On March 24, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season continued. In a focus battle that just ended, the Lakers welcomed the challenge of the 76ers at home. After 48 minutes of fierce competition, the Lakers finally lost to the 76ers 121:126.
In today's game, two players have become the focus of fan and media attention, that is, 76ers star Harden and Lakers star Westbrook. The two have been teammates in the Thunder and Rockets respectively, have a close personal relationship, and are very good brothers off the court.
In today's game, both performed well and the statistics were strikingly similar. Harden had 24 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and one steal on 7-of-18 shooting, and Westbrook had 24 points, eight rebounds and eight assists on 10-of-20 shooting. In the game, the two staged a "head-to-head kill", and the scene was very warm. After the game, the two also hugged and greeted each other.
In the final moments of the game, there was a very interesting scene on the field. With 39.9 seconds left before the end of the game, the Lakers trailed by six points, and Westbrook first hit a layup and caused a foul, but unfortunately he missed the penalty. After Harden grabbed the rebound, he stopped in place and waited for the Lakers player to foul, and as a result, Wei Shao directly made a steal and made a layup to 2+2, and the point difference instantly came to 4 points. Fortunately, the 76ers still stabilized the victory, otherwise Harden's mistakes in this round would be infinitely magnified.
The current situation of the two teams is different, after today's game, the 76ers are ranked 3rd in the East with 45 wins and 27 losses, their goal is the championship, the Lakers are 31 wins and 42 losses and 9th in the West, and their goal is to make the playoffs.