This season's regular season showdown has come to an end, and the Los Angeles Lakers are still mired in a quagmire and unable to extricate themselves. However, judging from the performance of the previous game, the Lakers still played a bit of momentum to win the championship team. In the process of James leading the team to challenge his old club Cleveland Cavaliers, he got a triple-double of 38+11+12, and Westbrook did not continue to pull his crotch, and he could also send 20 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists, and played 35 minutes to help the team net win the opponent's key 23 points.
After a rare victory, the Los Angeles Lakers, who returned home, welcomed the Philadelphia 76ers. From struggling form at the beginning of the season to the favorite team in the East today, the Philadelphia 76ers' experience this season is exactly the opposite of the Lakers' experience. In terms of the current combat strength of the two teams, the Philadelphia 76ers, who have Embiid and Harden, have little reason to lose. But will the Los Angeles Lakers, who are getting better, easily compromise? Let's move on.
At the beginning of the game, the Lakers quickly entered the combat state and achieved a score lead. James is absent because of sore left knee, and the rest of the players in the team can also play in a state of blooming everywhere. Embiid handed over 10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block in the first quarter, and the Lakers' first surgeon Johnson could also send 13 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist with 100% shooting percentage, helping the team play a 30-27 score and get a 3-point lead. However, after taking the lead in the opening game, the Lakers, who entered the second quarter of the showdown, failed to follow the trend, but encountered a strong counterattack from the Philadelphia 76ers.
Although Harden's shooting feel is still cold, Embiid continued to threaten in the second quarter, handing over 6 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block data, Harris also has 9 +2 + 2 data contributions, and Maxi who handed over 6 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal. With the team's players in succession, the Philadelphia 76ers scored a 34-22 score, not only recovering the 3 points behind in the first quarter, but also achieving a 9-point rebound at 61-52 at halftime. Yi Bian fought again, and the Lakers did not choose to compromise, but launched a strong counterattack.
In the third quarter of the competition, Howard, who returned to the starting lineup, shot 4 of 5 in a single quarter, sent 10 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal, and Munch, who came off the bench, also had 10 points, 2 assists and 1 steal, which helped the team play a 39-32 score and recovered the 7 points that had previously fallen behind. By the time they reached the crucial final quarter of the showdown, the point difference between the two sides had been narrowed to 2 points, and the Lakers still had a chance to reverse the final quarter. But unfortunately, in the fourth quarter of the decisive victory, the Philadelphia 76ers did not give the Lakers a chance to continue to fight back, but played a 33-30 score with a bang, and won the game with a score of 126-121.
James is out of the team due to injury, and the Los Angeles Lakers have not been able to complete the final reversal after all, which is really a pity. However, in this game, they still played a stunning performance that they had never had before: the score of the team's five players reached double digits, and four of them scored at least 20 points. Among them, Westbrook's performance of 24 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 7 mistakes is difficult to say, but Howard, who returned to the starting lineup, dreamed of returning to the peak, playing only 28 minutes, and gave the team's highest score of 24 points, as well as 8 rebounds. There's also Anthony, who has 20 points and seven rebounds, and Munch, who has 23 points and three assists.
Seeing the Philadelphia 76ers who won away from home, Embiid once again showed his strong scoring ability, scoring a game-high score of 30 points, as well as 10 rebounds and 3 assists. Harden also completed redemption in the first half of 20 shots, sending a comprehensive stat of 24 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, as well as Harris's 20 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, and Maxi's 21+5+7 stats! Obviously, the Ma Daha combination on the Philadelphia 76ers side has begun to take shape and has the strength to compete for the championship.