On March 15, Beijing time, the 76ers played back-to-back at home against the Nuggets, Embiid vs Jokic, a direct dialogue between the two MVP candidates, and the two super centers met again after more than 2 years.
At the beginning of the game, Jokic assisted in giving the Emperor a cap, and then Embiid shook the teacher to complete the dunk. Jokic immediately used the hook hand to also take the color. In the next leg, the Emperor hit another three-pointer, and Mr. Jo made two fouls, Harris scored five points in a row, and Sebel's consecutive dunks stopped the Nuggets.
After the timeout, The Sable continued to hit three-pointers, Harden hit the basket, Embiid scored from mid-range, and The Maxi bottom corner also had three-pointers, and the 76ers led to double digits. As the Emperor singled Jokic to shoot a three-pointer, the Nuggets were forced to call a halt again.
Back on the court, Sebel made a second offensive layup, Harden threw a shot, and then the Nuggets scored seven consecutive points to respond. In the rotation stage, Cousins cleverly passed Green dunked, Harris made a strong attack under the basket, and the first quarter ended, and the 76ers led the Nuggets by 15 points 37-22.
Throughout the first quarter, Harden sent 4 points and 2 assists, Harris contributed 7 points, Embiid scored 12 points, and Sable became a comprehensive statistic for the Wizards to send 9 points, 2 assists, 3 breaks and 1 cap, which was the key to the 76ers' lead! On the Nuggets side, Jokic scored 6 points, 3 boards and 1 assist in the first quarter of 6, and the Nuggets did not score three-pointers in a single quarter.