On February 23, Beijing time, after the All-Star Weekend, the second half of the NBA regular season sprint schedule began, and the 76ers sat at home to face the Knicks. Previously, the 76ers had a record of 32 wins and 22 losses, ranking fifth in the East; The Knicks have a 33-22 record and are fourth in the East. The 76ers are 26-8 in Embiid's games this season, and the 76ers have a 6-14 record in the games he missed, Embiid needs to recuperate from the injury for 6-8 weeks, and the 76ers are expected to fall to around the top 10 in the East. In the words of Charania, Embiid is not willing to be reimbursed for the season, so as long as he returns at the end of the season, it means playing for the playoffs with all his might, which is also dangerous for Embiid. Before the trade deadline, the 76ers exchanged for Hield, Payne and others, and signed Lowry at the same time.
The Knicks traded a bunch of water cooler managers for Bogda and Burks before the trade deadline, but due to injuries to the two major forwards, Randle (dislocated shoulder) and Anunoby (elbow injury), they suffered a four-game losing streak to the Mavericks, Pacers, Rockets and Magic. According to a report from New York, neither Anunoby nor Randall have a specific return time, and Randall does not rule out the possibility of surgery, while Anunoby's right elbow injury, which involves the removal of bone crushes, is also more complicated. However, it is more likely that the Knicks will lock the top four in the East, the 76ers behind them will be reversed, the Pacers will be at the bottom of the defense, and the Heat's regular season competitiveness will be average. Knicks starters: Brunson + DiVincenzo + Hart + Achiuwa + Hatten.
76ers starters: Maxey + Hield + Batum + Harris + Reed. After Maxey scored three points in the opening game, the Knicks suddenly made a force: Brunson steals and layups, then assists Hart to hit a three-pointer, and then misplaced to bully Reed, Achiuwa receives a dunk in the air! Hield misses layups, and DiVincenzo makes a three-pointer to stop the 76ers! Achiuwa added a three-pointer in the middle of the period, and Hield finally relied on a three-pointer to help the 76ers stop the bleeding, after which Lowry and Oubre took turns to make layups. In the second half, when the 76ers were only 5 points behind, Hart made a layup + counterattacked and dunked, Burks vs. Maxey, Simms and Hart continued to widen the difference. After Lowry scored a layup at the end of the quarter, Burks hit another three-pointer! At the end of the first quarter, the Knicks led the 76ers 32-21. Although both teams have important core absences, the strength is indeed not in the same level.
Back in the second quarter, Harris and Hield made consecutive layups, and after Bogda scored a jumper, he counterattacked and hit a three-pointer! Lowry was bleeding from the eye and returned to the locker room to accept **, Hart and Bogda took turns to make difficult layups, and the 76ers only Harris barely managed to hold the situation, and Hield couldn't prevent it at all. In the middle of the period, Bogda hit three points, Brunson trained Batum, and Achiuwa also ate cakes in a row, and the difference was stretched to 15 points. In the second half, it rained three points again in Bogda, and the Knicks led by 26 points! It wasn't until the end of the quarter that the 76ers relied on Payne to score 7 points in a row to stop the bleeding! At halftime, the Knicks led the 76ers 69-46, with Bogda scoring 19 points, Hart 13, Achiuwa 11 points and nine rebounds, and Brunson nine points and six assists. On the 76ers' side, Maxey scored 17 points.
At the start of the second half, Maxey's mid-range shot + Hield's three-point shot stopped the Knicks, after Brunson's jumper stopped the bleeding, Maxey hit three points + dodged layup, and Hield also continued to shoot three-pointers! After the 76ers got up, the Knicks hurriedly replaced Bogda, Achiuwa made up for the dunk + Brunson hit three points to widen the difference again, and Nas also got a technical foul! In the second half, it was Maxey who broke through to make kills, and after Lowry fed Martin, he also continued to shoot three-pointers, at the end of the quarter, Maxey made a layup, Bogda responded with three points, and Brunson used free throws to score, and the two teams remained in a tug-of-war at about 10 points. At the end of the third quarter, the Knicks led the 76ers 91-87, Maxey scored 18 points in a single quarter in the third quarter, and Lowry controlled the rhythm, and the 76ers are expected to counterattack.
In the fourth quarter, Lowry continued to feed Hield and hit a three-pointer, and Oubre stopped the Knicks with a layup, chasing only 6 points. At the critical moment, DiVincenzo continued to hit three points, and then hit a layup, plus Achiuwa made a basket, DiVincenzo hit another three-pointer, and the difference instantly reached 14 points. In the last 5 minutes, Hart sealed the win with an empty three-pointer, the 76ers were unable to chase the points, Maxey kept making mistakes in the fourth quarter, and finally the 76ers lost 96-110 to the Knicks, the Knicks ended a four-game losing streak and held the fourth place in the East, and the 76ers lost 11 of their last 13 games.
76ers statistics, Maxey 35 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Hield 14 points and 6 assists, Oubre 14 points and 4 rebounds, Lowry 11 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Harris 7 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. According to Knicks statistics, Brunson had 21 points, 12 assists and 7 turnovers on 5-of-18 shooting, DiVincenzo had 16 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Bogda had 22 points and 3 steals, Achiuwa had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Hart had 18 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.
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