On March 18, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the 76ers faced the Hornets on the road, the 76ers opened the point difference in the second quarter, and after the start of the third quarter, they broke the Hornets with an 11-0 stream, and the 76ers finally defeated the Hornets 121-82, the 76ers won seven straight and the Hornets suffered four straight losses. Embiid played 29 minutes (did not play in the fourth quarter) and chipped in 38 points and 13 rebounds to tie the NBA career record with 30+ points in his eighth straight game. Harden had 11 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, the 74th time in his NBA career, his fifth triple-double this season, and his total number of NBA career assists reached 6,960, surpassing Celtics Bob Cousy (6,955 career assists in NBA career) on the NBA all-time assist list, rising to 20th place.
Statistics
76ers: Embiid 38 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks, Harden 11 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals, Maxi 13 points, Harris 18 points, Milton 12 points.
Hornets: Rozier 14 points, Oubre 11, Washington 12.
Star of the field: Embiid
The "Great" showed dominance at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, leading the team to shoot down the Hornets to continue the winning streak. This MVP, Embiid deserves it.
Race tidbits
Harden practiced before the game and stepped back for a three-point step.
Highlight moments
Harden Embiid Air Line.
Rozier drifts three points.
Embiid scored 2+1 on a shot from the back of his head.
Thor Snap.
Maxi hit the whistle from far away.
Dennis Smith assists Oubre.
Harden hit a three-pointer.
Harden "feeds the pie" and "the Great" splits.
McGwyns blocks Harden.
Tucker hit the ground and Harris countered with a slam dunk.
Embiid sent the big hat.
Match Review
The two teams opened the game against each other, with the Hornets blossoming to gain the upper hand in the confrontation, and with Rozier drifting a three-point shot, the Hornets led by five points. Harden and Embiid teamed up to score points, and Embiid scored 2+1 in a row, leading the 76ers to a 14-2 rally. Thor scored five straight points to help the Hornets catch up, Rozier hit a free throw, then assisted Oubre an empty dunk as the Hornets played a 13-4 13-4 lead for the 76ers. Maxi hit a three-pointer, Rozier scored again, and Maxi hit a long-range shot to give the 76ers a 2-point run over the Hornets 31-29 to end the first quarter. Embiid scored 12 points in the first quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the two teams continued to alternate leads in each other's offense. Melton hit two consecutive 3-pointers to help the 76ers break the deadlock, Embiid and Maxi replayed, the 76ers stepped up the offensive, Embiid hooked up, Maxi made a foul and scored two free throws, Harden split the ball to Embiid in the block, "The Great" dribbled into the basket to complete the dunk, and the 76ers extended the lead to 10 points to stop the Hornets. After the timeout, the 76ers' offensive firepower continued unabated, Harden passed the ball, Embiid and Harris teamed up to attack the basket, and the 76ers extended the gap to 15 points. Rozier and Washington scored to lead the Hornets, who tied the score to 54-66 in the second quarter. Embiid scored 24 points in the first half, and Harden surpassed Bob Cousy in the NBA's all-time assists list with seven assists in the half, improving the ranking to 20th.
The second half kicked off, with Embiid, Harden and Harris scoring points together, and the 76ers extended their 9-0 lead to 21 points to stop the Hornets. After the timeout, the Hornets continued to "hit the iron" and Harris hit a jumper to extend their offensive run in the third quarter to 11-0, bringing the margin to 23 points. Rozier scored on a jumper, and the Hornets played nearly four minutes in the third quarter before breaking the scoring drought in the quarter. Embiid scored five straight points, Maxi hit a three-pointer, Embiid first hit a 2+1, then made another mid-range shot, and then blocked Rozier's layup, and the 76ers used a fierce attack to rebound the Hornets to lead the Hornets by 25 points into the fourth quarter. Embiid scored 14 points in the third quarter, and the 76ers won 13 points in the quarter, 26-13.
The curtain opened in the fourth quarter, the 76ers went 13-0, Harden had a triple-double on this game, and the 76ers led by 38 points. The Hornets threw in the towel, the 76ers replaced the starter, and the game went into garbage time, and the 76ers took the win away from the road steadily.
Both sides start
76ers: Embiid, Tucker, Harris, Maxi, Harden
Wasp: Richards, Washington, Hayward, Oubre, Rozier