On March 15, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, with the 76ers back-to-back home games against the Nuggets. The 76ers quickly got into shape and took the initiative on the court, leading by 19 points at one point, but then Jokic led the team to a wave of 18-4 attacks, successfully narrowing the point gap before halftime. After halftime, the 76ers led the Nuggets 58-53 and the suspense returned.
There was no rotation break for the 76ers in this game, embiid and Harden teamed up against Jokic, a game also known as the MVP battle. Embiid and Jokic have performed very well this season, and the two are also in the top two of MVP, and this meeting is likely to be a factor in consideration.
After the game began, the 76ers came up in good shape this time, and the Nuggets were in a tug-of-war, but after a 12-10 lead, the 76ers outside shooters found the feel, and a wave of 19-4 offensive attacks opened up the point difference and established a 17-point lead. During this time, the Nuggets made consecutive mistakes, and Jokic's form was not very good, and the 76ers led the Nuggets 37-22 after the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the 76ers suddenly had no feel, and only relied on Embiid's two free throws for the first 3 minutes, but the Nuggets did not feel good at three points, but It was good that Barton scored consecutive points and narrowed the point gap at one point. After Harden returned, he assisted Milton's three-point shot and hit two free throws to help the team stabilize the situation. Then Maxi threw a shot, Niang also scored three points, the Nuggets side Jokic three-pointers returned, Barton also scored three points, Jokic played 2+1, Embiid also got 3 fouls, the Nuggets continued to lead the team to chase points, Hyland broke through, Jokic assisted Green dunk to get a win, as Harden pressed the whistle three points, the Nuggets fell behind the 76ers 53-59 after half the game.
In the final moments of the first half, Philadelphia had some collapse, the Nuggets chased points under Jokic, trailing by 19 points to 5 points behind, during which Embiid sat on the court, Harden was still absent-minded, 7-of-2 in the first half, failing to bring enough help to the team, especially when he needed to stand up.
Embiid scored 16 points and got three fouls early; Jokic had 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, leading the team to chase points in a row, and several passes were wonderful.