On January 18, Beijing time, the NBA regular season 76ers away to challenge the Clippers, George returned, the 76ers ranked 3rd in the East 27-16 before the game, while the Clippers ranked 6th in the West with 23-22, and the showdown between Dengdi and Kapepper is worth looking forward to. In terms of starters, the 76ers are Harden, Melton, Harris, Tucker and Embiid, while the Clippers are Mann, George, Leonard, Morris and Zubac.
Embiid jumper scored first, Zubac made a foul, Embiid made a three-point foul, Melton made a layup, the 76ers gradually gained the upper hand, George scored 4 consecutive points for the Clippers to stop the bleeding, Harden shot and Embiid responded with a three-point combination, the Clippers are not in a good situation, George and Tucker beat each other for three points, Leonard jumper scored, Melton responded with three points, Zubac ate bread, Embiid threw a shot, the emperor is really powerful, the Clippers can't help him, timeout back Harden assists Embiid flying dunk, Leonard singles out Harris jumper to score, Powell layup, The Clippers tied the point gap, Harden, Embiid and Harris scored one after another, the 76ers regained their strength, Powell made a three-point Clippers to stop the bleeding, Maxi responded strongly 2+1, 34-27 in a single quarter, and the 76ers won by 7 points.
According to statistics, Embiid hit 13 points in the first quarter, while Harden was not yet powerful, and the Peppers scored 7 points. In the second quarter, Harris hit two free throws, Milton made a layup, the difference went to double digits, Tyronn Lue had to shout a timeout, after coming back, Harris and Maxi teamed up to widen the point difference, Batum dunked, Reggie scored 7 points, the Clippers launched a counterattack with a 9-0 offensive attack, Harris jumper, Embiid 2+1, 76ers stabilized the situation, Mann hit a three-point shot, Embiid scored 4 points in response, Harris fired from the outside, the difference returned to double digits, Leonard jumped to stop the bleeding, Embiid chased Powell, Harris layup, Embiid jumper, The 76ers pressed the Clippers to play, Leonard dunked with one arm, and Embiid responded with a 3-pointer to give the 76ers an 11-point lead at halftime.
Halftime stats, Embiid 26 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Harden 6 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, Leonard 13 points and 2 rebounds, George 7 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. The third quarter had ups and downs, Mann made up the basket at the beginning, Harris threw a shot, Morris scored a three-pointer, Leonard made a foul, it's not over, dry + three-pointer, Leonard broke out and scored 5 consecutive points, the Clippers chased back in a wave, Tucker scored 76ers to stop the bleeding, Leonard pulled out, George made a layup, the two teams began a tug-of-war, Harris was a god, hit a three-point shot to stop the bleeding, it was still Leonard jumper to respond, Zubac hooked, the Clippers successfully rebounded, Niang hit a three-pointer, but Leonard also responded with three points, Batum three-point firepower, The Clippers trailed by one point at the end of the third quarter.
Leonard scored 13 points in the third quarter, the game was really ups and downs, the final quarter opened Maxi hit three consecutive three-pointers, and then caused a foul, personal 11 consecutive points, Maxi stormed to create a miracle, Batum three points to stop the bleeding from the Clippers, Harrell dunked to make a 2+1 response, Embiid jumper, the Clippers were in a bad situation, and Niang hit a three-point shot, Maxi made a layup, the point difference instantly came to more than 15 points, but I didn't expect the Clippers to suddenly collapse, only 1 point in nearly 6 minutes, Ka Pepper was dumb, George made a pass error, The game lost suspense, and eventually the 76ers beat the Clippers 120-110, refusing to reverse.
It has to be said that it is not easy for the 76ers to win, after this game they won three consecutive victories, the current Eastern Conference pattern has changed, the 76ers are sitting in the third position, and the Nets are squeezed to 4th, the 76ers opportunity is coming, the championship can be expected. In terms of statistics, Embiid scored 41 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks and 5 turnovers on 12-of-22 shooting, and the emperor played well, able to play inside and out, and stopped the bleeding for the 76ers many times. Harden was embarrassed, only 6 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 turnovers on 1 of 6, Harden had no touch on the offensive end, and in the second half, Harden had basically not shot, but Harden's organizational ability was still excellent, and Embiid blocked many times, and the emperor took advantage of this to score a lot of points. Harris had 20 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals, and his performance was consistent and his defense was remarkable. Tucker had 6 points and 4 rebounds, Melton 5 points and 2 steals, and Maxi 22 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, which became the key to the 76ers opening the point gap in the final quarter, and Niang 9 points and 4 rebounds.
The reason why the 76ers fell into a difficult battle in the first three quarters was first related to Harden's offensive slump, and then the defense was poor and there were many mistakes. On the Clippers' side, Leonard scored 27 points, 4 rebounds and 3 turnovers on 10-of-20 shooting, and scored 14 points in the third quarter, but unfortunately failed to stand up in the final quarter, George played badly with 13 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 turnovers, Mann 12 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Zubac 12 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks, Morris 9 points and 2 assists, Reggie 7 points and 4 assists, Powell 16 points. After this battle, the Clippers were once again overtaken by the Warriors, falling to 7th in the West.