Beijing time on March 7, NBA regular season 76ers away to challenge the Pacers, pre-game, the 76ers 41-22 ranked 3rd in the East, while the Pacers 29-36 ranked 11th in the East, Harris and Tucker were absent, 76ers started: Harden + Maxi + Melton + McDaniels + Embiid, the Pacers are Haliburton + Nemhard + Hield + Walla + Turner.
In the first quarter of the game, McDaniels, Maxi and Embiid scored one after another, Halliburton and Nemhard responded together, the Pacers rebounded, Embiid made a foul, Hield and Maxi raced three points against each other, the two teams stalemated for a long time, with McDaniels making a layup, 76 led by 1 point, Maxi hit two consecutive three-pointers, Harden cut 4 points in a row, Haliburton three points to stop the bleeding, Maxi also responded with three points, Embiid singled 2+1, Haliburton hit three points, 38-39 in a single quarter, 76ers net minus 1 point.
Maxi did a miracle and scored 14 points in the first quarter. In the second quarter of the game, House and Reid scored successively, Marceline and Brissett teamed up to respond, Milton and Niang hit three consecutive three-pointers, Marceline 2+1, McConaughey made a layup, the point difference still can't be opened, Embiid hit a three-point shot, Haliburton dunked, Maxey continued to firepower on three points, Halliburton responded again 2+1, the score alternately led, the 76ers could not prevent Haliburton, Embiid made consecutive free throws, Haliburton pressed the whistle three-pointer, and the 76ers 78-79 Pacers at halftime.
In the third quarter of the game, Nemhard hit a three-point shot, Walla made a basket, Embiid hit a shot, Harden broke out and scored 5 consecutive points, Milton also scored a three-pointer, the three teamed up to respond to the Pacers, Maxey and Smith each other for three points, McDaniels ate a pie for a layup, but the Pacers were also tenacious, with Marceline making a foul, they rebounded again, House hurried to stop the bleeding with three points, Hield also responded with three points, Maxey tossed, Embiid made a layup, Smith responded with three points, Marceline made a foul, and the two teams tied 114 at the end of the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Reid, McDaniels and Milton kept scoring, House made a three-pointer, the 76ers stopped the Pacers in a wave, Turner made a layup to stop the bleeding, Melton responded with three points, Embiid hit a shot, the difference went to double digits, the Pacers fought back tenaciously, Melton scored three points at the key moment, Embiid hit both free throws, McDaniels made a layup, the point difference returned to double digits, Haliburton hit a three-point stay, Turner left the game with six fouls, Embiid dunked to end the suspense, and finally the 76ers narrowly defeated the Pacers 147-143 , refusing to reverse.
Looking at the whole game, the main reason why the 76ers are in a difficult battle is that it exposes the problem of poor defense. In terms of statistics, Embiid has 42 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 4 turnovers, and the emperor has been scoring all the time, but defensive deterrence is limited, which is where Embiid needs to improve. Harden created an NBA miracle, scored 14 points and 9 rebounds, and gave 20 assists, is the assist king of this game, 1 assist away from the career record, in addition, Harden has 7 single-game 15+ assists this season, the most in the league, frankly speaking, the emperor has to recognize the reality, in fact, a stalemate like this should let Harden attack more and score more.
Maxi went crazy, contributed 24 points and 2 assists, played well, and was also responsible for the 76ers' victory. McDaniels 20 points and 8 rebounds, Melton 9 points and 6 rebounds, Milton 15 points, House 10 points, Reid 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 blocks. The 76ers ushered in a two-game winning streak, securing the third place in the Eastern Conference and continuing to chase the Celtics, which is undoubtedly the ending Harden is looking forward to. To spit on Rivers, Harrell was abandoned again, which we couldn't understand. On the Pacers side, Haliburton had 37 points and 16 assists, Walla had 16 points and 2 rebounds, Hield had 15 points and 8 rebounds, Smith had 14 points, 2 rebounds and 2 blocks, Marcelyn had 13 points and 2 rebounds, and Turner had 10 points.