Embiid slashed 31+7 in the air, and Sika led the team to counterattack with a gorgeous triple-double! Maxey scored 22 points
On January 26, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the East ushered in a strong dialogue, with the Pacers hosting the 76ers. This morning, the NBA officially announced the 2024 Indiana All-Star starters, the core of the Pacers Haliburton, the core of the 76ers Embiid are all in the Eastern starting lineup, the most surprising thing is that the Thunder core Alexander, all the way to the counterattack and finally beat Curry, into the Western All-Star starters, and Curry was the starter as long as he entered the All-Star before, and this year's record was unfortunately interrupted. The 76ers had a previous record of 29 wins and 13 losses, ranking third in the East, while Embiid averaged 36.1 points, 11.6 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game, scoring more than playing time, and was selected as an All-Star starter for the sixth time in his career!
In fact, we can see that Embiid can do indiscriminate strikes in the regular season, but few teams in the league are willing to pinch Embiid and clearly let Embiid score. This method is also easy to understand, Embiid's interior scoring only accounts for about 40%, and many finishes are jump shots with the ball from the outside, although he can continue to break records with his projection ability and height advantage, but this is not conducive to the playoffs, and Embiid loses his dominance under the basket in the high-end game, which means that the 76ers cannot move an inch. The Pacers had a previous record of 24 wins and 20 losses, ranking seventh in the East, and after Sika came to the team, it coincided with Haliburton's injury, and the team has lost three consecutive games, but every game is very close, 3 points to lose to the Trail Blazers, 7 points to lose to the Suns, 5 points to lose to the Nuggets, they are very tenacious. But in this game, it was a super cold!
Pacers starters: Nembhard + Hield + Nesmith + Sika + Turner, 76ers starters: Maxey + Beverley + Oubre + Batum + Embiid. At the beginning of the game, the Pacers were on fire, Turner made a kill, Nembhard flew to the basket, Hield chased a three-pointer, and Sika made a basket. The Pacers' defense of the 76ers is very simple, Embiid immediately shrinks with the ball, which causes Embiid to receive the ball a few times in the opening game, which is either broken or missed, and he is not used to facing Embiid when he encounters it. In the middle of the period, Maxey and Batum scored 4 points in a row to stop the bleeding, Sika made a kill, Turner dunked, the Pacers opened an early double-digit lead, Embiid opened a three-point shot, Sika trained Embiid, Hield drifted three points, and the two teams fell into a tug-of-war. In the second half, Turner and McConnell blossomed inside and out, and Embiid responded with consecutive jumpers.
At the end of the first quarter, the Pacers led the 76ers 34-25. Embiid was in vain under the basket, and several spring men on the Pacers' front line took turns showing off empty dunks. Coming back in the second quarter, Marceline continued to attack the board, and Maxey pushed the speed to counterattack to create damage, and the two sides maintained about 10 points and fell into a tug-of-war. After Toppin hit a three-pointer in the middle section, he scored with an archery throw, the 76ers relied on Maxey and Beverley's singles, and after Embiid came on the court, he began to test the step jumper, and in the second half, Sika hit three points + made a foul, and Nesmith also chased down three points and scored, Embiid also broke his foot! Hield and Turner continued to rain three-pointers at the end of the quarter, and at halftime, the Pacers led the 76ers 73-61, Embiid scored 19 points in the half, Maxey 19 points, and on the Pacers' side, Sika had 13 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Turner had 10 points and 4 rebounds, and Nesmith had 11 points.
Entering the second half, Nembhard scored consecutive layups through cover, Turner continued to make three-pointers, Embiid was still holding the ball for half of the court in a row, and the difference had exceeded 20 points! At the critical moment, Maxey and Batum made three-pointers one after another to stop the bleeding, Nembhard and Turner continued to wreak havoc under the basket, Hield's three-point shot was unreasonable, plus Sika's foul, the difference was up to 26 points! Embiid's jump shot was a drop in the bucket, and in the second half, Embiid continued to watch Turner go to the basket, but then responded to the three-point shot. Oubre received a technical foul for provoking the referee, and Embiid wanted to make a foul when he held the ball, but the free throw felt average. At the end of the quarter, Embiid counterattacked himself to complete 2+1, but the Pacers repeatedly responded, and after three quarters, the Pacers led the 76ers 110-89.
In the fourth quarter of the decisive battle, the 76ers, under the leadership of House, narrowed the difference to less than 20 points, McConnell responded, Martin Jr.'s wonderful pull-up layup + Conhill three-point shot, and the 76ers chased to only 13 points! However, Nurse did not change to the 76ers as a starter, and chose to surrender! In the end, the Pacers defeated the 76ers 134-122! Embiid continued his 30+ scoring record.
76ers statistics, Embiid 11 of 20, 31 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Maxey 22 points, Martin Jr. 11 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals, House 10 points, Conhill 11 points. Pacers stats, Sika 26 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, Turner 20 points and 9 rebounds, Nesmith 16 points and 8 rebounds, Hield 11 points and 3 rebounds, Nembhard 19 points and 8 assists, Mathurin 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Toppin 13 points and 5 rebounds. Embiid has scored 30+ in 22 straight games, several times in NBA history with Chamberlain and Harden.