Embiid blasted 50 12 776 people refused to pull off an upset, Maxey 26 7, and Poole scored 23 points to stand out
At 8 a.m. Beijing time on August 7, the official NBA game has entered the white-hot stage, and the Washington Wizards will face the 76ers Philadelphia on their home court. Before this game, the 76ers had achieved a 12-7 record, and at the beginning of the season, the 76ers used to occupy the top spot in the Eastern Conference, Embiid is still a strong player at the MVP level, and the same is true for Maxey, who has a lot of scoring points, and Oubre, Harris, Melton and others also have the ability to attack independently. But the 76ers have had a slew of injuries recently, and Oubre will be back on the team after missing 11 rounds due to an accident, and 76ers head coach Nurse said to Oubre
Oubre trained with the team, he did well in training, he could break the basket, he could run on the court, he could give it his all on the court, he was still very fit. Judging by his performances in training, it seems that he has never been injured. Also, before this game, they were in second place in the East with a 3-16 record. This summer, with Beal's departure, the Wizards have been relegated to the bottom of the team, and they have had to compete for a championship with their own strength. Originally, they thought that the traded Poole would be able to carry them on, but Poole disappointed everyone, which disappointed everyone, and no one knew if the genius would make such a choice.
In this game, the Wizards have Avdija, Kuzma, Poole, and Tyus Jones. For the 76ers, the starters included Embiid, Maxey, Harris, Melton, and Batum, all of whom came off the bench. Embiid scored on a mid-range shot, Embiid scored in a row in the Gafford box near the basket, Poole scored with his teammate on a layup, so did Maxey, he rushed straight to the basket and scored a layup, Koulibaly jumped high in the box, Oubre scored, and Gallinari hit a 45° three-point shot.
The two teams fell into a stalemate in the first quarter, the two sides went back and forth, and no one took advantage, and in the final quarter, the Wizards led the 76ers by 4 points with a score of 29-25. At the beginning of the second quarter, a throw near the Avdija box gave the Wizards the victory, Beverley hit a mid-range shot, Morris broke through to score, and Kisbert hit a long-range three-pointer, and the Wizards launched a wave of offense in the opening game to extend the score to double digits. The 76ers also reacted at this time, Embiid made mid-range shots, each time with a 11-point lead at halftime, and quickly pulled the score back.
Maxey also showed his aggressiveness on the court during the game, scoring multiple hoops to foul opponents and completing a shot from the free throw line. At the end of the first half, the Wizards led the 76ers by two points with a score of 62:60. In the first half, Embiid grabbed 26 and six rebounds, while Maxey had 11 and three assists. Embiid's three-point shot kicked off the third quarter, Harris and Maxey hit two mid-range shots in succession, Gafford hit the inside, Batum scored three points, Maxey broke through, layup 2+1, Avdija also played 2+1 inside, Embiid was in good shape, in his third quarter, he got 13 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2+1, the two sides have been narrowing the gap, but Embiid is in good shape, he got 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in the third quarter.
After three quarters of battle, the 76ers outscored the Wizards by four points at a 99-95 advantage. At the beginning of the second half, the two teams were in a stalemate, and the offensive efficiency of both teams was declining, but the game was still very close, the 76ers had a four-point advantage before the end of the game, Embiid scored four points in a row, and the Magic failed to overtake, and the 76ers won three games with a narrow advantage of 131-126.
In terms of technical statistics for the 76ers, the 76ers scored 50 points with Joel Embiid and 12 rebounds and 7 assists;Tyrese Maxey had 26 rebounds and seven rebounds. Danthony Melton with 19 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, and Kelly Oubre with 12 points;Nicholas Batum had nine points, six rebounds and five assists. 6 points, 6 rebounds and 2 steals of Tobias Harris;Patrick Beverley had five points, four rebounds and four assists. In Washington, Jordan Poole scored 23 points;Tyus Jones had 20 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 blocks. 18,6 rebounds,4 assists,2 blocks,Daniel Gafford ;Kyle Kuzma had 16 points, three rebounds and seven assists. 16 rebounds, 3 rebounds, Corey Kisper;Billal Curibaly had 14 rebounds, 3 rebounds, 3 blocks, 8 assists for Deni Avdija;Danilo Gallinari grabbed seven and grabbed six rebounds.