On April 23, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs were in full swing, and a key battle in the East began, with the Philadelphia 76ers challenging the New York Knicks. The 76ers advanced to the playoffs through the playoffs, where they suffered a 104-111 loss in the opening game against the Knicks. In this game, Embiid scored 29 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, but he played very hard and almost had a recurrence of his old injury. Maxey also scored 33 points, but the rotation was outright. The Knicks' rotation combined for 41 points, 22 rebounds and 6 assists, while the 76ers' rotation had only two players scoring and scoring a total of seven points.
The veteran Batum, who had a standout performance in the play-offs, only got three points. In the second round matchup, the Knicks will definitely continue to defend Embiid tightly, limiting Embiid, and the threat of the 76ers will be reduced by more than half. And whether the rotation lineup can stand up and score is still the key to the success or failure of the Knicks.
In the first quarter, the Knicks' defensive effect on Embiid was average, and the Emperor scored 12 points inside and outside the first quarter, and there were 8 rebounds and 2 assists! The Great opened up the group of shooters on the outside and also gained more space, and the whole team scored 5 3-pointers in a single quarter, with a shooting rate of 50%! The whole team scored 25 points in a single quarter; the Knicks created a large number of shooting opportunities inside and outside, but they had no good hand, and many of the shooting opportunities were under huge defensive pressure. At the end of the first quarter, the 76ers led by 7 points at 25-18;
In the second quarter, the Knicks continued to adhere to the defensive strategy, Embiid only got 4 shots in this quarter and scored 4 points, but Maxey stepped up, scored 11 points in a single quarter, and led the team to firmly hold the lead; It can be seen that this section is the battle of the team's second scorer. At halftime, the two teams were tied at 53-49, and the 76ers led by four points into the second half;
Yibian fought again, Embiid hit a jumper, Hatten responded with an empty dunk, Anunoby hit a pull-up jumper, chasing only 2 points! Brunson made a quick stop and hit again, and the two sides returned to the same running line; Embiid stood up at the critical moment and scored 4 points in a row to stabilize the situation; DiVincenzo scored 3 points and shot through the heart, and Lowry responded strongly with 3 points! The two sides went back and forth, and started a tug-of-war around the 3-point difference! Halfway through the quarter, the Knicks played a wave of small climaxes to complete the overtake; Brunson broke through the toss and scored, the Knicks overtook by one point at 68-67 and directly stopped the 76ers! At the end of the third quarter, the Knicks overtook by four points at 76-72;
In the final quarter, Embiid and Maxey scored 4 points in a row to stop the Knicks! After the timeout, Bogdanovic hit 2 consecutive 3-point shots, forcing the 76ers to call a timeout; After the timeout, Oubre hit a quick stop jump shot, McBride made a rebound, Maxey made 2 fouls and made 2 free throws, and McBride made a jump shot to make it 2+1! After that, the 76ers tried to chase the points, Lowry hit a 3-point shot, Maxey cut 4 points in a row, and at the critical moment, Brunson teamed up with Harden to cut 4 points in response, and the two sides fought around the 5-point difference! Embiid teamed up with Maxey to score another 5 points, and the two sides were tied!
At the critical moment, Maxey went down to earth and scored 5 points in a row to lead the team to open up the difference! A dramatic scene came, Brunson's 3-point bounce was reversed, DiVincenzo's 3-point hit again, and the Knicks overtook by 1 point 6-0! Leaving 13.1 seconds for the 76ers! In the end, the Knicks narrowly defeated the 76ers by 104-101 points, stretching the big score to 2-0.
Embiid performed well again in this game, scoring 34 points, 11 boards, 6 assists and 2 blocks, Maxey 35 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists, Harris 10 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, Lowry 6 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, Oubre 4 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, Batum 6 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist;
On the Knicks' side, Hart had 21 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, Brunson 24 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, DiVincenzo 19 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, Hateng 14 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks, Anunoby 8 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block, and McBride had 9 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.