On April 23, Beijing time, the Philadelphia 76ers lost 101-104 to the New York Knicks, falling behind 0-2. Philadelphia led by 7 points in the first quarter, Philadelphia led by 4 points after the second quarter, the Knicks overtook by 5 points after the third quarter, and the Knicks once led to 8 points in the final quarter and were equalized by Philadelphia, with 13.1 seconds left The Knicks overtook 6-0, and Embiid missed the draw.
In this game, Embiid continued to play with injuries, his left knee was still wrapped in an elastic band, and in the first quarter, he felt good from the three-point line, and scored 12 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block on 2-of-3 shooting, but only one of the 3 shots near the free throw line was hit, and the free throw hand was also rarely inaccurate. Maxey didn't play the full 12 minutes because of the symptoms of a cold, and he scored 9 points and 2 assists in 9 minutes without being knocked down by illness, and these two are the key to Philadelphia's lead.
In the second quarter, Hart's three-point feel is undiminished, the single quarter is 3 of 3, his every three points can trigger the shouts of the home fans, he has 12 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block in a single quarter, he played a full 24 minutes in the first half, 7 of 12, 4 of 5 three-pointers scored 19 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, Philadelphia once opened to 10 points and was narrowed to 3 points by him. Embiid had 16+10 in the half, Maxey had 20 points and 5 assists in the half, and Brunson had only 13 points in the half (4-of-14).
In the third quarter, Devin suddenly broke out and scored 7 points in a row to help the Knicks play 19-14 to overtake directly, Hart quickly made a foul, and Brunson leaned back to hit the Knicks to achieve the overtake. Brunson was able to overtake 6 of 21 + 3 of 3 in the third quarter, which shows that Nass's defensive strategy has failed, because Devin was 4 of 7 + 3 of 5 three-pointers, Hart was 7 of 14 + 4 of 6 three-pointers, and Harden had 10 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks in a single quarter, which limited Brunson from letting go of more people alone.
In the final quarter, the Knicks quickly opened up to an 8-point gap, Maxey broke through and Embiid a 2+1, Philadelphia played a wave of 12-4 to equalize, and Thibodeau paused. Harden came back to the basket and hit, Lowry rebounded and made two fouls and made one free throw, Philadelphia overtook by 1 point again after Maxey hit a jumper, Sidi cooperated with Maxey to stop the Knicks with a three-point shot, Brunson grabbed a three-point shot, Hart stole Maxey and then Diwin hit a three-point shot, the Knicks overtook by 1 point, Maxey broke through and was hatted by Hatten, and fouled Anunoby with 6.1 seconds left, hit both free throws, and Embiid missed a three-point draw.
In the whole game, Embiid scored 34 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists on 12-of-29 shooting, Maxey scored 35 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds on 12-of-22 + three-pointers (5-of-6 in the final quarter scored 15 points), and Cetti combined 69 points, 19 rebounds and 16 assists. Brunson finished with 24 points, eight rebounds and six assists on 8-of-29 + 1-of-6 three-pointers, while Diwin had 19 points and four rebounds.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream