On February 4, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the 76ers hosted the Nets. Previously, the 76ers had a record of 30 wins and 17 losses, and due to the recent few wins and losses, they have been overtaken by the Knicks and Cavaliers in a row, falling to 5th place in the East. The Nets previously had a 19-28 record and ranked 11th in the East. There is a certain gap between the two teams in terms of records, but the situation of the 76ers is very unoptimistic. According to Charania, Embiid's left knee meniscus valve is displaced and surgery is being considered. According to sources, Embiid's knee has been sore this season, and he has been playing with injuries. Embiid has missed 13 games, and with surgery under consideration, Embiid has effectively dropped out of contention for the MVP and scoring title this season. And the response given by coach Nas is that he does not know the specific situation and waits for the final answer.
Although Embiid was seriously injured after the news, many ** and fans put the blame on the Warriors and Kuminga because the opponent was the Warriors. But in my opinion, Embiid's over-possession of the ball is an overload on his body. He's an injured physique, and as a tall insider, there's really no need to hold the ball too much. Just before this game, the Nets announced that Ben Simmons is not seriously injured and can play in the away game against the 76ers. In addition, New York revealed that the Nets received five first-round picks from multiple teams for Bridges, but the Nets do not plan to trade Bridges. Maxstein confirmed that even if the Rockets are willing to give Jalen Green + back the previous first-round pick for Bridges, the Nets will not agree.
Back to this game, the Nets start: Dinwiddie + Thomas + Bridges + Johnson + Claxton; 76ers starters: Maxey + Oubre + House + Morris Jr. + Reed. At the beginning of the game, Thomas made a fixed-point shot + Bridges made an empty three-pointer, and after Maxey responded with a difficult extreme pull, Morris Jr. and Oubre singled to maintain the situation. In the middle of the period, the Nets began to exert their strength, Claxton dribbled through the back dunk, Simmons assisted O'Neal and Thomas to hit three points in a row, and every time Simmons touched the ball, it would cause the 76ers home fans to boo! In the second half, Lonnie Walker and Thomas singled, and the Nets had a 12-point lead, but fortunately, Maxey led the team to respond with a wave of 6-0 to stop the bleeding. After that, the Nets' Johnson and Walker continued to rain three-pointers, and the 76ers took care of one or the other.
At the end of the quarter, Oubre and Bamba scored sporadically, and after Bridges scored three points, he broke through three steps to complete 2+1. At the end of the first quarter, the Nets led the 76ers 38-22. Back in the second quarter, Bridges continued to score three points, Lonnie Walker scored a 3-point layup, Thomas continued to bombard with three points, and the Nets instantly opened a 25-point difference! The 76ers relied on Martin Jr.'s layup to stop the bleeding, and after that, Morris Jr. and Oubre also broke through in succession, and Oubre's one-handed slam dunk rekindled the enthusiasm of the home fans. The difference between the two teams remained at about 20 points, and in the second half, Maxey and Johnson hit three-pointers, Simmons didn't shoot at all, but Maxey and Beverley also played a small climax, and at halftime, the 76ers trailed the Nets 51-67.
In the first half, Maxey had 16 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and Oubre had 10 points; For the Nets, Bridges had 17 points, Walker had 13 and Thomas had 12. At the beginning of the second half, Thomas scored 8 points on an inside and outside shot, and a wave of waves opened up a 23-point gap again, Oubre made a difficult layup, and the Nets converted to attack Bridges for a dunk. Then he and Maxey hit a three-point shot, and the 76ers relied on Maxey to bite the difference of about 20 points in the middle section, but without Batum, Covington, Melton and others, the 76ers' defense could not limit the Nets from blooming more, Thomas made a basket + borrowed cover to shoot three points, and then ate Bamba alone to complete 2+1, and at the end of the quarter, he and Korkmaz hit a three-point shot. Maxey, who scored 51 points in the last game against the Jazz, had no feeling in the face of the Nets' pinch restrictions.
At the end of the third quarter, the Nets led the 76ers 105-82. Thomas was 8-of-13 in the third quarter and scored 21 points alone! The fourth quarter clearly went into garbage time early, while Lonnie Walker and Dinwiddie were still raining three-pointers, with a margin of as many as 27 points. The Nets' second team continued to widen the difference, and the 76ers eventually lost to the Nets 121-136 at home.
76ers statistics, Maxey 23 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, Oubre 16 points and 4 rebounds, Korkmaz 10 points and 4 rebounds, Springer 11 points and 5 rebounds, Martin Jr. 11 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Beverley 9 points and 9 assists. Nets statistics, little train Thomas 40 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, Claxton 12 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks, Bridges 23 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Lonnie Walker 20 points and 3 assists, Johnson 13 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.
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