Harden is out
Without James Harden, the Brooklyn Nets still have 3 consecutive wins, Kevin Durant can always come forward at key moments, Mills' help to the team can not be ignored, of course, and the reactivated Griffin, once again proved himself, as long as he plays, he can help the team. However, in this game, the Nets have to face the Philadelphia 76ers, although this team is far inferior to the Nets, but Embiid's lethality on the inside line, the Nets can not limit.
The Philadelphia 76ers suffered two consecutive losses, consecutive losses to the Grizzlies and Heat, which is not a small blow to the morale of this team, so this game, facing the Brooklyn Nets, the first in the East, the 76ers must not be willing to accept the results of three consecutive losses, and they will inevitably go all out to compete for the victory of this game.
Refusal to reverse
The Brooklyn Nets were on their own home, the first quarter was full of firepower, Durant had 10 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Clarkston also had 9 points in the account, facing Embiid was not soft, Mills hit 2 three-pointers, got 6 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, Thomas on the bench was 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, the Nets bombed 39 points in the first quarter, it was simply unstoppable, as for the Philadelphia 76ers, only 25 points were scored. After returning from the second quarter, Embiid rose to chase, scoring 10 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in the quarter, but even so, the point difference was still widening.
Durant only made three shots, but hit two shots, had five points, three rebounds and three assists, and the Nets led the 76ers by as many as 18 points at halftime. In the second half, it was easy to fight again, who would have thought that the huge advantage of 18 points would disappear in the blink of an eye. Embiid shot 5-of-7 in the third quarter, 14 points and 4 rebounds in a single quarter, Curry Jr. also had 11 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, the 76ers blasted 31 points in a single quarter, and the Nets fell into a scoring drought, only 19 points in a single quarter, the point difference directly came to 6 points, and the suspense of the game returned.
In the final quarter of the game, the 76ers continued to chase, and even equalized the score at one point, but Durant directly pulled out, facing Harris to play 3+1, and then Durant assisted Griffin, the empty three-pointers again, the lead came to 7 points. In the end, the Brooklyn Nets beat the Philadelphia 76ers 114-105, successfully winning four consecutive games and giving their opponents three consecutive losses.
Death Scythe
In the most critical moment, the 76ers were in full swing, and in the final quarter of the tie, Kevin Durant once again wielded the Death Scythe and destroyed his opponent with an unreasonable 3+1. After the game, Durant played 39 minutes, 13 of 24 shots, and got a quasi-triple-double of 34 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, which once again let us see his strength. Griffin had 17 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists, Clarkston 17 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks, Mills 14 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and Thomas 11 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
Embiid tried his best, but he couldn't stop a 3-game losing streak, 32 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, you know, he only played 33 minutes. Harris was 11 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, and as the second leader of the team, he only shot 3 of 17 in the whole game, which was really unsatisfactory. Fortunately, Curry Jr. ushered in an outbreak, with 29 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists on 13-of-21 shooting, which helped Embiid very well. Danny Green was in charge of defending Durant, playing 40 minutes, with 8 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block, but it was obvious that it was not so easy to limit Durant.