The final game of the regular season
James Harden gradually regained his touch, Embiid basically locked in the scoring king, Rivers also revealed to the outside world that Harden's hamstring injury has fully recovered, coupled with Danny Green replacing Sable, after returning to the starting lineup, the 76ers' unparalleled offensive firepower once again let us see the best form of this Philadelphia 76ers. However, the 76ers are now in fourth place in the East, a position that can avoid the Nets, but must face the Toronto Raptors, who are fifth in the East.
To put it bluntly, this season's Raptors may be more dangerous than the Brooklyn Nets. Coupled with Toronto's epidemic prevention rules, Sable can't play without vaccination, so the 76ers definitely don't want to meet the Raptors in the first round. However, for the health of the players, Rivers still played against the Pistons in this game, which was also the last game of the regular season, and took a break from Harden Embiid.
The 76ers won the game
Harden Embiid does not play, the 76ers lineup is still dominant, after all, the opposite Pistons' core players such as Cunningham and Grant are also absent. At the beginning of the first quarter, Maxi was full of aggression, although only 3 shots 1, but won 5 free throws, successfully scored 7 points, the bench Milton felt hot, 5 of 5 shots to get 11 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, the team bombed 36 points in a single quarter, or showed the style of the championship favorite team, but also let the Pistons get 30 points.
After returning from the second quarter, the 76ers' offense began to decline, Milton scored seven more points, and Isaiah Joe hit two three-pointers, but the team only scored 26 points, while the Pistons exploded for 30 points. At halftime, the 76ers were just two points ahead of the Pistons 62-60. In the second half, Maxi ushered in an outbreak, 8 shots 6, all of them were basket goals, 14 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in the single quarter, carrying the team, the 76ers bombed 31 points in a single quarter, successfully widening the point difference to 5 points.
In the final quarter of the game, the Pistons' offense was completely powered off, and Milton and Reid on the 76ers bench joined forces to help the team take a 15-point lead at one point. In this quarter, Reid had 10 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist on 5-of-6 shooting, and Milton also had 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and the Philadelphia 76ers eventually beat the Detroit Pistons 118-106.
Opponents in the first round are determined
Although the 76ers beat the Pistons, the Celtics also won, so the 76ers still ranked fourth in the East, with the first round set against the Toronto Raptors, who are fifth in the East. For Harden and Embiid, this is undoubtedly a huge test. Sebel can't play on the road, the Raptors have a strong forward line, this season is a strong team nemesis, the 76ers want to successfully qualify, then James Harden must come up with the best offensive state, otherwise, it must be more fierce.
Maxie only played 23 minutes but made 9-of-15 shooting and had 25 points, two rebounds and three assists, outside of Harden Embiid, who was the 76ers' best scorer. Milton on the bench, on 11-of-18 shooting, had a team-high 30 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and Reid was also very good in this game, shooting 12 of 14 with 25 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 steals, which became the key to the team's victory. As for the Pistons, the highest scorer was Garza on the bench, with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, and a total of 6 players on the team scored in double figures.