The 76ers today beat the Cavaliers 125-119 at home to make them five straight wins and continue to be second in the East with a record of 39 wins and 23 losses.
It is worth mentioning that the 76ers trailed by a maximum of 21 points today, and the First Quarter allowed the Cavaliers to score 43 points and a net loss of 13 points in a single quarter, but they still completed a big reversal and won five consecutive games. For Rivers, the god of reversals, it was not easy to achieve this feat. Thanks to Harden, after getting Harden, Rivers can remove the word.
In today's game, Harden still performed well, Harden played 36 minutes, 6 of 10, 11 of 12 free throws, 25 points, 11 assists and 3 rebounds. Embiid was also good, playing 36 minutes, 7 of 14, 0 of 4 from three-point range, and had 22 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals.
However, the 76ers' best performers today are not the two superstars, but the little-known youngster Maxi. Maxi played 37 minutes today, shooting 10-of-15, including 5-of-6 three-pointers and 8-of-9 from the free throw line, with 33 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, and 33 points to tie his season record.
For Maxi, this is already his fourth consecutive game to cut 20+ and set a personal record for the longest time in his career. Maxi has performed so well in the past 4 games, and Harden is inseparable. After Harden made his debut, Maxi averaged 26.8 points per game, shooting 64.9 percent from the field, averaging five three-pointers per game and shooting 70 percent from the field.
With such a performance, Maxi can be called the Big Three with Harden and Embiid. In contrast, Harris, who earns more than $30 million a year, is also in the back. If Maxi can keep up with this hot form, the 76ers have great hopes of winning the championship this season.
On the Cavaliers side, Garland played 43 minutes, shooting 10-of-22, including 4-of-8 three-pointers, 2-of-2 free throws, 26 points, 4 rebounds, 19 assists and 2 steals, 19 assists set a new season high, and Garland delivered 18 assists in the game against the Thunder on January 16, 2022. Garland's 19 assists also brought Garland to equal James, tied with James as the player with the most assists in a single game in Cavaliers history over the past 20 seasons.
In addition to Garland, the Cavaliers also had 3 people who scored 20+, and O'Corro played 29 minutes, shooting 7 of 8, including 1 of 0 three-pointers, 8 of 9 from the free throw line, and had 22 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and 22 points set a personal season high.