The NBA regular season continues, the 76ers away to the Cavaliers, this is a very important game for both sides, the 76ers win will lock in the post-season qualification in advance, the Cavaliers will still retain the sixth place in the East without playing a playoff. Both sides took the game very seriously, the main force poured out, and it was clear that it was a strong match in the East. In the first quarter, the Cavaliers who played at home took the lead in entering the state, playing a 10-0 start, but the 76ers were not a pseudo-strong team, and soon caught up, the first quarter ended, the 76ers trailed by 2 points; in the second quarter, the Cavaliers played another wave of 14-2 to take a double-digit lead, Harden and Embiid teamed up to chase the point difference to 6 points, and the first half of the battle ended, the Cavaliers led by 6 points. In the third quarter, the 76ers tried to tie the score in the middle of the section, Embiid stepped forward at a critical moment to lead the completion of the counter-overtaking, after the third quarter, the 76ers entered the fourth quarter with a 1-point advantage; the final quarter of the battle, the first half of the two sides into a glue tug-of-war, the decisive moment, Harden two free throws, Sebel dunked to kill the game, in the end, the 76ers 112-108 Rick Cavaliers.
In this game, Embiid played an MVP-level performance, shooting 12 of 26 from the field, including 3 of 6 three-pointers, and a large double-double of 44 points and 17 rebounds on 17-of-20 shooting from the free throw line, while setting a number of new records. First, Embiid has scored 40+15 multiple times, becoming the league's fifth person since the 1990 season; second, Embiid has received 40+15 data 11 times, one more than the other teammates in the past 40 years combined; third, he has delivered five blocks and set a new high for the season. After the game, teammates praised Embiid and bluntly said that he was the MVP, and it is worth mentioning that he is still behind Jokic in the MVP rankings, who also got excellent statistics of 38+18 today. Although Harden did not feel good, he shot only 4 of 13 shots in the game, but he still scored 21 points on 12 free throws, in addition to 10 rebounds, 10 assists and slashed 3 doubles. After winning this crucial victory, the 76ers also locked in the playoffs in advance, and it is worth mentioning that Harden has missed the playoffs since the end of his career, and there are not many players who can do this.
Due to the loss, the Cavaliers fell to the 7th place in the East, however, the remaining 2 games opponents are not strong, respectively, the Pacers and Raptors, the Cavaliers are still very confident of locking in a playoff spot, from the current situation, they can play against the Hawks, with the strength of the team to advance to the playoffs is still very promising, Garland has become an All-Star, this game also scored 23 points, and there are offensive toughsters such as Markkanen and LeVert, and more veterans like Lefour and Rondo. Best Rookie favourite Mobly is expected to make a comeback in the playoffs.