The NBA regular season continues, with the 76ers taking on the Cavaliers on the road. After a brief honeymoon period, Harden's form declined significantly, in addition to debunking the Magic, losing to the Nets and Nuggets.
At the beginning, the 76ers dominated the counter-attack, multi-point blossom to take a double-digit lead, the Cavaliers responded with a 13-4 attack wave, and the 76ers led by 7 points in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the 76ers extended their advantage 10-2 with a wave, With LeVert teaming up with Garland to lead the team to bite the score, and the 76ers' three-point three-point combo ended the first half at 72-59.
In the third quarter, the Cavaliers counterattacked vigorously, playing offensive climaxes many times, Harden made continuous mistakes, and the 76ers trailed by 5 points. In the final quarter, the competition between the two sides fell into a white-hot, the score alternated to lead, Maxy hit the key three points, Harden made all four free throws, Maxi had two free throws, and the 76ers narrowly defeated the Cavaliers 118-114.
The 76ers crossed the border and Embiid played an MVP-caliber performance, he played 35 minutes, 13 of 19, 3 of 3 three-pointers, 1 of 10 free throws, 35 points, 17 boards (5 frontcourt boards) and 5 assists. At the same time, this is also the ninth time in embiid's season that he has at least 35 points, 10 boards and 5 assists, comparable to the famous Chamberlain, becoming the first person in team history in nearly 54 years.
Harden played 42 minutes, shooting 5 of 12, 1 of 6 three-pointers, 10 of 12 free throws, contributing 21 points, 2 boards, 11 assists and 2 breaks, plus 4 turnovers.