The head-to-head showdown between the two powerhouses in the regular season is more like a preview of the second round of the playoffs, and even the East and West showdowns...
At this point, the winning team undoubtedly has a lot of confidence, and they are looking forward to the playoffs that will soon come, and they want to show their skills when the time comes...
As for the losing side, a loss is very demoralizing, especially in a strong dialogue.
Once the idea of "not being as good as others" appears, it is undoubtedly fatal for the team to prepare for the playoffs...
At this point, a bottoming out battle is crucial, and more importantly, regaining confidence with a victory is not only to regain the losing field!
In the previous All-America live blockbuster match between the Bucks and the Celtics, the former was abused by the Green Army and lost by as many as 41 points.
Today, the team sat home to face another Eastern Conference powerhouse, the 76ers, and completed the redemption with a victory.
The 76ers failed to retire from the road today, and the team's two-game winning streak came to an abrupt end.
At the beginning of the first quarter, Holladay, Middle, Lopezton and others were full of fire early, and they all scored on the outside of the three-pointer, and the alphabet brother also hit the 76ers inside frequently...
The Bucks had a fantastic 29-13 start to the game to establish an early lead, and the Bucks led by 15 points at 41-26 in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Harden scored 7 consecutive points to close the gap, and the Bucks Portis also saluted a wave of 7-0, and the two sides played anxious in the second quarter.
The home Bucks won by one point in the quarter, heading into the second half with a 16-point lead.
Yibian fought again, Maxi took the lead with eight consecutive points to lead the team to a wave of 13-2 small climax, after which Alphabet Brother scored seven points to help the team maintain the lead.
In the end, the team led 96-82 by 14 points to end the third quarter.
At the start of the final quarter, the Bucks went on an 11-3 run to extend their lead to 22 points, and the game was completely out of suspense...
In the end, the Bucks defeated the 76ers 117-104, who despite a loss, had no impact on the third place in the East.
In this game, Embiid was mediocre in efficiency, scoring 28 points and 9 boards on 11-of-25 shooting, and Harden also played poorly, scoring 11 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 5 turnovers on 4-of-9 shooting.
Harden's performance today is thousands of miles away from the last time against the Bucks, and his performance is almost like two people.
Not to speak, Harden, who played a big drop today, is the biggest bearer of the 76ers' loss.
Not to mention the offensive end, he has no desire on the offensive end, generally only 9 shots, and the organizational grooming work he was good at before is also not excellent today, with 6 assists and a decent performance.
And the whole game made as many as 5 mistakes, which shows how worrying his competitive state is today...
In the last meeting between the two teams, the invincible Harden was the Harden we are familiar with.
On March 5, Harden started 39 points, including shooting 11-of-26 (5-of-9 three-pointers), plus 11 free throws, and scored 38 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists and 1 steal in the game.
He eventually led the team to a 133-130 comeback against the Bucks.
It is worth mentioning that he was full of fire early in that game, cutting 8 points in the first quarter, scoring another 7 points in the second quarter, scoring 19 points alone in the final quarter, and a long-range three-point shot in the last moment changed the situation of the game...
However, a month later, the two teams met again, this time Harden failed to continue his previous hot form...
Fortunately, he can adjust to his best condition for the rest of the game, when he will face the purgatory-like battle of the playoffs with high spirits...
After all, a poor regular season play is harmless, but in a playoff game that cannot be missed, Harden's excellent play is significant to the 76ers' breakthrough to the East...