Third success in a row for the Sixerseasy home winners of the Kings (123-103), who were on the fourth leg of their six-game Eastern Conference road trip.
The men of mike brown, on the road for a week now, immediately appeared tired, drained and devoid of the slightest energy, short on all shots and in their intentions on both sides of the field. Like this nightmarish first half, during which they recorded more ball losses (12) than passes (9), while the 76ers were diabolically effective on offense (59% on shots including 53 % from behind the arc, 21 assists on 26 shots), offering a 25-point lead at the break (80-55), and at the same time a very quiet second period.
In summary, the Kings, weighed down by their clumsiness (38/92, including 10/42 at 3-pts), did not exist and logically bowed. A finding ultimately not so surprising for a team playing its fourth straight away game in the space of a week.
For their part, the 76ers, along with the Knicks and the Nets, are clearly the in-form team in the Eastern Conference at the moment and are getting closer and closer to the podium, while Joel Embiid plays perhaps the best basketball. of his career, that James Harden is gaining momentum and that the return of Tyrese Maxey is not so far away.
WHAT YOU MUST REMEMBER
– De’Aaron Fox transparent for his comeback. Absent in his team’s last two outings, in Cleveland and then New York, “Swipa” ultimately embodied the Kings’ helplessness in this encounter. In 29 minutes, he was neither profitable nor efficient, with 13 points on 15 shots, for a single assist but 3 ball losses. The lack of rhythm was obvious, and it was the whole attack of his team that suffered.
TOPS & FLOPS
✅ Joel Embiid and James Harden. At halftime, the first was already at 21 points, when the second had already validated a double-double with 17 points and 10 assists. In the end, 31 points and 7 rebounds for the 76ers pivot, and 21 points, 15 assists and 5 steals (but 6 ball losses) for his “pick-and-roll” sidekick, who confirms a certain rise in power since his return from injury. The two Philly stars have led the way in this rout inflicted on the Kings, and their offensive connection is getting better game after game.
✅ Domantas Sabonis. For the fifth time in a row, the Kings’ Lithuanian pivot signed a double-double, this time with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Ultra effective near the circle (8/10 on shots, 6/7 on free throws) and in the distribution with 5 assists, “Domas” on the other hand displayed more difficulties on the other side, in defense against Joel Embiid in particular, committing his 4 faults against the pivot of the 76ers. But overall, and as since the start of the Kings’ road trip, he was his team’s best player on the floor.
✅ Malik Monk. Passed completely through his game at Madison Square Garden, the sixth man of the Kings has caught up with 16 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists off the bench. Interesting for his “playmaking”, the former Hornets and Lakers player was also very aggressive towards the circle, collecting 7 free throws, all converted.
⛔️ Davion Mitchell. In even greater proportions than the one for which he is the lining on the post of leader, De’Aaron Fox, the muscular Davion Mitchell missed: 2 points to 1/8 on shots. Even his defense on the man, his most secure business usually, was not transcendent against the backs of the 76ers, even if he still recorded 2 counters. In the end, only 4 assists are to be noted among the positive points of his match.
THE FOLLOWING
– 76ers (15-12): reception of the Warriors, on the night of Friday to Saturday (01:30)
– Kings (14-12): back-to-back in Toronto (01:30 a.m.)
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