On April 11, Beijing time, the closing day of the NBA regular season, Philadelphia hosted the Pistons. Embiid and Harden were both absent in this game, and Philadelphia began to establish an advantage, at one point opening a 15-point gap. The Pistons overtook the score in the third quarter, and in the final quarter, Philadelphia exploded a 14-1 offensive frenzy to completely seal the victory. In the end, Philadelphia beat the Pistons 118-106 and won 3 and lost 1 in 4 meetings this season. Philadelphia's regular season ended the season with 51 wins and 31 losses, and fourth in the East will face the Raptors in the first round of the playoffs.
Match data
Pistons: Garza 20 points and 10 rebounds, Rivers 14 points, Key 12 points, Lee 11 points and 8 assists, Stewart 10 points and 6 rebounds, Jackson 10 points
Philadelphia: Maxi 25 points, Milton 30 points, Reid 25 points, Jordan Jr. 8 points and 11 rebounds
Star of the Game: Milton's bench breaks out as a surprise
The starting lineups of both sides did not play long in this campaign, and the competition of the bench determined the winner and loser. In the end, Milton exploded the highest score in the game, becoming the biggest contributor to philadelphia's victory in this game.
Highlights of this session
Opening big hat! Jordan Jr. guards the basket next time
High difficulty 2+1! Maxi lost his center of gravity and still scored points
Take off! Jordan Jr. air-connected with the buckle
Skywalk! McGrud's difficult pull bar
Dream footsteps! Jackson turned around and sent 2+1
Game review
In the first quarter, Stewart and Hayes scored four consecutive points, Maxi sent another 2+1 on both free throws, Rivers sent a long-range shot, and then Sebel snatched a dunk, and the two sides began to fight 7-7. Maxi hit two free throws, Stewart sent a three-pointer, Jordan Jr. took off and dunked, Stewart hit another three-pointer, Hayes broke through, Bay sent 2+1, and the Pistons led 20-13. Milton scored five straight points to close the gap, Lee made two free throws, then Milton and Sebel scored four straight points, and Philadelphia rebounded by one point. Rivers jumped to stop the bleeding, Joe hit two free throws, Milton sent a clever pass and a breakthrough, Harris sent a dunk, and Philadelphia led 32-25. Garza stopped bleeding with three points, Philadelphia scored four consecutive points in the final moments, Lee hit two free throws, and the Pistons trailed 30-36 into the second quarter.
In the second quarter, Harris hit a layup, Joe sent a three-pointer, Andrid completed the 2+1 on the inside line, and Philadelphia led 44-30. Garza scored from the basket, Joe hit a three-pointer and Philadelphia pulled away a 15-point gap. The Pistons then hit a three-pointer to close the gap, Maxi made a layup to stop the bleeding, Bay hit a strong attack, and Hayes shot four points in a row, and the Pistons chased to 55-62. Rivers made a layup, Jackson sent a 2+1, and the Pistons trailed 60-62 into the second half.
In the third quarter Jackson threw a throw to tie, the Pistons started 7-0, Jordan Jr. dunked to stop the bleeding, Maxi threw and hit again, Rivers made two free throws, Harris ate a technical foul to send free throws, and the Pistons led 70-66. Jordan Jr. sent another dunk, Maxy sent a counter-attack 2+1, Jackson threw a shot, Maxi forced the basket and hit again, Garza made two free throws and one shot, and the two sides fought to 77 draws. Maxi sent another 2+1, Reid sent a dunk, Lee made two free throws and one hit to stop the bleeding, Colkmaz sent three points, and then Reid took a dragon to give Philadelphia a seven-point lead. The base basket scored, Lee hit two free throws, Milton made a jump shot, and the Pistons trailed 88-93 into the final quarter.
In the final quarter, Milton made a basket shot, Garza hit the board in return, then Sebel sent a three-pointer, Garza made a basket hit, the Pistons sent a long-range shot again, and Philadelphia only led by one point at 98-97. Milton hit a layup, and then Reid broke through to score and sent a dunk to give Philadelphia a 106-98 lead. Philadelphia then scored six consecutive points, blasting a 14-1 small climax to open up the 14-point gap, the suspense of the game ended, and finally the Philadelphia Lick Pistons ended perfectly.
Both sides started
Pistons: Hayes, Frank Jackson, Bay, Rivers, Stewart
Philadelphia: Maxi, Danny Green, Sable, Harris, Jordan Jr