On January 13, Beijing time, the NBA regular season 76ers hosted the Thunder, before the game, the 76ers ranked 4th in the East with 25-15, while the Thunder ranked 13th in the West with 18-23, Harden and Embiid will be looking forward to what kind of performance. In terms of starting lineup, the 76ers are Harden, Maxi, Harris, Tucker and Embiid, while the Thunder are Alexander, Keady, Dort, Jaylen Williams and Jaylin Williams.
In the opening game, Harden and Jaylyn exchanged three points, Alexander blocked Embiid, Dort hit a three-point shot, Keady made a foul, Alexander three-point and, the Thunder gradually gained the upper hand, Maxey layup, Jaylen responded with three points, Alexander scored 4 consecutive points, the point difference reached double digits, during this time the 76ers had problems defensively, and the shooting percentage was low, Embiid threw a shot, Harden made a foul, Embiid dunked again, Harris hit a shot, the 76ers played a wave, Jaylen layup for the Thunder to stop the bleeding, the 76ers continued to fight back, Embiid, Harris and Harden kept scoring, Harrell ate the pie, Melton jumpered, the 76ers responded with another wave, Joe made a three-point foul to stop the bleeding for the Thunder, and Niang responded quickly with a three-pointer, and the two teams tied 35-35 in the first quarter.
Harden went down to the gods, scoring and organizing 8 points and 4 assists in the first quarter. Kenridge hit a three-point shot in the second quarter, Maxi responded with a layup, Harris returned to the locker room with a left foot injury, fortunately there was no big problem, Maxi made a foul, Embiid jumper, during this time the two teams came and went, and then the 76ers suddenly suffered a scoring drought, Mann scored continuously, the point difference returned to double digits, Dort three-point shot, Jaylen layup, the 76ers are not in a good situation, Maxi jumper, Reed scored 4 points, Harris throw, the 76ers launched a counterattack, Alexander made a foul, Jaylin made a layup, the Thunder responded, Harden hit a three-point shot and then made a 3+1, but the Thunder also hit a three-point shot, leaving the 76ers trailing by 10 points at halftime.
In the first half, Embiid was troubled by fouls, Harden had more turnovers, and Maxi was also not playing well. Coming to the third quarter, Embiid hit a shot, Harden fired from the outside, Embiid made a layup, Harris was also scoring, the 76ers completed the comeback with a 13-0 offensive, the Thunder is also tough, Jaylyn dunked, Keady threw, Alexander made a layup, the Thunder regained the lead, Melton three points to stop the bleeding, Muscala also responded with three points, Keady threw a shot, the Thunder opened the point difference again, Embiid hit a shot, Joe made up the basket in response, Mann and Muscala fired outside, the point difference actually went to 20 points, Harden after the break, The 76ers collapsed completely, and Milton threw a 3-pointer from Harris to stop the bleeding, and the 76ers trailed by 16 points at the end of the third quarter.
This point difference is still in suspense, the final quarter starts with Beazley making up a basket, Maxi throws a shot, Harden makes a three-point foul and makes all three free throws, Niang layups, the 76ers stubbornly fight back, Kenrich makes a three-point shot, Keady throws a 2+1, the point difference returns to more than 15 points, the 76ers did not give up, Embiid and Maxi kept scoring, chasing single digits, Keady made a layup and Alexander made a free throw to stop the bleeding for the Thunder, and then the two teams continued to score free throws, Harden stepped back at the key moment to hit a three-point iron, Keady scored a layup, Alexander made both free throws, and the game lost suspense, and the 76ers lost 114-133 to the Thunder.
It has to be said that the 76ers lost very badly, after this game, the two consecutive wins were ended, the current pattern of the Eastern Conference has changed dramatically, the 76ers fell back to the fourth position, the situation is precarious. In terms of data, Harden played a crazy game, scoring 24 points, 6 rebounds, 15 assists and 7 turnovers, hitting 5 three-pointers, helpless or unable to bring Embiid, Harden in the second half of the third quarter is an important reason why the 76ers point difference was opened, in addition, Harden also set a record today, according to NBA big data statistics, Harden has played 3+1 for the 86th time in his career, the most in NBA history. Embiid scored 30 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists on 10-of-17 shooting, played poorly in the first three quarters, limited threat on the offensive end, and could not protect the frame on the defensive end, of course, he played well in the final quarter and led the team to narrow the point gap, but overall the 76ers lost, Embiid is to blame. Maxi's 17 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 turnovers were not bright, and Harris had 13 points and 3 rebounds.
Melton's 8 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists are a fig leaf for the 76ers, but unfortunately there is too little playing time. Niang 10 points, Reid 4 points and 7 rebounds, while Harrell barely played, Rivers should really be out of class, Harrell is actually very good to use, at least certainly more reliable than Reid, who can't block. On the Thunder side, Alexander 37 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks, Jalen 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Jaylin 11 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Mann 14 points, Keady 20 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, Joe 7 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals, with this victory, the Thunder closed the gap with the Lakers.