James is out injured
Without Harden and embiid, the Philadelphia 76ers actually beat the Miami Heat, the number one in the East, which undoubtedly made many people believe that the danger of this team did not only come from Harden Embiid. Of course, Harden and Embiid are the real aces of this team. However, in recent games, Harden's state is indeed somewhat unstable. In this game, the 76ers will travel on the road to challenge the teams of the Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron James and Russell Westbrook.
Wei Shao and Harden, after parting ways, both embarked on the road of chasing the championship, but this road is not so easy to walk. LeBron James is absent because of a knee injury, which is undoubtedly a fatal blow for the Lakers, Vogel used a new starting lineup, Andey Single-Core led the team, which also ushered in the test moment.
Wei Shao led the team with a single core
Howard came to the starting lineup, and in order to play against Embiid, The East's no. 1 center, Gabriel and Stanley Johnson also came to the starting lineup, and it was clear that Vogel wanted the team to be energetic. At the beginning of the first quarter, Stanley Johnson became a surpriser, with 13 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist on 5-of-5 shooting, but Wei Shao only had 2 points, 2 rebounds and 2 mistakes, but fortunately, the team's three-pointers were hot, and he still scored 30 points in the single quarter. As for the 76ers, only 27 points were scored, including Embiid with 10 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
Harden faced Westbrook, only 3 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists on 1-of-5 shooting, which really printed that sentence, brothers have difficulties. After returning from the second quarter, the Lakers' offense began to decline, and Westbrook only had 2 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists on 1-of-6 shooting, and there were 3 turnovers, and the team only scored 22 points in a single quarter. On the 76ers side, Harden continued to pull the crotch, but Maxi and Harris stepped forward, and the team exploded for 34 points, 61-52 at the end of the half to surpass the Lakers by 9 points. In the second half, the Lakers suddenly ushered in an outbreak.
Westbrook hit 2 three-pointers and got 8 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Howard was 10 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal on 4-of-5 shooting, Munch also had 10 points, 2 assists and 1 steal on 5-of-8 shooting, and the Lakers blasted 39 points in a single quarter. Harden also found his form, with 16 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists on 4-of-7 shooting, and even so, the Lakers narrowed the point gap to 2 points. After returning from the final quarter, the 76ers maintained a lead, and Harden was injured in the third quarter, but still chose to continue to play, helping the 76ers to take a 10-point lead at one point.
The Lakers did not give up, Howard threw a shot in response, Anthony also shot in the middle, Harris three-point stop bleeding, but Munch immediately hit three points, Embiid had two free throws, Westbrook single Harden basket to win, Embiid empty basket, Westbrook basket and foul, but the penalty was not, Harden got the rebound, Westbrook directly stole, the layup continued to score, the point difference returned to 4 points. Embiid continued to storm the basket to inflict fouls, with two free throws, and Munch withdrew for three-pointers, but Westbrook grabbed an offensive rebound and took two more points.
However, there are only 16.2 seconds left, the Lakers can only take foul tactics, Harden two free throws and one shot, Westbrook grabbed the rebound to quickly counterattack, gave the arc top Anthony, three points did not, Reeves grabbed the frontcourt rebound, Munch three-point shot or did not hit. In the end, the Los Angeles Lakers lost 121-126 to the 76ers, regrettably losing.
The Lakers lost
4 points in the first half, 20 points in the second half! Wei Shao is almost redeemed, and the melon demon beast dreams back to the peak. In such a game without James, the Lakers lost the game, but it was worthy of the word "yurong" although it was lost. Westbrook only scored four points in the first half and made five turnovers, but he scored 20 points in the second half and only two turnovers, with 24 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, and shooting 10-of-20 from the field. This is definitely a big gain for the Lakers, in addition, the Lakers have two big gains in this game.
Anthony continued to show his scoring ability, scoring 20 points and 7 rebounds on 8-of-15 shooting. Howard shot 9-of-14 and also had 24 points and eight rebounds, so he's facing Embiid! The great performances of the two veterans once again show us the possibility of the Lakers, who are not so bad. Munch also had 23 points, three assists and two steals, and Stanley Johnson had 13 points, five rebounds and eight assists. The 76ers also had 4 people scoring 20+, Embiid had 30 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks, the attack and defense were good, and Harden also completed the redemption.
Harden's performance in the half, and Westbrook is simply difficult brothers, but in the third quarter, Harden broke out, came out with an injury in the last quarter, won the game for the team, and completed the redemption with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Maxi had 21 points, five rebounds and seven assists, while Harris had 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists.