On February 24, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, with the 76ers defeating the Grizzlies 110-105 at home, and the 76ers won five straight games. The 76ers trailed by 17 points at one point in the game, and Harden and Embiid led the team to complete the comeback. Harden scored 31 points and reached 24,386 NBA career points, surpassing Allen Iverson on the NBA's all-time scoring list (NBA career total of 24,368 points), rising to 26th place, Embiid 27 points and 19 rebounds. Morant scored 15 points on 3-of-16 shooting.
Statistics
Grizzlies: Morant 15 points, Bane 25, Jaren Jackson Jr. 18 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks, Brooks 11 points.
76ers: Embiid 27 points, 19 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 blocks, Harden 31 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 blocks, Harris 20 points, Maxi 16 points.
Stars: Harden, Embiid
The 76ers duo showed strong leadership ability, overcoming adversity that started poorly and trailed by as many as 17 points, leading the team to complete the comeback.
Race tidbits
Brooks touched Harden's ass in defense, Harden was angry with Brooks to spew trash, fortunately the teammates separated the two in time to not escalate the conflict.
Highlight moments
The Grizzlies basket the net.
Harden is 3+1.
Embiid sent the big hat.
Brooks faced Harden defensively and scored three points.
Embiid broke through the slam dunk.
Bane scored 19 points in the first quarter.
Jaren Jackson Jr. confronts Embiid the angry hat.
Harden reached a milestone, surpassing Allen Iverson in NBA career totals.
Embiid passes the ball and breaks the bag.
Embiid treats Jaren Jackson Jr. to "hot pot."
Morant steals fast attack dunks.
Morant sent a wonderful pass, and Aldama turned empty to catch it.
Match Review
The 76ers had a poor start to the game, scoring just one goal in their first five shots. The Grizzlies took advantage of a tough rush to the basket to open the game. Harden hit a 3+1, but the 76ers then made consecutive turnovers, Brooks hit a three-pointer, and Jalen Jackson Jr. made two fouls to give the Grizzlies a six-point lead. Harden and Harris combined to score points, and Bane hit three consecutive 3-pointers to hit back, and the Grizzlies extended their lead to 12 points to stop the 76ers. After the timeout, Niang hit a three-point shot, the 76ers started to catch up, Embiid dunked and finally ended the sports war scoring drought after missing 6 consecutive shots, but the Grizzlies did not lose their firepower, Bane first scored another three points, and then hit a rebound, Bane scored 19 points on 4-of-5 three-pointers on 7-of-8 three-pointers in the first quarter, and the Grizzlies led the 76ers 37-22 by 15 points to end the first quarter. The 76ers shot just 26 percent from the field in the quarter, with Embiid shooting 1 of 8.
The second quarter began, and the Grizzlies followed the defensive pattern of combining the ball holder in the first quarter, with Jalen Jackson Jr. blocking Embiid's dunk, and the Grizzlies made it difficult for the 76ers to score efficiently under the basket. The Grizzlies responded to the 76ers' singles with multiple blossoms on the offensive end, and the 76ers suffered a four-minute scoring drought in the face of a tough defensive offensive drought, and the Grizzlies widened the gap to 17 points. Maxi broke through and scored, Harden and Harris hit three-pointers, Embiid completed the basket, and the 76ers went on a 10-2 run to close the gap to 9 points. Jalen Jackson Jr. made a 3-pointer as the Grizzlies secured the game and finished the first half with a 12-point lead at 59-47. Harden scored 16 points in the first half, surpassing Allen Iverson on the NBA's all-time scoring list and moving up to No. 26. Embiid shot 2-of-14 from the field in the first half, and Morant scored five points on 0-of-3 free throws.
The second half kicked in, Embiid scored four straight points, Harden added two more points, and the 76ers went on a 6-0 run to close the gap to six. Embiid blocked shots by Jalen Jackson Jr. and Bane on the defensive end, and then hit a mid-range shot to lead the 76ers to continue chasing points. Morant tackles a dunk to end his goal drought in the game, then adds another throw, Brooks hit a free throw, Aldama catches a layup, and the Grizzlies smooth the game to open an 11-point gap. The two teams went into a playful rhythm, Embiid first made two fouls, then steal and assist Maxi fast-break layup, Maxi sent another breakthrough basket, and the 76ers played the Grizzlies 6-2 in the final 1:09 of the third quarter to chase the score to 75-81 at the end of the quarter. Morant scored 10 points in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter finale, Jaren Jackson Jr. scored consecutive points as the Grizzlies built a 12-point lead. Maxi hit two goals in a row, Harden broke through the throw to make it 2+1, and the 76ers narrowed the gap to 5 points. Roddy and Tillman combined to make it 6-0 as the Grizzlies led by 11 points to stop the 76ers. Harden first assisted Embiid's layup, then made a three-point shot himself, and Harris made two fouls to close the gap to four points. Bane hit two points, Embiid hit back with both free throws, Morant deflected a free throw, Harris hit a three-pointer, the 76ers trailed by just one point, and the Grizzlies called a timeout.
After the timeout, Tillman made Embiid foul and hit one of the free throws, and Harden assisted Embiid's mid-range shot, and the 76ers tied the score. Jalen Jackson Jr. hit a layup, Embiid deflected a 3-pointer, Morant and Bane missed a shot, but the Grizzlies grabbed two consecutive frontcourt rebounds, and Jalen Jackson Jr. scored a second offensive dunk to give the Grizzlies a four-point lead. Harden made a three-pointer, Embiid blocked Morant's basket, Tillman grabbed the ball to foul Tucker, and Tillman hit one of two free throws to give the Grizzlies a two-point lead. Harden deflected a shot, Tucker grabbed the front court, Harris received a pass from Tucker and made a three-pointer, giving the 76ers a one-point lead. Morant missed a jumper, Harden passed the ball to the fast-moving Embiid, who scored a dunk to give the 76ers a three-point lead with 23 seconds left in the end. Bane missed a three-pointer, he grabbed the ball and shot again from distance or deflected, Jalen Jackson Jr. grabbed a frontcourt rebound and missed it, and McDaniels protected the rebound for the 76ers. The Grizzlies wrapped Harris with the ball, and the two teams clashed, but fortunately pulled away in time to not extend the situation, and Embiid and Brooks both suffered technical fouls. Harris hit both free throws to give the 76ers a five-point lead with six seconds left in the game. Harden blocked Brooks' jump shot, Embiid protected the rebound, and the game was over with the 76ers completing the turnaround.
Both sides start
Grizzlies: Jaren Jackson Jr., Clark, Brooks, Bane, Morant
76ers: Embiid, Tucker, Harris, Melton, Harden