Being reversed has become a label for Doug Rivers, and Philadelphia, who played at home, once established a 19-point lead, was reversed by the Nuggets. The battle between Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic, two top insides, ended with Embiid winning the stats and Jokic winning the match. Embiid was slightly embarrassed, and in the previous meeting, Philadelphia won the game without Embiid, making Jokic's 30 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists into an empty cut, and in that game, Philadelphia won the Nuggets by 14 points 103-89.
I have to say that this game is very exciting, the Nuggets found their form in the second half after experiencing the downturn in the first half, the last moments of the game, the two sides are also you and me, and in the end it is the Nuggets who have the advantage, Nashon Hyland hit the key three points, Jokic hit the key two points, and the Nuggets locked in the victory. In fact, in terms of lineup, Philadelphia has an advantage, Embiid, James Harden, Tobias Harris and others are playing, and Teres Maxi and Matisse Sable have not missed the game. So, losing the game is a pity for Philadelphia.
Embiid and Harden are in excellent personal form, Embiid has 33-pointers on 3-of-20 shooting, 3 of 10 free throws, 34 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, hardened 6 of 11 shots, including 4 three-pointers, 1 in 12 free throws, 11 of 11, 24 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists. However, neither of them was able to stand up and take over the game at a critical moment. What is even more incomprehensible is that Philadelphia's key shots did not focus on Embiid and Harden.
At the critical moment, Philadelphia's most shots were 3 by George Niang and Maxi, of which Niang made 0 of 3, Maxi made 3 of 2, Embiid and Harden had one shot, Harden hit, Embiid did not hit, and Sebel shot once and failed to hit. Throughout the crucial moment, Philadelphia got 9 shots, 7 of which were completed by role players, and Embiid and Harden only had 1 shot each as core players, which was really incomprehensible. If we all rely on role players to solve problems, what is the core value?
The combination of Embiid and Harden was highly anticipated, and Philadelphia became a favorite team for the championship, but in the past three games, Philadelphia has only achieved 1 win and 2 losses, and the only victory is still taken from the weak team Magic, and it took overtime to get it. Such a Philadelphia, is really a championship favorite? It is estimated that the hearts of Philadelphia fans have no bottom, if this ups and downs state is maintained, will Harden and Embiid have conflicts again?
Some fans pointed out a sharp problem, that is, embiid and Harden's sweet days have passed, and this view is not without reason. In the early days of the star alliance, they were basically humble to each other, but the NBA team is also a small group, and there are times when there is no two tigers in one mountain, and players of Embiid and Harden's level have dignity. If it is impossible to distinguish between priority and priority, the contradiction will eventually stand out. Therefore, Rivers' biggest problem at present is actually to distinguish between embiid and Harden's priorities, and the core is established. In this way, Philadelphia will gradually get on the right track.
Text/Duncan's laugh