss. This back-to-back play, Rivers did not make adjustments to the starters, there was no change, it is still this lineup, Embiid will talk to Jokic head-on.
Embiid and Jokic have played very well this season, leading the team to good results, and the two are also in the top two of the MVP list, and Jokic is currently in the lead. In this duel, it is likely that the final vote of the two will be related, and the two will meet again in 19 years.
Embiid averaged 29.8 points, 11.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game this season, Jokic averaged 26.1 points, 13.8 rebounds and 8.1 assists per game.
Of course, whether Embiid can gain the upper hand this time depends on Harden's support. In the past 2 games, Harden's state has been a bit sluggish, depending on whether he can usher in an outbreak this time, if this sluggish performance is returned, then Philadelphia fans will be a little dissatisfied. Facing the Nets 3-of-17 and the Magic 5-of-19, Harden needs to be clear that Philadelphia is not Houston, there aren't too many privileges here, and need to come up with better performances.