The second quarter began, and Hector grabbed an offensive rebound and made a two-point shot 20-25! These were his first points of the game. Then Embiid makes a layup after receiving a pass from Richardson. 20-27!
After a missed 3PT shot by Hector, Ferell recovered the rebound; he made the pass to Hector in the low post with Embiid on his back. He didn't try to force his way through this time; he made a simple but effective hook shot. Embiid did not expect it, so he could not defend; the shot was successful. 22-27!
Embiid attempted a shot, but Hector defended the shot well. Hector later tried to fight with Embiid on the rebound but was unsuccessful. Hector left the field satisfied with his performance and was replaced by Holmes.
Embiid after an extra basket, and both will make their appearances on the court simultaneously. With 4:20 left on the clock, the score was 27-38 for the Sixers.
The Kings made a basket, and Hector got the ball in the post-up. He gets in front of the basket and tries a penetration in force; he is so fast that 4embbid cannot prevent it and puts a dunk. 31-38! Hield then makes two points shot with Joseph's assist.
Embiid receives the ball at the low post, and he tries to pass the defense of Hector, but he finds nowhere to pass; he attempts a pass, but Hector manages to get ahead of the ball; Bogdanovic recovers the ball, but he has stolen the ball in return. Embiid receives the ball again but manages to push Hector to the personal foul. It will put only one free throw out of two.
The Kings managed to come back to tie it 39-39. Hector, unfortunately, does a foul shoot on Embiid; he succeeds in his two free throws. 39-41!
Hector receives the ball from Bogdanovic on an attack at midrange; he feels that the marking is not tightening, so he shoots directly. 41-41! After a missed layup by Ennis, he took the rebound, but Simons fouled him now. It's rare, but he will miss both free throws. Embiid recovers the rebound and quickly passes to Simons, who finds Richardson and makes his layup.
Hield gets the ball up, tries a pick and rolls with Bogdanovic, and enters the key area, but he sees Hector stand out towards the corner. He made the pass, and the Kings returned in front 44-43!
There are a few seconds left to play. Embiid puts his two free throws on him. He tries to counter Embiid but makes a crowd. He was replaced by Bjelica but received praise from Wharton and the other teammates. And with an extra basket from each team, the buzzer sounded at the end of the quarter, ending with a one-point advantage for Philadelphia 46-47.
At the beginning of the quarter, Hector is on the bench; he watches helplessly at the rise of Embiid; he wants to rub the best, but seeing Embiid in this state makes him competitive. He is in the process of tormenting Holmes and already has 6 points and a block since the resumption while causing two crowds. Hector didn't return from the quarter because Deadmon just returned from injury, so he ate some of his playing time. The Kings started little by little in the rhythm of the Sixers, and at the end of the quarter, Sacramento was led 65-76.
He returned to the field at the beginning of the last quarter; Embiid was still on the court and hadn't cooled down. He makes a pull-up jumper on a pick-and-pop with James and takes the rebound after a missed shot by Hector.
Thybulle puts in two free throws, Bjelica makes a dunk, and the score goes up to 71-80.
Hector tried to defend Embiid at 3PT, but he did not go up because he did not want to risk a foul, but Embiid succeeded his shot 71-83! During this period, Hector will put in 7 points and 4 rebounds. He will finish with a decent performance of 18 pts, 6reb 2stl, and 1blk. With 10 minutes left until the end of the game, the 76ers will not be worried despite the burst of pride of the Kings.
Embiid looks for Hector and thinks: This guy has potential, but it's all right. He exchanges his jersey and looks at the number 26 of his purple jersey. This jersey will cause him headaches in the future, but that's for another time.