On April 3, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season is in full swing. In today's East Focus game, the 76ers host a Challenge for the Hornets. The 76ers took a huge lead in the 3rd quarter with a 45-27 run and ended their 3-game losing streak with a 144-114 win over the Hornets!
The reason why the 76ers were able to win big today is directly related to the excellent performance of the current star Embiid. Throughout the game, Embiid played 31 minutes, shooting 12 of 16, including 1 of 3 from three-point range, 4 of 6 from the free throws, and efficiently scored 29 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists, with plus or minus of +26!
Embiid showed good hand in the first quarter, scoring 9 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in the quarter. After entering the second quarter of the game, Embiid's form is even more fiery, not only has a strong attack under the basket, but also a mid-range shot and an outside long-range shot! In the 3rd quarter of the 76ers' win- win game, Embiid had 10 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists on 5-of-6 shooting. The game lost its suspense. Throughout the game, in addition to conceding two three-pointers and one mid-range shot, Embiid showed a strong inner dominance by shooting a total of 11 of 12 shots in the three-second zone!
It was because Embiid played a dominant performance in the first three quarters earlier that the completion of the final quarter of the game became garbage time, and Embiid refused to play again. It should be noted that Embiid is currently in an important stage of impacting the scoring champion and MVP, and he can use the last quarter to make his data better. Especially in the scoring champion battle, he only trailed James by a slight margin of 0.27 points, and he missed a good opportunity to catch up with James and Alphabet Brother.
In response, 76ers coach Rivers said: "I really think Embiid should be elected MVP, he said he doesn't want to drag the game to the final moment for the sake of the game's stats, and I really appreciate him for that. ”
Embiid himself was more focused on the game itself, saying: "We know how good we are, we have to play every game like today. I had a great time today and it will guide us to do a great job in every game. We're just going to do a good job of sharing the ball and running, speeding up the conversion offense, and we're doing a good job defensively. ”
According to the schedule, the 76ers will challenge the Cavaliers tomorrow on the road, and they will fight to win to lock up the playoffs.