Embiid shows off all-round technology! The Nuggets started a three-point rain in the final quarter to take away the game; Towns became "Mr. 60 Points" and led the team to a 149-139 victory over the Spurs; "Bo Shen" supported the Wizards to attack and defend, and the Warriors lost their opponents in the second quarter.
MVP candidates have a head-on conversation! Hyland's key three-pointer completed the turmoil
After two years and four months, two of the league's best center players finally went head-to-head in the regular season. The two are now in the top two of the MVP rankings, and the regular season of the season is about to end, and this focus dialogue near the end of the season is bound to affect the voters' decision of "who should be the MVP of the 2021-2022 season".
In his own arena, Joel Embiid took the lead in the form. He scored 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting in the first quarter and scored three of his four athletic goals from mid-range shots in the top-of-arc zone. The 76ers have a characteristic, hormone hi can hold the ball to initiate more people, so Jokic had to be mentioned to a very high position to defend, but the team in the task of protecting the basket, or need to be undertaken by him, which led to him always being hung by the 76ers players, which gave Embiid, as well as other 76ers players a good mid-range shooting opportunity. In the first quarter, Philadelphia's role players shot 50 percent of their three-point shooting percentage, paying a very high price for the visiting team.
The three-pointer gets better and falls fast. By the second quarter, the 76ers' three-pointers immediately fell to more than 20 percent, and the entire team's offensive firepower fell sharply. Especially during the period when Embiid led the team alone, the Nuggets boldly wrapped up embiid, Embiid himself not only had a hard time completing the shot, but also the players who were ambushed on the outside had difficulty completing the response, and the 76ers experienced a four-minute scoring drought in the second quarter.
Joel Embiid showed more of his shooting skills in this game, shooting 3 of 4 from mid-range, 3 of 3 three-pointers into the net, and a total of 34 points and 9 rebounds in 36 minutes of playing time. In contrast, "Mr. Yo" showed more of his function as the "core engine of the team", he took off the rebound several times (a 12 backcourt rebound in the whole game), after a few dribbles, immediately went on the ball to the nuggets players who were fast, the 76ers retreated fast, it was impossible to keep up with his passing, the whole game, "Serbian little fat man" totaled 22 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists, 5 mistakes were a little more, but it was harmless.
In the last quarter, the Nuggets rained three-pointers, the whole team made 8 three-point shots, only 1 goal was conceded, of which the 21-year-old YoungSter Hyland alone shot 4 of them, especially the last three-pointer, directly helped the Nuggets complete the rebound in the last 2 minutes, the 76ers did not respond effectively in the last minute, and finally lost to the opponent at home with a difference of 110-114 and 4 points.
Towns showed off his all-round offensive skills, scoring 60 points in a single game after O'Neal!
The center players who shine today are not only Jokic and Embiid, but also Anthony Downs, who won big at San Antonio. In the first two games, Towns played very average on the offensive end (at least relative to his own level), and none of the two games shot more than 45% of the shots, and the total score did not exceed 37 points, which is a very stark contrast to today's "performance of the century".
Towns' scoring performance began almost immediately after the game whistle sounded (unlike Russell, who scored 15 points in the first quarter and only 4 in the last three quarters). Spurs starting center - Peltel is simply inferior to Downs in terms of athleticism, which gives Downs very good room to play. Judging from the content of the game, as long as Towns is in a high position, he can complete the offense in any way, he can use the footsteps of the defender to complete the three-pointer, or directly do not dribble against the person to shoot three points. When Peltel is shaken by his fake moves, he can also drive straight into the basket, even if he does not hold the ball in the high position, he can complete the empty cut dunk.
In the paint, Towns also has good weight, strength, and foot, and although Peltel is the best basket guard in the league, it is difficult to keep up with his pace under the basket. By the third quarter, Downs's feel reached a climax, conceding only 3 of his 13 shots, including five three-pointers, scoring 32 points in a single quarter, and scoring a total of 60 points and 17 rebounds, becoming another center player after O'Neal to score 60 points in a single game.
Curry's birthday day and night "chasing dreams" returned! Golden State Elementary Schoolers scored the second highest score of the season
With the two brothers who have the most tacit understanding of their partners (Klay Thompson and Draymond Green), plus today is his birthday, Curry has played the second single-game explosion of the season. In the whole game, he cut a total of 47 + 6 + 6 data, the most desperate thing is that in the fourth quarter, he took 5 minutes to take a full 13 points, the schoolboy who made the whole league shudder seems to have returned in this game.
The Wizards actually played very well today, shooting a decent three-point shooting percentage (38.5 percent) and giving out 26 assists, with six players scoring in double figures. Porzingis played a clear role on both ends of the offensive end, shooting 7-of-13 from the offensive end, scoring a team-high 25 points, creating 10 free throw opportunities, plus-minus was also the highest in the team, and there is no doubt that he is the best player played by the Wizards in this game.
However, the tide of the Warriors' offense is too fierce, the second quarter began, Curry began to erupt, a single quarter cut 12 points, the point difference has been widening step by step from that time, and not only Curry, Poole, Cuminga's state is also very good, helping the team to maintain firepower when Curry is not present, the effect of "chasing dreams" return is also immediate, 20 minutes into the account of 6 points, but there is a team's highest +24 plus-minus value, which shows how great the promotion of Dream Green to the Warriors. The Wizards never found a chance to chase points, and the game actually lost suspense at the end of the third quarter, and in the end, the Warriors won 126-112 against the Wizards and won their fourth consecutive game.