On March 18, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, and the 76ers will face the Lone Rangers at home. The last game to beat the Cavaliers also stabilized the situation for the 76ers and could also celebrate Embiid's birthday. In the team's updated injury report, Embiid had a sudden situation, and his back pain was placed in the list of suspects.
The 76ers have not been disturbed by too many injuries this season, and they have been in the same situation as Danny Green's fingers, and the last two games have been fully played. In this injury report, Embiid was placed in the list of suspects, because of back pain, it seems that the previous game with the Nuggets, the latter fell heavily to the ground or some impact. Embiid's role for the team is self-evident, averaging 29.9 points, 11.4 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game this season, making him one of MVP's biggest favourites.
If the 76ers had sensibly chosen to let Embiid rest for the sake of safety, it would mean harden would have made his first solo attack in Philadelphia. There is no doubt about Harden's ability, and once he finds the offensive rhythm, it is still unstoppable. For the current situation, he also looks for a balance between offense and organization, and head coach Rivers also said: "I have to be careful to keep Harden in offensive mode rather than passing mode, because he often adjusts himself to the latter. ”
In addition, the 76ers have a big problem, that is, the lack of bench scoring ability, in the past three games, the total score of the bench is 46-140 behind the opponent's bench. In the past 3 games, the 76ers lost to the Nuggets, precisely because they were defeated by the opponent's bench, the Nuggets bench shot 29 points in the final quarter, playing the 76ers a surprise.
This is also related to the lack of Rotation of Rivers, which has been 8-9 in recent games, and the main rotation players are Green, Jordan Jr., Niang and Milton, and Cockmaz has lost opportunities. In fact, they still need to be given some more opportunities, and in the playoffs, there is a possibility of becoming a Miracle.