‘Injured Ward’ Philadelphia lost to New Orleans Relegated to 7th place in the East
Oklahoma City beats Miami to lead West
Philadelphia-New Orleans game
The Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) are in crisis ahead of the postseason due to injuries to their starting players.
Philadelphia lost 95-103 to the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2023-2024 NBA regular league home game held at the Wells Fargo Center in Pennsylvania, USA, on the 9th (Korean time).
Philadelphia, which lost its leading stars Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey due to injuries, suffered its third straight loss and 15 losses in 21 games, falling to 7th place in the Eastern Conference (35 wins, 28 losses).To advance directly to the playoffs, you must place in the top six. 파워볼사이트
While Embiid underwent knee surgery, making it difficult for him to participate in the remaining regular season, Maxey was unable to play after hitting his head hard during the game on the 4th.
In addition, Nicolas Batum, Robert Covington, and De’Anthony Melton are also on the injured list.
Philadelphia was behind by as many as 36 points at one point, but started to chase by scoring 34 points in the fourth quarter.
Philadelphia trailed by 5 points, 95-100, with Jeff Dowtin Jr.’s 3-point shot with 45 seconds left.
However, New Orleans responded immediately with Herbert Jones’ 3-point shot and did not allow any further pursuit.
In New Orleans, Zion Williamson led the victory with 23 points and 12 rebounds.
Shai Gilgeous Alexander
In the Western Conference, the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Miami Heat 107-100 thanks to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scoring 37 points.
Oklahoma City, with a record of 44 wins and 19 losses, took the lead in the Western Conference, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves (44 wins, 20 losses) by 0.5 games.
Minnesota, whose key player Karl-Anthony Towns was sidelined due to a knee injury, went to overtime against the Cleveland Cavaliers but lost 104-113.
The Washington Wizards defeated the Charlotte Hornets 112-100, led by Kyle Kuzma (28 points), and won after 16 consecutive losses.
The Wizards failed to avoid last place in the Eastern Conference with 10 wins and 53 losses. 슬롯
