Embiid continues to miss
After Embiid was injured, the Philadelphia 76ers finally gained a victory and temporarily stabilized their fifth position in the Eastern Conference. The former 76ers, together with the Bucks, could make the Celtics feel the pressure. But now, the Celtics have become outstanding, leading the Bucks, who are third in the Eastern Conference, by 9 wins, and leading the 76ers, who are fifth in the Eastern Conference, by 11.5 games. The gap is clear at a glance. It can be said that the Bucks brought it upon themselves. They should have considered the current situation long ago when they chose Rivers to be the team's head coach.
In this game, the Bucks will challenge the Philadelphia 76ers away from home. Both teams ended their losing streak in the last game, and naturally they don't want to go back to the losing streak. Embiid continues to be absent due to injury, and the team can only rely on Maxi. As for the Bucks, Antetokounmpo played with an injury in this game, which is enough to prove their determination to win.
76ers were defeated
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Bucks were on full fire. Lillard scored 11 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Beasley also had 8 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, and Antetokounmpo had 7 points. With 6 rebounds and 2 assists, the team scored 35 points in a single quarter, while the 76ers at home only scored 21 points, including Maxi with 5 points and 5 assists, and Reed with 7 points and 3 rebounds. After returning from the second quarter, the Bucks continued their form. Portis scored 11 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. Lillard scored 2 three-pointers. Antetokounmpo had 4 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. The team scored another 34 points in a single quarter. point.
76 people seemed a little helpless. Maxey made 3 of 6 shots and scored 9 points, 1 assist and 1 steal. Harris had 6 points and 5 rebounds. The team only scored 27 points in a single quarter. At the end of the half, the Bucks led 69-48 by 76 points. As many as 21 people. In the second half, the 76ers regained their form. Melton scored 11 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist. Oubre scored 7 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Maxi scored 6 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist. The team scored 34 points in a single quarter. point. Antetokounmpo stepped forward and scored 14 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, but the team only scored 26 points and the point difference was narrowed to 13 points.
In the final quarter, which determined the outcome of the game, the Bucks began to defend tightly, and the 76ers completely fell into a scoring drought. Hield hit 2 three-pointers, Maxi scored 4 points and 2 rebounds, and the team only scored 16 points in a single quarter. Antetokounmpo scored 5 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and Lopez scored 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. The team finally defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 119-98 without any suspense.
Antetokounmpo superstar
A 21-point victory once again demonstrated the strength of the combination of Antetokounmpo and Lillard, especially Antetokounmpo, who scored 30 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists on 10 of 17 shots. , a well-deserved superstar. Lillard made 8 of 15 shots and 4 of 8 three-pointers. He had 24 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists. Beasley made 7 of 9 shots and 6 of 7 three-pointers. He also had 20 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. When Antetokounmpo With such a marksman next to Lillard, this Bucks will indeed be competitive. Portis also had 17 points and 5 rebounds, while Lopez had 11 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.
Maxi is still the best player on the team. He made 8 of 19 shots and 3 of 8 three-point shots. He scored 24 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists. However, only one person in the team scored 20+. At this moment, he Embiid should be missed immensely. Hield made 4 of 13 shots, 3 of 9 three-pointers, and only had 11 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists. Reed had 13 points and 8 rebounds. Melton on the bench had 16 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, and Oubre had 12 points and 9 rebounds. 2 assists, Harris only had 8 points and 8 rebounds, Lowry had 3 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. After all, he was not as brave as he once was.