On April 10, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, with the 76ers sitting at home against the Pacers. The last game lost to the Raptors, the 76ers returned to the home court in excellent shape this time, as soon as they came up, they opened fire, established a leading edge, and always occupied the initiative on the court, once leading by 21 points, and then also resisted the opponent's counterattack and successfully won the game. In the end, the 76ers beat the Pacers 133-120 to lock in the top four positions.
The Pacers played very well in this game, the whole team blossomed more points, even in the disadvantageous situation of 21 points behind, it was able to narrow the point difference, which also allowed us to see the potential of this team. In this campaign, the Pacers scored in double figures, with Brisette scoring a high of 20 points, Harry Burton 19 points and 9 assists, Jackson 16 points and 7 rebounds, Hield 12 points, McConaughey 12 points and 6 assists, Washington on the bench 15 points, Taylor 10 points and 5 rebounds, and Stephenson also had 9 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.
The Pacers also failed to win more, mainly as the NBA's 76ers played better this time, especially core players Embiid and Harden, who each did their own thing.
Embiid completely dominated the inside this time, shooting 14 of 17 from the field, 2 of 2 from three-point range, 11 of 15 from the free throw line, and a game-high 41 points plus 20 rebounds and 4 assists. Interestingly, this is the third time embiid has been 40+20 in his career, and the opponents are all Pacers; he also became the fifth player in NBA history to score at least 40 points and 20 rebounds with at least 80% shooting; and 13 40+10 in a single season, the highest single-season individual player record since the league merger. Such a brilliant Embiid, MVP to give him does not seem to have much controversy, the people who voted really have to headaches.
Harden also played well this time, especially in the second half. Harden's state was very sluggish for some time before, and it was also questioned a lot, this time in the first half of 8 in 2, but in the second half in time to adjust, 8 on 5 to get 12 points and also sent 10 assists. Harden was 7-of-16 and 2-of-9 from three-point range, scoring 22 points, four rebounds and 14 assists. In addition, Harden also has good news, coach Rivers revealed, "his hamstring injury has fully recovered, and the previous injury is no longer bothering him." ”
After beating the Pacers, the 76ers have won 50 regular season games this season, and the team has also locked up home advantage in the first round of the playoffs. However, the final ranking has not yet been determined, and the gap between the Bucks, Celtics and 76ers is only 1 win, or it is possible to change, and it will not be determined until the last game is played.