After swallowing a defeat and a hasty road trip, the Philadelphia 76ers, who are fourth in the East, have returned to home and are facing the challenge of the Thirteenth Placers in the East during their eight-game losing streak.
On the 76ers side, the main players are in full swing, and the team has the home field advantage, and head coach Rivers is also lined up, ready to lead the team to defend the home field.
On the other hand, on the Side of the Pacers, hield + Halliburton are in hot shape, but this battle car is running to the away game, and the Pacers, who are unstable, will obviously be caught in a bitter battle!
Finally, after four quarters of playing, with a perfect 15-3 start, the 76ers who played at home easily suppressed the Pacers in the first half and took a 12-point lead.
Although after returning from the second half, Halliburton + Brisette felt hot in the third quarter, leading the Pacers to a 17-7 counterattack frenzy, preserving the suspense of the game.
But in the last quarter of the final battle, Embiid + Harden + Danny Green successively worked, the 76ers re-established a 13-point advantage, and the Pacers could not catch up with the points, so they had to lose.
In the end, the 76ers also beat the Pacers 133-120 at home, winning a 13-point victory while also giving the rival Pacers a 9-game losing streak!
Playing at home in this game, the 76ers swept away the slump of the previous game loss, playing a team performance of 5 people scoring in double figures and all the staff.
In the case of maxi + Harris + Danny Green and other main forces, each performing its own duties, the two main generals Embiid + Harden played a crucial leading role!
Embiid was very efficient in this game, starting 36 minutes, shooting more than 80% of the 14-of-17 shooting, and bombing a game-high 41 points, plus 20 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.
Among them, in the third quarter, his heroic performance of scoring 16 points in a single quarter not only helped the 76ers quickly open up the score gap, but also became a difficult existence for the Pacers to solve!
In addition, after scoring 41 points in this game, according to statistics, Embiid's average score per game this season will be locked in more than 30 points, and even if Embiid does not play in the final game of the regular season, Alphabet Brother needs to score 47 points to surpass Embiid to become the season scoring king.
Rationally speaking, from the current situation, Embiid, who occupies the lead, is only one step away from becoming the scoring king of the season, and the alphabet brother has undoubtedly suffered a big blow in the matter of impacting the scoring king!
Of course, the 76ers were able to beat the Pacers in this game, and the performance of Harden, the core of the team, was also indispensable.
Harden was well-defensive in this campaign, starting 37 minutes, shooting 2 three-pointers on 7-of-16 shooting, and contributing a double-double performance of 22 points, 4 rebounds, 14 assists and 1 steal.
Not only did it make a difference on the offensive end, providing the 76ers with good firepower, but also played the role of a core defender on the organizational end, successfully connecting the whole team's offense!
More importantly, after defeating the Pacers in this game, the 76ers' regular season record has also improved to 50 wins and 31 losses, and has officially equalized the third-place Green Army in the East.
And what we have to admit is that at a time when the regular season is not yet completely over, this 76ers team still has a great chance to attack the top three in the East!
At the same time, for the 76ers coach Rivers Sr., he won a 13-point victory in this campaign, and the team won the 50th victory in the regular season, locking up the home advantage in the first round of the playoffs, head coach Rivers Sr. is undoubtedly a double happiness, and the playoff situation is very good!
On the other hand, the Pacers, this season's team has been comprehensively crushed at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and finally swallowed a 13-point defeat + 9 consecutive losses, which obviously needs to be examined.
After all, in the case of Harry Burton + Brisette playing well, Hilde only shot 3 of 8 shots in this campaign, and there were also 3 personal mistakes in the downturn, which was indeed a bit unsatisfactory!
In the face of Embiid, the scoring king, and the huge disparity in the strength and depth of the lineup, the Pacers who worked hard for a whole game but did not return seemed to have no choice but to admit it.