new lord of the rings

Chapter 362 Confident Embiid!

game day.

The Wakovia Center was packed with fans, and it was because of Beede’s appearance, and more because of the recently famous Phoenix Suns coming to Philadelphia. Although Phoenix has lost two games in a row recently, it is still the latest rising team. A strong team, Philadelphia fans hope that the 76ers can rise as quickly as the Phoenix Suns.

The 76ers have been sinking for too many years, but now they have seen the light. Embiid's performance this season has given Philadelphia fans hope. Although they are always worried about Embiid's body, it is better than no hope.

When the players from both sides shook hands before the game, Embiid started to shout: "Hey, Zhang, let's win the championship together next season."

Zhang Xin smiled: "Yes, I will let the Suns management send a trade application to the 76ers. We just need a big man to protect our basket."

Embiid's face froze: "I mean you come to the 76ers..."

Zhang Xin interrupted Embiid's words: "The 76ers don't have the strength to win the championship yet. It's useless for me to come. Look at the current Phoenix team. How about it? Are you interested?"

Zhang Xin looked at Embiid with a smile, teasing Beed a little speechless, Zhang Xin smiled and walked away.

Game start.

76ers head coach Brett Brown's lineup is Joel Embiid, Ersan Ilyasova, Gerald Henderson, Sergio Driggz, Robert Covington.

Coach Brett Brown took over the Philadelphia 2013ers in 14-76. This is his fourth season of coaching. The team's winning percentages in the first three seasons were 23.2%, 22.0%, and 12.2% last season!

Since Iverson, the son of Philadelphia, retired, it seems that Philadelphia really has no successors. The record in the past ten years cannot be seen at all, and it has become the worst mess in the NBA.

But it's no wonder Brett Brown, Philadelphia's strategy is to play badly to win high-ranking rookies, and it turns out that their strategy is correct:
At present, the 76ers have 8 first-round picks and 14 second-round picks in five years, a total of 22 draft picks!
By the 2017-18 season, with Simmons and Embiid one inside and one outside, the 76ers' winning percentage soared to 63.4% and reached the Eastern Conference semifinals!
After years of dormancy, he finally soared into the sky!
The current Philadelphia 76ers have only seen a little light, and it has not yet reached the sky.

The lineup of the Phoenix Suns is Zhang Xin, Rajon Rondo, Paul Gasol, Tyson Chandler, and Devin Booker.

Earl Watson sent two big men to protect the rim. Embiid's deterrence is still there. The young and strong guy with 20+10 data is not good if he doesn't have two old guys. limit.

Zhang Xin smiled secretly when he saw Earl Watson's formation. After all, Watson was still a young coach who couldn't hold his breath. He became so cautious after only losing two games, but being cautious is a good thing. , The saying that there are no weak teams in the NBA is true. Once the opponent finds a rhythm, there are many examples of weak teams defeating strong teams, especially in the regular season.

Paul Gasol and Joel Embiid pick the ball in the middle circle. Embiid is about the same height and arm length as Paul Gasol, but his athletic ability is much stronger. After all, he is still a young boy. , Embiid jumped up and passed the ball to his team.

Pau Gasol secretly admired: It is exactly the same as when I was young!

Gerald Henderson is 196cm tall and entered the league in the 2009 draft. At his peak, he scored 2012 points, 13 assists and 15.5 rebounds in the Hornets in the 2.6-3.7 season. Rondo's defense passed halftime, and after halftime, he handed the ball to Rodriguez. Rodriguez is the brain of this 76ers. He didn't average many points per game, but he was able to hand over 5.1 assists per game.

Rodriguez and Ilyasova made a pick-and-roll in the high position, broke through to the inside, attracted Gasol's help defense, and then put the ball into the air, Embiid made a dunk in the air, and En Beed was very excited, and kept nodding while returning to defense. Embiid is a person with a strong desire to perform, and there was a burst of cheers from the Wakovia Center.

Zhang Xin laughed, and said in a low voice: "This is funny, it's kind of funny, it's not rude to come and go!"

Zhang Xin said hello to Rondo, and Rondo expressed his understanding. Rondo dribbled the ball under the defense of Rodriguez for half court, and handed the ball to Zhang Xin after half court, and Zhang Xin called Gasol to the high post. On the pick-and-roll, Gasol slid down as soon as he blocked and took away Covington. Zhang Xin broke through inside while paying attention to Gasol's slid-down. When Gasol was in position, Zhang Xin threw the ball into the sky. Saul jumped up slightly and pushed the ball into the basket with one hand!

Zhang Xin and Pau Gasol returned Embiid. Zhang Xin smiled at Embiid with a bright smile, but he was mocking. Embiid was a little unconvinced, but Zhang Xin was No.1 in the league after all, and Embiid didn't dare Unfortunately, although Zhang Xin is only a little older than Embiid, Zhang Xin's illustrious military exploits are still deterrent. Zhang Xin's championship ring already wears three fingers, while Embiid is still a rookie.

Embiid quickly returned to the half court with some anger. He didn't wait for the ball, and directly pressed the low post. He wanted to use a low post attack to show his dominance in the low post. Rodriguez understood Embiid's plan and put The ball was dropped in, but Zhang Xin didn't direct his teammates to assist in the defense. He also wanted to see how Embiid's strength was.

Embiid stuck Gasol, Gasol wanted to push Embiid out, but Embiid's footsteps were very solid, it was difficult for Paul Gasol to push Embiid outside, allowing Embiid to get it smoothly The ball, Embiid did not choose to play back singles after receiving the ball, but chose to face the frame, a gesture of shooting, did not shake Gasol, but immediately dropped the ball to the right, and rushed past Gasol, Get a layup under the basket!

Zhang Xin looked at and nodded secretly. Embiid's skills are very delicate. The average center is really not easy to defend against him. He is faster than him and he is not as tall as him. He is taller and stronger than him. It is indeed not a fluke that Embiid can become the candidate for the first center in the next few years.

After successfully breaking through Gasol, Embiid was very proud. When passing by Zhang Xin, he deliberately showed off: "Zhang, how is my technique? Is my breakthrough as smooth as silk?"

Zhang Xin laughed: "Do you want to try my breakthrough?"

"Why not, just let the horse come here!" Embiid is very confident. His footsteps are not slow. Relying on his height and footsteps, he can still defend against some defenders. As for the strikers, he is confident that he can defend many people. Xin is 206cm tall, but only 7cm shorter than himself. Embiid feels that he can keep up with Zhang Xin's footsteps.

(End of this chapter)