On March 15, Beijing time, in an NBA regular season game that ended today, the Philadelphia 76ers lost to the Denver Nuggets 110-114 at home.
In this game, Embiid cut 34 points and 9 rebounds, Harden got 24 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists of the quasi-triple-double, it seems that the data of both are very good, but the performance on the court is not outstanding, the two scores are still mainly maintained by free throws, the two have a total of 22 free throws, more than the Nuggets, especially at the critical moment, both failed to stand up, but let the role player Niang take on two key three-point tasks, the result was not able to win the game, Harden only shot twice in the fourth quarter, some "stealth".
Harden responded after the game: "I want to run the ball more, we have a lot of players to attack, we have Embiid and need to create opportunities for him. It's not easy, I'm still looking for a balance between individual offense and driving the team, which may take some time. While Harden's explanation is reasonable, combined with his competitive state and overall style of play this season, offensive desire and determination, it is difficult not to question whether Harden can still cut points like in the Rockets.
In another NBA regular season game, the Timberwolves beat the Spurs 149-139 on the road, and the Timberwolves star Carl Anthony Towns scored 60 points, and scored 32 points in the third quarter, helping the team win and achieving the first 60+ appearance of the season. What is more interesting is that before the game, Spurs coach Popovich talked about his winning record in an interview and "threw the pot" to Duncan: "If Duncan played better that year, then I could get this record faster." ”
After the Spurs beat the Jazz last Saturday, Popovich finished his 1,336th regular-season game of his coaching career, surpassing the elder Nelson (1,335 wins) to take the first place in NBA history. Of course, Popovich is just joking, the Spurs' winning percentage in the GDP era is already very scary, Duncan and Popovich's group of mentors and apprentices have been written into the history of the NBA, even if it is the loss of the championship in 2013, it seems that it is not a pity at present.