After four consecutive defeats and a hasty road trip, the Eighth-Ranked Clippers in the West returned home to challenge the third-place Team in the East during a two-game winning streak.
In terms of the Clippers, Reggie Jackson + Morris Jr. is in a sluggish state, and although the team has home advantage, it will still face huge challenges and tests in the face of the strong opponents, the Clippers.
On the other hand, on the side of the 76ers, Embiid + Harden + Maxi gradually entered a good situation, this battle the 76ers played on the road, and head coach Rivers was also lined up, ready to lead the team to win 3 consecutive wins!
Finally, after four quarters of playing, with a wave of 29-6 scoring climax, the 76ers, who were mainly anti-guests, easily suppressed the Clippers in the first half and achieved a huge advantage of 21 points.
Coupled with the return of the second half, embiid + Harris felt hot in the third quarter, and the 76ers took advantage of the chase, and the point difference always remained around 20 points, which also made the suspense of the last quarter lose early.
In the end, the 76ers also beat the Clippers 122-97 on the road, which was worth the trip to win 3 consecutive wins, but also gave the opponent Clippers 5 consecutive losses!
Rushing to the away game in this game, the 76ers can be described as all soldiers, playing a 5-man scoring double-double, multi-point blossoming team performance, comprehensively crushing the Clippers at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and winning a 25-point victory.
In the case of the main forces such as Harris + Maxi + Sable, each performing its own duties, the play of the two aces Harden + Embiid has played a vital leading role!
Harden fired 31 minutes in the opening game, shooting four three-pointers on 7-of-15 shooting, scoring a game-high 29 points, plus 15 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.
Among them, in the second quarter, he scored 15 points in a single quarter, which not only helped the 76ers quickly open up the point difference, but also successfully set the tone of the game!
Of course, the 76ers were able to beat the Clippers in this game, and the performance of embiid, the team's inner pillar, was also indispensable.
Embiid was well-defended, starting 27 minutes and delivering a double-double of 27 points, 10 rebounds + 2 assists + 1 steal + 2 blocks on 9-of-19 shooting.
Not only did it make a difference on the offensive end, helping the 76ers to open up the situation smoothly, but also on the defensive end, successfully affecting the trend of the game, it can be said that with their own strength, the Clippers dominated the offensive and defensive ends of the inner line!
More importantly, after winning a three-game streak against the Clippers in this game, the 76ers' regular season record also improved to 46-27, surpassing the Bucks in ranking and returning to second place in the East.
Considering that the team is currently only 0.5 wins away from the Heat, which ranks first in the East, it has to be said that the Heat, who have just suffered 3 consecutive defeats, can retain the throne of the first place in the East, and its prospects and situation are indeed not optimistic!
On the other hand, on the Clippers side, the team was completely crushed at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends of this game, and finally swallowed a 25-point rout + 5 consecutive losing performance, which obviously made it difficult for home fans to accept.
After all, in the case of Kofi + Terrance Mann + Harten playing well, the sluggish performance of Reggie Jackson + Morris Jr. + Kennard in 27 shots of only 6 is indeed a bit unsatisfactory!
In the face of Embiid + Harden, as well as the unstoppable 76ers, the Clippers' generals, who have completely collapsed at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, seem to have no choice but to accept the reality of 5 consecutive defeats.
Clearly, for the Clippers, who have lost five straight games, as well as head coach Terron Lu, although the team is still able to hold on to eighth in the West in the rankings with an overwhelming advantage.
But rationally speaking, considering the current decline of the team, this in-form Clippers, in the next few schedules, undoubtedly can not be lost!