On April 6, Beijing time, Philadelphia defeated the Pacers 131-122 to win three consecutive wins, and after this victory, Philadelphia rose to second place in the East. It was a game of great ups and downs, with Philadelphia leading by as many as 23 points in the first half, but the Pacers closed the gap to seven points at 40-25 in the third quarter, and Embiid ruled the offensive and defensive rules in the final quarter to help Philadelphia win.
Joel Embiid not only regained the leading scorer in this game, he also played an impressive game, which was a game vs. the Cavaliers with 44 points, 17 rebounds and 5 blocks, because Embiid did not deliberately go to Bo foul to ask for free throws, against the Cavaliers Embiid all game 20 free throws.
In the first half, Philadelphia was able to lead by 23 points Embiid, taking 9 points and 3 rebounds on 4 of 8 + 2 of 2 three points in the first quarter, 8 of 10 of 7 minutes in the second quarter, 2 of 3 of free throws and 18 points and 4 rebounds, 27 points and 7 rebounds in the 19 minutes of the half, and Embiid only had 3 free throws in the first half.
In the third quarter, Philadelphia single quarter 25 points Embiid single-man 8 5 + 1 three-pointer 1 1 to take 12 rebounds and 1 assist, the third quarter has risen to the league's first points against James, the final quarter Embiid 9 minutes, 4 of 4 + free throws 4 scored 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block to help Philadelphia seal the win.
Embiid played 39 minutes, 18 of 30, 3 of 3, 7 of 10 from the free throw line, 45 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block, shooting 60% from the field and 66.7% from three-point range.
1. 12 times 40+ career highs in a single season; 2. 12 times 40 + 10 rebounds in a single season, compared with 16-17 seasons, Moses Malone tied for the most in history;
3. Embiid is always the first in the 30.42 points per game after this campaign, and as long as he keeps it, he will become the first center to score after O'Neal;
4. He will be the first international player to win the scoring championship since the merger of the NBA and the ABA;
5. The first player to win an average of 30+ seasons per game as a center since the NBA merger;
Perkins wrote after the game: "Embiid will be the first scoring center after O'Neal, which makes Philadelphia even better after trading Simmons this season, which is the first MVP candidate I can think of, Embiid continues.
Text/Yan Xiaobai