On April 8, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Philadelphia 76ers went to challenge the Toronto Raptors on the road. The 76ers have been in good shape recently, the emperor is omnipotent, Harden Isay green leaves, Kiti 3 consecutive wins; the Raptors are also about to go ashore, winning 6 of the last 7 games, and is expected to lock in the 5th place in the East. The game came up with the 76ers playing a 17-2 fairy start, and then the Raptors fought back, and it took them only 10 minutes to erase the point difference. The two teams engaged in a tug-of-war, with alternate leads, a situation that lasted until the end of the third quarter, when the 76ers trailed by two points. In the final quarter, the Raptors were in full swing, and they opened the score with a wave of 14-5 attacks. Emperor Maxi stopped the bleeding for the 76ers, Sika took over the game, and Harden's consecutive mistakes made the 76ers lose hope of turning the tables. In the end, the 76ers lost to the Raptors 114-119.
The Raptors are worthy of being the dark horses in the East, and the front line has hoarded a number of fierce players, and both offensive and defensive ends are very confident. The Raptors are well aware of Harden's advantages and weaknesses, and they use defense to drive high-speed counterattacks, which have been tried and tested. Throughout the game, the Raptors made 76ers 16 turnovers, scored 15-3 to crush their opponents, and used their strengths to hit the 76ers' weaknesses. The Raptors scored in double figures, with Siakam scoring 37 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists, Trent scoring 30 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Achuva having 20 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, and Barnes scoring 13 points and 10 rebounds. The 76ers' offensive pace is too slow, like an old cow pulling a broken car, and only 75 shots in the whole game, 16 times less than the Raptors! Even though the 76ers shot at a high level and threw 19 three-pointers with a 52.8 percent shooting percentage, they still missed a good game.
The emperor shocks the scoring king, MVP is enough to choke! In the past two games, the Emperor has been 40+ in a row, and the scoring king and the MVP are at his fingertips. For the Emperor, scoring is just as important as winning, otherwise, he will have a hard time gaining an advantage in the MVP scramble. In this game, the emperor played 37 minutes, shooting 10 of 22, 10 of 12 from the free throw line, scoring 30 points + 10 rebounds + 2 assists + 1 steal + 1 block, and the plus-minus value on the court was +8. The fly in the ointment is that in the fourth quarter of the game that determines the winner, Embiid can't extricate himself from the Raptors' bag clip, scoring only 7 points on 1-of-6 shooting. The Emperor currently leads the scoring table with an average of 30.4 points per game, and in the case of the old Zhan Gao hanging the free card, he almost locked in the scoring king in advance. However, the MVP is choking enough, not that the emperor is not good enough, but to blame the competitors Jokic and Embiid are too strong.
The Western Emperor also tried his best, and the last section of the gods was brave and difficult to save the Lord. Maxi played 36 minutes, shooting 7-of-11, 4-of-5 from three-point range and 4-of-5 from the free throw line, and cut down 22 points, three rebounds, four assists, two steals, and one block. Maxie is the fastest player on the 76ers, he uses speed and breakthroughs to storm the box again and again, and can hit a hit from outside the three-point line, and what is even more valuable is that Maxi also has to do dirty work on the defensive end, hard work, and moving. Especially in the final quarter, Harden the Great was targeted, and Maxi contributed 9 points + 1 assist on 3-of-4 shooting, otherwise, the 76ers would have lost more quickly. Not occupying the ball, can suddenly shoot, attack and defense are good, Maxi is more and more "West Emperor" style.
Harden Master routine operation, disappointing! Harden played 39 minutes, shooting 3-of-12, 1-of-4 from three-point range, 6-of-6 from the free throws, contributing 13 points, four rebounds, 15 assists, and three turnovers. Throughout the second half, Harden shot 1 of 8 and watched the Raptors eat into the score; in the moment of life and death, Harden used a low-level mistake to make the Raptors play a dunk counterattack, and Maxi had to constantly help Harden wipe his ass on the defensive end. To be honest, if Harden had maintained that form on the offensive end, I could only say that the 76ers got an older, worse defensive Simmons. What's even more worrying is that this has become a routine operation of Harden's master - no dispute with the world, habitual crotch pulling! Whether Harden is injured or afraid of getting hurt for a big contract, the fighting spirit and state he shows are disappointing!
From leading by 15 points to being reversed, Lao Li has set another humiliating record, and the "king of reversals" is not a waste of time. According to statistics, this is the 76ers' 7th time this season that they have been tragically overturned with a 15+ lead, ranking second in the league, behind the Eastern Conference pseudo-strong Knicks (8 times). Some say Lao Li is acting, and he is trying to avoid the Nets in the first round. I admit that there is such a possibility, according to the current ranking, the 76ers are 4th, the Raptors are 5th, the two teams will have a direct dialogue in the first round of the playoffs. Are the 76ers sure they can win? I don't deny the ability of the Ma Daha combination, but we can't underestimate the strength of the Raptors' forward group, and we have to accept the reality that the 76ers' second team is thinner than paper, which can be highlighted by the Nass coach. Only by being strong can you defeat the enemy, and from Lao Li to Ma Daha, you must understand this truth. Fans, do you think Harden can get back to his peak? Leave me a comment to discuss.