The 76ers take on the Knicks
After Harden's departure, the state of the Philadelphia 76ers has not been affected in the slightest, especially Embiid, who has built on winning the MVP last season. So far this season, Embiid has played in 26 games, and has clocked out in 10 games in three quarters, in this case, his average data per game is still as high as 34.8 points, 11.8 rebounds and 6.2 assists, plus 1.2 steals and 2.0 blocks, with a true shooting rate of 65%, which can be called the number one killer on the offensive end of the league today, and the MVP is indeed well-deserved.
In this game, the Philadelphia 76ers welcomed the challenge of the New York Knicks at home. After trading Anunoby, the Knicks managed to win two in a row. It can be seen from here that the Knicks traded Barrett and Quickley to get Anunoby, which really improved the overall strength, after all, the team does not lack ball handlers, what is missing is this kind of championship puzzle.
The dark horse of the East has metamorphosed
At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, the Knicks were dominated by the anti-away, DiVincenzo got 8 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, McBride on the bench scored 12 points on 4-of-4 three-point shooting, and the team scored 34 points in a single quarter, while the 76ers only scored 30 points, of which Maxey scored 10 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, and Embiid was 10 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist. After returning from the game in the second quarter, Maxey scored 10 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists, Embiid only scored 6 points, 1 steal and 1 block on 2-of-6 shooting, Oubre scored 5 points and 3 rebounds, and the team only scored 25 points in a single quarter.
The Knicks seized the opportunity, Brunson scored 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting, Anunoby also had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal, and the team scored another 41 points in a single quarter, and at the end of the half, the Knicks led the 76ers by as many as 20 points at 75-55. In the second half, the Knicks felt down, and the team only scored 18 points in a single quarter, but the 76ers failed to seize the opportunity, Embiid scored 12 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist on 5-of-9 shooting, which can be described as giving it all he had, but Maxey only had 4 points and 2 assists, and the team only scored 21 points in a single quarter, just narrowing the gap to 17 points.
In the final quarter that decided the outcome of the game, the Knicks did not give the 76ers any chance, Embiid shot 0 of 3, Maxey shot 1 of 5, the performance of the two cores was unsatisfactory, the team only scored 16 points in the final quarter, and Grimes on the Knicks bench shot 6 of 9 and scored 18 points and 5 rebounds, helping the team finally beat the Philadelphia 76ers 128-92.
The deal was a success
A 36-point win and a three-game winning streak after the trade to Anunoby, the numbers are enough to tell us how successful the trade was. Brunson had 29 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Hartenstein had 17 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Grimes had 19 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists, McBride had 15 points and 4 assists, Hart had 10 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists, Anunoby had 11 points and 2 rebounds, DiVincenzo had 14 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, and Randle had only 8 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists on 1-of-11 shooting.
Embiid's individual performance is still excellent, 10-of-23 shooting, 9-of-12 free throws, 30 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, Maxey also has 27 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists, the two cores played remarkably, but in addition, only one person on the team scored a double-double, that is, Oubre, with 15 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist on 6-of-12 shooting. From here, it can be seen that the 76ers' bench lineup still has big problems, and if there is no way to change it before the trade deadline, then the team is likely to only exist at the playoff level.