At 8:00 a.m. Beijing time on December 16, the NBA regular season ushered in a very interesting battle between Eastern Conference teams, with the Pistons challenging the 76ers away. The two teams had already faced off once a few days earlier, and after losing to the 76ers by double-digit points last time out, the Pistons' record has fallen to 2-22 and a 21-game losing streak. Not only that, but the team has also suffered some injuries, with Bagley, Duren and Morris all sidelined. It is worth mentioning that the Pistons' 21-game losing streak is not only the longest losing streak in team history, but also equals the longest losing streak across seasons in team history. Despite the veteran Bogdanovic's return in a few games, he averaged 20 per game6 points and 41% three-point shooting. But in the face of the recent wave of fixtures with such a large gap in strength on paper, it is difficult for him to lead the team to a victory.
On the other side, the 76ers returned to the third place in the East after a wave of four consecutive wins. In the past 10 games, the 76ers' overall net efficiency ranks first in the league. It also has to do with their well-balanced and outstanding performance on both the offensive and defensive ends, with the 76ers having an offensive efficiency of 1213, ranked 2nd in the league. Defensive efficiency has 1119, in the 9th position in the league. Not only that, but the 76ers are averaging a league-high 28 per game4 free throws, a statistic that was almost single-handedly pulled up by Embiid. So far this season, Embiid has averaged 11 per game6 free throws, which is also on par with his last two seasons. The starting lineups for this game were Bogdanovic, Stewart, Osar, Cunningham and Hayes. The 76ers fielded Embiid, Maxey, Harris, Melton and Batum.
At the beginning of the first quarter, Embiid hit an easy mid-range shot at the beginning, and Maxiri scored seven points in a row on a lay-out shot. Pistons veteran Bogdanovic broke through to make it 2+1, and Osar also scored a layup. The 76ers' Harris scored six points in a row to make a layup, and Embiid made a foul and made a free throw, and soon established a double-digit lead. The Pistons' offense stalled early and failed to score for nearly six minutes. It was the veteran Bogdanovic who struggled to support, scoring 5 points in a row to break the scoring drought with both inside and outside, and Sturt also hit the mid-range. At the end of the period, Embiid scored six points in a row under the basket to stabilize the advantage. The first quarter ended with the 76ers leading the Pistons by four points, 26-22.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Oubre's offense was hot, and he used his physical advantage to score 4 points in a row, Morris followed up with 2 three-pointers, and Maxey scored 4 points with a sudden shot. The Pistons scored 2 points after Burks broke through to the layup after 2 minutes of the game, and Hayes, Burks, and Wiseman also scored mid-range and breakthrough successively. But soon the Pistons collapsed on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, Morris and Oubre hit another three-pointer one after another, and Embiid came out to close the game in the final period, shooting 0-of-4 but scoring 8 free throws and scoring 8 points. led the team to play a wave of 15-2 to open up the difference. At halftime, the 76ers led the Pistons by 22 points, 61-39.
In the halftime statistics, Embiid scored 20 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists on 5-of-12 shooting, 1 steal and 1 block. Maxey finished with 11 points, one rebound and two assists on 4-of-11 shooting. Harris had 9 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block. Morris had nine points, two rebounds and one assist. On the Pistons' side, Bogdanovic had 12 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists on 4-of-10 shooting. Hayes had five points, four rebounds and one assist. Osar had four points and one rebound. Cunningham had 2 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. Wiseman had eight points and seven rebounds.
In the second half of the game, Pistons Cunningham and Bogdanovic scored mid-range jumpers one after another. The 76ers were also able to keep up with the rhythm, with Batum and Maxey scoring layups one after another. Embiid broke out again, hitting two three-pointers in a row, and scoring six free throws in a single quarter to score 15 points in a row. Maxey firmly attacked the basket and scored 8 points in a row. The Pistons' offense stalled again, and it wasn't until the last 3 minutes that Pistons Ivey scored 2+1 to break the scoring drought. Marcus scored four points in a row to chase down the points. The third quarter ended with Oubre scoring a breakaway dunk and the 76ers led the Pistons by 32 points, 94-62.
In the final quarter of the game, the 76ers also changed to the bench early, Morris hit two three-pointers in the opening game, the Pistons inside Wiseman and Stewart scored one after another under the basket, and Sussell hit a three-point shot from the outside. The 76ers Martin Jr. scored four straight points. There was not enough time to play, and in the end, the 76ers defeated the Pistons 124-92!The Pistons also suffered a 22-game losing streak!
In the game, Embiid scored 35 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists on 9-of-19 shooting, and 2 steals and 4 blocks on the defensive end. In this game, Embiid scored 30+ points and 10+ rebounds in the third quarter, and Embiid has scored 30+10 data in 9 consecutive games, breaking Chamberlain's ancient record and becoming the first in the history of the 76ers!Maxey finished with 19 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists and 2 steals on 7-of-16 shooting. Harris finished with 13 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 1 block on 4-of-8 shooting. Morris had 15 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. Oubre had 11 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist. Jayden had nine points, two rebounds and three assists. On the Pistons' side, Bogdanovic finished with 17 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists on 6-of-12 shooting. Osar had eight points and three rebounds. Wiseman had 20 points and 13 rebounds. Ivey had 13 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. Cunningham had 4 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
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