50+8!Embiid set a record, Maxey was 9-of-21, Brunson was 39+13, and the series changed dramatically
On April 26, Beijing time, the 76Vs Knicks moved to Philadelphia in the first round of the series, and the two sides will start a G3 showdown. In the first two rounds of the battle between the two teams, the Knicks took a big 2-0 lead! Therefore, G3 is a life-and-death battle that must be won for the 76ers. Otherwise, they are very likely to be swept out by the Knicks! After two losses, the 76ers lost to the Knicks by a total of 10 points, which shows from the side that the gap between the strength of the two teams is not large! Especially G2, if the 76ers were not unfairly punished, they are very likely to rewrite the big score. After the game, Embiid and Coach Nurse both expressed strong dissatisfaction with the blowing penalty in this game, but this could not change the series score in the slightest! Therefore, the 76ers can only look forward and strive to win the next two home games. Otherwise, they will most likely stop in the first round!
Before the game, ESPN made a prediction on the Knicks VS 76ers G3 win percentage: the Knicks win probability is 42.8%, and the 76ers are 57.2%. So, can the 76ers pull back a game at the G3 home court to rewrite the big score to 1-2? Let's wait and see! In this game, the 76ers sent Oubre, Harris, Embiid, Lowry, and Maxey to start, and the Knicks started Hart, OG Anunoby, Harten, DiVincenzo and Jalen Brunson.
At the beginning of the game, Embiid took the lead in scoring two points, Harris threw and hit, Anunoby opened his hand for three points, Hatten threw and continued, Brunson chased the three-point hand and fell with a knife, and Oubre Thunder dunked it, and the two sides entered the offensive battle! 13-13, 15-15 The two sides are difficult to solve, Hart three-pointer through Young, Oubre Storm dunk in response, Brunson throws an easy shot, Reed eats cake inside, Maxey wears a three-pointer through Young, McBride responds with three points, and the Knicks lead the 76ers by 2 points at 29-27 at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Bojan kicked off with an arrow through his heart, Batum also scored three points in color, Harten threw and scored easily, Payne hit three points one after another, and the 76ers overtook the score! Brunson's three-point shot fell and fell, Embiid scored the ball with a strong attack inside, Anunoby threw and scored, Embiid shot steadily, and the two sides tied again! Brunson hit a three-point shot, Hart threw the icing on the cake, Maxey broke through, DiVincenzo hit a basket, and the Knicks led the 76ers by 3 points at 58-55 at the end of the first half.
First half stats: NixBrunson 17 points and 5 assists on 7-of-15 shooting, Anunoby 11 points, Hart 5 points and 5 rebounds, DiVincenzo 5 points and 3 assists, Miro 2 points and 7 rebounds, Bojan 5 points. The 76ers Embiid had 17 points and five rebounds on 5-of-9 shooting, Maxey had 11 points and one assist, Payne had eight points, Oubre had eight points and three rebounds, and Harris had six points and four rebounds. Throughout the first half, the two sides played inextricably, alternating leads and equalizing many times, which is enough to see that this will be a very anxious battle.
In the third quarter, Hart scored two points on a layup, Embiid ignored the defense and hit a direct shot, Maxey steals a fast-break and dunks to score, Brunson hits a jumper, Maxey wears a three-point 100-step through Young, and Harris dunks and hits! Maxey scores five points in a row to stop the Knicks! Hart hits a layup, Embiid hits three three-pointers in a row, and the difference instantly reaches 10 points! Hart stops the bleeding with three points in time, Lowry responds with three points, and Brunson Hart hits one after another, and finally comes to his senses! Oubre crosses Yang with three hundred steps, Brunson breaks through, Payne, Embiid hit consecutive three-pointers, and the 76ers rained three-pointers! The Knicks trailed the 76ers by 13 points at 85-98 in the third quarter. Embiid went crazy in the third quarter, hitting 4 three-pointers in a single quarter!
In the fourth quarter, Achiuwa vigorously poured the basket to kick off, Maxey scored four points in a row, McBride chased after the three-point jumper, Reed hit one of two free throws, Hatten hit a basket, Embiid hit all three free throws, and the difference returned to double digits! Achiuwa rebounded and went up, Embiid hit a three-point reduction blow! Hart continued to kill three points, Embiid hit two free throws, and the Knicks rained three points from the outside! Lowry stopped the bleeding with two free throws, Maxey hit a shot, Brunson broke through and made two free throws, Hart hit a rebound, Embiid hit two free throws to lock up the win! In the end, the 76ers defeated the Knicks 125-114 at home, and the series score was rewritten to 1-2.
The 76ers defeated the Knicks by 11 points, thus successfully avoiding a big score of 0-3 behind, and the trend of this round of the series has changed dramatically! Facts have proved that the 76ers are not paper tigers, as long as the referee blows the penalty fairly, and Maxey Embiid plays normally, they have the absolute strength to wrestle with the Knicks! The 76ers have made a good start at home, and they have also ushered in Embiid, who has been a god of heaven, and Embiid, who kills all sides on the offensive end, will be the key to their victory in this round of the series. As long as Embiid can maintain today's king style, it is not impossible for the 76ers to eliminate the Knicks and advance to the second round!
In this game, Embiid shot 13 of 19 from the field, 5 of 7 three-pointers, 19 of 21 free throws, 50 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block, plus or minus +16 championships, and 50 points set a new career high in the playoffs! Maxey shot 9 of 21, 25 points and 7 assists, Oubre 15 points and 7 rebounds, Lowry 9 points and 4 assists, Payne 11 points, Batum 4 points and 6 rebounds.
Knicks Brunson had 39 points and 13 rebounds, Hart had 20 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Anunoby had 17 points and 4 rebounds, Hatten had 14 points and 4 rebounds, and DiVincenzo had 5 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.