Embiid set a record of 30+10! Lost 36 points in an upset, and the 76ers were beaten back to their original shape
On January 6, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the 76ers played at home against the Knicks. The 76ers had a good momentum in this game, but the Knicks quickly turned the situation around, Brunson scored consecutive points, and directly took a 20-point lead at halftime; In the end, the 76ers lost to the Knicks 92-128.
In the first quarter of the game, the Knicks took the lead in getting into the groove, Brunson broke through and scored, and DiVincenzo hit a three-point shot to take a 7-2 lead. Embiid helped the team score consecutive points, Maxey counterattacked and scored, Harris counterattacked and dunked, and a wave of 8-0 offensive overtook the score. The 76ers got into the groove, Harris hit a three-pointer, Brunson replied, Maxey scored back-to-back points, and Oubre scored to take a 26-16 lead. The Knicks launched a counterattack, McBride hit four three-pointers in a row, and launched a wave of 16-2 offense, Maxey broke through to stop the bleeding, and the Knicks led 34-30 after the first quarter.
In the second quarter of the game, Anunoby hit a three-point shot, Maxey broke through, the Knicks were hot, Achiuwa and Brunson also scored three points, and Brunson counterattacked to make it 2+1, and the score came to 48-38. Oubre hit a three-point shot to stop the bleeding, but Brunson immediately replied, the Knicks had the absolute upper hand, Hatten dunked inside, Brunson continued to score points, DiVincenzo scored three points, and the difference was stretched to 20 points. Embiid stopped the bleeding with three points, and the Knicks scored consecutive free throws to give the Knicks a 75-55 lead at halftime, and Brunson scored 16 points in a single quarter.
Yibian fought again, the 76ers launched a counterattack, Maxey hit a three-point shot, Embiid could also score points, but the Knicks always had players stand up to score points, Oubre hit a three-point shot, DiVincenzo replied, Embiid scored consecutive points, House counterattacked, and the score was chased to 74-88. After that, the Knicks' state was still sluggish, and they only scored 5 points in the last 7 minutes, but unfortunately the 76ers failed to seize the opportunity and did not close the gap further, and with McBride hitting all three free throws at the end, the Knicks still led 93-76 after the third quarter.
In the final quarter of the game, Oubre counterattacked and dunked, and Beverley and Maxey almost made mistakes on their serves, but the 76ers failed to continue the momentum of the counterattack. On the Knicks' side, Grimes suddenly broke out, hitting two three-pointers in a row, scoring 8 points alone, and the score came to 101-80. Then Knick Grimes scored consecutive points and directly beat the 76ers, and the difference was stretched to more than 30 points, and the game lost suspense. In the end, the Knicks beat the 76ers 128-92.
In this game, Embiid continued his 30+10 games, and in the end, the garbage time was desperately trying to complete, and he successfully achieved it through free throws as he wished, and then he was also substituted. Embiid finished with 30 points and 10 rebounds, a statistic in 15 straight games, tying Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most all-time high.