On April 13, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ushered in the game between the Magic and the 76ers. This undoubtedly exposed their inconsistency in the game. Despite currently sitting fifth in the East, their lead is not secure. The core leader of the team, Banchero, as a second-year rookie, has occasionally shown strong fighting ability, but overall, his performance still seems to be a little up and down.
On the other hand, the 76ers have been on a winning streak recently, winning six in a row. Especially after the return of core player Embiid, they have not tasted defeat. Despite this, the 76ers are still in seventh place in the East, in the play-in zone, which is clearly not their ultimate goal. In this game, the 76ers cannot afford to lose, once they lose, they will definitely not have a chance to hit the top six in the East, so in the remaining two games of the season, they will go all out to strive to be among the top six in the East and win greater security for the playoffs. Although the Magic are known for their tough defense, they struggle to find a player to compete with Embiid on the inside.
Both sides started the game a little slowly, with Carter Jr. opening the game with back-to-back dunks under the basket for the Magic, while Embiid responded with a series of lethal offenses. The 76ers then launched an onslaught from the perimeter, unleashing an 11-0 spurt to quickly build a double-digit lead. After that, the two sides fought fiercely around the 10-point difference, and the 76ers further extended their lead with consecutive outside shots, ending the first quarter with a 13-point advantage. Entering the second quarter, the Magic relied on the excellent play of the bench players to gradually close the gap, but Embiid's all-round play on the inside and outside kept the 76ers in the lead. However, in an offense, Embiid left the court with a suspected injury, making the game suspense again. At halftime, the Magic managed to close the gap to six points.
At the start of the second half, Embiid returned to the court, greatly boosting the confidence of the other players of the 76ers, who quickly pulled forward with a 14-5 offensive wave to open the score again. Although the Magic tried to stop the bleeding with consecutive three-pointers, the two sides were still in a tug-of-war. The 76ers have always maintained a lead of more than a dozen points with their stable play. In the final quarter, Big and Small Wagner teamed up to help the Magic team narrow the margin to single digits. However, Maxey played well at the critical moment, scoring 9 points in a row by shooting 1 person inside and outside, and stopped the bleeding for the 76ers. In the end, the 76ers won the game with a score of 125-113 over the Magic.
In this game, Embiid made 10 of 23 shots, got 32 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists, Maxey also shot 10 of 19, got 28 points and 3 assists, Oubre became a wonder soldier, cutting 21 points and 9 rebounds, Harris scored 14 points, the 76ers won the game, and in another matchup in the East, the Pacers lost to the Cavaliers in the card battle, Magic, 76ers, The Pacers have the same record, the Magic are fifth, the 76ers are sixth, and the Pacers fall to seventh in the East, and in the final game, the 76ers face the Nets, the weaker team in the East, and it will be another big win. But the Magic have to face the Bucks, who are second in the East, and although Brother Alphabet is absent, it will be difficult for the Magic to win, after all, the Bucks don't want to meet the 76ers in the first round. Once the Magic loses, then the 76ers are likely to come to fifth place in the East!
At the same time, the Knicks narrowly beat the Nets, he led the Cavaliers by 0.6 wins, in the last game, the Knicks and the Cavaliers' opponents are both fish belly teams, with a high probability of winning, so that the top four in the East are basically determined, respectively, the Green Army, the Bucks, the Knicks, the Bucks, the 76ers are likely to hit the fifth in the East, the Pacers are ranked sixth if they beat the Hawks, the Magic is sixth if they lose to the Hawks, the Pacers are seventh, the eighth is the Heat, the ninth Bulls, and the tenth Hawks.