Philadelphia heads to the second round.
The Philadelphia 76ers won 96-88 against the Brooklyn Nets in Game 4 of the 1st round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs held at the Barclays Center in New York on the 23rd (Korean time).
Philadelphia, which overcame the aftermath of Joel Embiid’s (knee injury) absence, passed the first round with a 4-game win and became the first team to advance to the second round. The opponent in the second round is the winner of the Boston-Atlanta series. Brooklyn also lost Game 4 and exited the playoff stage early.
Philadelphia led the team to victory with Tobias Harris pouring in 25 points and 12 rebounds. James Harden suffered from field hunting, but coordinated the attack by posting 17 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists, and Paul Reed, who started in place of Embiid, recorded 10 points and 15 rebounds.
Brooklyn had Spencer Dinwiddie with 19 points and 6 assists and Nicholas Claxton with 19 points and 12 rebounds, but could not prevent the loss. 메이저사이트
Brooklyn started off well early in the game. Dinwiddie’s consecutive 3-point shots made Brooklyn widen the gap with Nicholas Claxton’s dunk. Philadelphia, which was being dragged, extinguished the urgent fire by scoring points with Harden and Harris free throws. Philadelphia, which pursued, finished the first quarter with a score of 22-29.
As the second quarter began, Philadelphia, led by Maxie, caught up to the bottom of the chin. However, Philadelphia did not score an extra point and did not make it to the reverse, and Brooklyn ran away again. Harris and Harden scored again, and Philadelphia finished the second quarter with a score of 40-48.
It was the third quarter that turned the tide. Philadelphia was pushed back by a double-digit score at the beginning of the third quarter, but changed the mood with Harden and PJ Tucker’s outer guns. Afterwards, Philadelphia, which raised its energy level, took the lead by holding Brooklyn scoreless for nearly six minutes. Philadelphia, who was excited by Maxie, who raised the pace, finished the third quarter with a score of 66-63.
However, Brooklyn did not collapse easily either. In the 4th quarter, Brooklyn, who aimed to change the flow, tied the score with Royce O’Neill’s 3-point shot, and the two teams played a fierce seesaw game. The team that had the upper hand in the melee was Philadelphia, where Harris’ Andrew played. D’Anthony Melton added strength to the team with two 3-point shots like Altoran.
Philadelphia, whose energy level was raised by Reed and Melton, ran away step by step with good performance in defense. Melton’s free throw brought the score to 87-76. Brooklyn was unable to counterattack, and Philadelphia, which seized the victory, put a wedge in the game with Harris’ 3-point shot.