Player of the Game: Joel Embiid with 25 points, 19 rebounds and 4 assists.
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Highlights: Thunder 87-100 Sixers in NBA 2021-2022
Best plays and recap of the 76ers' win over the Thunder to clinch fourth place in the Eastern Conference. Great game by Joel Embiid with a Double-Double.
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The Philadelphia team will still be at home when they host the Cleveland Cavaliers tomorrow, in a duel between 3rd and 4th place in the Eastern Conference. For their part, the Thunder will visit the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night.
Yesterday at the close of the NBA transfer market, the Sixers made an important move for the team by incorporating James Harden and Paul Millsap in exchange for Seth Curry, Andre Drummond and Ben Simmons, Harden will seek to form a lethal duo with Embiid and That will help take weight off the Philadelphia center on offense.
The casualties for this match are as follows: 76ers: Paul Millsap and James Harden. Thunder: Shai Gilgeous Alexander, Aaron Wiggins, KZ Opala, Mike Muscala and Jeremaiah Robinson.
In the last game, this was how both teams lined up: Thunder: Darius Bazley, Tre Mann, Josh Giddey, Ty Jerome and Mamadi Diakite. 76ers: Joel Embiid, Seth Curry, Tyrese Maxey, Tobias Harris and Matisse Thybulle.
This will be the last game of the series, the first of these ended with a victory for Philadelphia by a score of 115 to 103. Being an inter-conference series, it only has two games, so we will see if Philly keeps the series or if it is tied. The 76ers come out as big favorites for this duel.
We're just under an hour before the Thunder-Sixers game kicks off at the Wells Fargo Center. Both quintets will go out in search of victory. Who will make it tonight? Follow our coverage on VAVEL.
In a few moments we will share the starting lineups for the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Philadelphia 76ers, as well as the latest information from the Wells Fargo Center. Do not miss any details of the match with minute by minute and live online from VAVEL.
The 76ers center is leading the team with an average of 29.3 points, 10.9 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game. Embiid has managed to establish himself as a fundamental piece of the team and has become the leader on the floor. Philly's center is a big part of Ben Simmons not being missed and he has carried the team on his shoulders, causing Doc Rivers to center his game around him. This version of Embiid is very good and his high level, added with the other pieces that surround him like Tobias Harris, can get the 76ers to the next round. Joel Embiid has been considered one of the starters for the Eastern Conference All-Star game due to the great season he has had.
The Thunder guard is leading the team and is already the team's top assists and rebounder with an average of 12.1 points, 7.6 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game. Giddey has managed to establish himself as an important piece of the team and has shown that he was a good choice for the team in the 2021 draft. The young promise from Oklahoma has a great future ahead of him and together with Shai Gileous Alexander they will be able to put together a lethal duo that be important in the league.
The Oklahoma team arrives at a time of reconstruction with a record of 17 wins and 37 losses, placing them far from postseason positions. The Thunder arrive after a loss against the Toronto Raptors by a score of 117 to 98. The team is in a period of renewal, some stars have left and the Oklahomans are looking to build a new team capable of fighting for playoff positions with Shai Gilgeous Alexander and Josh Giddey as its main figures. The young promises of the Thunder are going through a great moment and it is expected that their talent added to the offensive capacity of Luguentz Dort and Mike Muscala have a bright future and use this season to continue their development and the coaching staff is capable of building a team with More sorting options.
The Philadelphia team comes off a couple of mixed results against the Suns and Heat. The team has begun to make moves and add new talent to the team, Ben Simmons' stage concluded with the team and James Harden arrives to replace him. The 76ers arrive with a record of 32 wins and 22 losses, placing them in fifth place in the Eastern Conference. The team has implemented a game around Embiid, surrounded by good shooters like Tobias Harris and Danny Green, as well as the talent of Tyresse Maxey, we still don't know if they will move more pieces between now and the end of the transfer window, but we can't rule out further adjustments after the arrival of Harden and the departure of players like Seth Curry and Andre Drummond.
The Wells Fargo Center located in the city of Philadelphia will host this duel between two teams with opposite realities, while the 76ers fight for the top spot in the Eastern Conference, the Thunder are rebuilding to the bottom of the Western Conference . This stadium has a capacity for 19,500 fans and was inaugurated in 1996.
Good day to all VAVEL readers! Welcome to the live broadcast of the Oklahoma City Thunder vs Philadelphia 76ers game, corresponding to the 2021-2022 NBA regular season. The meeting will take place at the Wells Fargo Center at 7 p.m.
