No one knows what happened in the Trail Blazers locker room at halftime?
Everyone only saw that when they came back in the third quarter, the Trail Blazers used an unlimited defensive lineup that frightened teams across the league.
MMP! You think too highly of us, right? We are only at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, and you are the defending champions of the dynasty. Can you give me some face?
75ers head coach Brett Brown was completely dumbfounded.
Looking back, the 75 players behind them all had their eyes widened, and each one was so frightened that they turned purple.
"Our defending champion is going to cause trouble by putting up this fight!"
Van Gundy Jr. looked at Philadelphia No. 21 with a look of gloating.
Why do you insist on pretending that you have nothing to do?
It's not good to offend anyone. You have to irritate a man. Now okay, if you annoy that guy, you will be in trouble next time.
This ultimate lineup made it very difficult to defend the 75ers. Even Covington, who barely contributed positive value in the first half, also made frequent mistakes.
As for the offense?
Stop making trouble, everyone knows that when the Trail Blazers send out this lineup, there is only one offensive point on the court, and that is Wang Zelin.
At the beginning of the second half, Wang Zelin started to take crazy shots because he already felt that the game was getting boring and it was time to end it all.
When the Trail Blazers No. 36 kept scoring crazy points from inside and outside, tearing apart the 75-man defense on his own, many old Philadelphia fans were suddenly in a trance.
Four people defend and one attacks!
Such a familiar style of play on the court suddenly brought the memories of many old fans to the beginning of the century, and a figure suddenly flashed in their minds...
That No. 3 fighter who is omnipotent on the offensive end - "The Answer" Allen Iverson!
Times have changed, Iverson has become a thing of the past, and the 75ers have become a famous bad team in the league. Now the entire Philadelphia can only place its hope on Embiid, hoping that he can really lead Philadelphia to rise again.
Facing an opponent like the 75ers, the Trail Blazers only needed to be a little serious and show off a hint of the terror of a war machine, and the field immediately showed a one-sided trend.
There is no way, the gap in hard power is really too big!
Wang Zelin scored 25 points in a single quarter. After three quarters, the Trail Blazers led the 75ers by 38 points, which was almost the same as ending the game early!
After the start of the fourth quarter, it was discovered that Brett Brown kept Embiid on the bench.
He didn't want Embiid to continue taking risks when the game had completely lost its momentum.
What's more, he also saw that Wang Zelin was deliberately targeting Embiid today. If he didn't realize it yet and let Embiid continue to play, the outcome would only be even more disastrous.
There are no shortage of cases in NBA history where super rookies lost confidence once they were beaten, and eventually became mediocre.
The most typical example is Walter Bellamy, the No. 1 pick in the 1961 draft.
This player has scored more than 20,000 points and more than 10,000 rebounds in his career. Only 9 people in history have done this at the same time. In the end, he was selected into the Hall of Fame, but after all, he was just Chamberlain's background.
In his rookie season, Bellamy averaged an astonishing 31.6 points and 19 rebounds per game, which once made everyone think that he would be the next Chamberlain.
Under endless adulation, this guy really got carried away and chose to die to provoke Chamberlain.
As you can imagine, the annoyed Chamberlain brutally killed Bellamy in the first half of the last game.
Unfortunately, the league had not introduced blocking data at that time, but according to eyewitnesses, Bellamy had all 9 shots blocked by Chamberlain in the first half, with zero blocks in the half.
In the second half, Chamberlain, who was tired of playing, told Bellamy: Okay, you can score now.
How extremely humiliating is this?
At the end of the game, Bellamy only scored 14 points, 6 rebounds and 5 fouls, and his mentality collapsed on the spot.
On the other hand, Chamberlain scored 51 points, 24 rebounds, and at least double-digit blocks in that game.
From then on, Bellamy began to decline, never recovered, and was at his peak as a rookie. The super talent that everyone praised before has never been realized again.
This also reflects the horror of offending superstars, especially superstars at the same position like Chamberlain and Wang Zelin. Once they are targeted, the consequences can be imagined.
No matter how mature Embiid is, he is still just a rookie who was "late" for two years. Brett Brown didn't dare to bet, and neither did Philadelphia.
They had been waiting for several years to finally get such a super star, and they did not want to waste this hard-won hope of comeback.
So, Brett Brown surrenders!
At this time, the live camera showed a close-up of Wang Zelin. The latter looked a little regretful, then waved his hand towards Coach Terry and did not play again.
His statistics tonight were also fixed at 50 points, 19 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 blocks and 2 steals. He was only one rebound away from completing the super achievement of 50+20+5+5.
Come on, it’s another day for obsessive-compulsive fans.
On the bench of the 75th team, Brett Brown saw this scene and was extremely grateful for his wise move.
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At the end of the game, people saw such a disappointed expression on Joel Embiid's face for the first time.
Obviously, even Embiid, a big troll, doesn't seem to be as tough in his heart as he shows on his lips.
There are no super rookies in history who are at the peak of their powers since their debut. They are all ambitious. Faced with the outcome of being mercilessly beaten by their opponents, it would be a lie to say that they are not uncomfortable.
145:101, the Portland Trail Blazers easily defeated 75 people in Philadelphia, with a score difference of 44 points.
As long as their opponents work harder, the Trail Blazers may be able to touch a certain mysterious number tonight.
The 75ers' longest two-game winning streak of the season was ended, while the Trail Blazers celebrated their 23rd win of the season, with a record of 23 wins and 2 losses, leading the league!
Before the game, everyone thought that the Trail Blazers might be able to upset the team if they put up a good fight as the Trail Blazers were having trouble getting used to the Eastern Conference.
But the truth is cruel. Embiid's power is not enough to cause trouble for the Trail Blazers?
Even Wang Zelin only needed to make a slight move to know Embiid's limit. Again...
Michael Taylor looked at Embiid's expression on the TV and couldn't help but feel a little heartbroken.
This may be the first setback Embiid has encountered since officially entering the league.
Although the 75ers lost less and won more before and couldn't change their appearance as a bad team, Embiid's personal performance is absolutely no problem. In just 25 minutes of playing time, he has already produced league all-star insider statistics, which is quite explosive.
Among the rookie players in the past 10 years, the rookie performances of Tyreke Evans in 2010, Blake Griffin in 2011 and Wang Zelin in 2012 were slightly better than him.
But today, Embiid was defeated, so defeated that he didn't even dare to play in the last quarter.
Don't keep saying that rookies are not rookies?
In competitive sports, everything still depends on strength!
Even if you say a thousand words, it can't cover up Embiid's current lack of personal strength when facing a truly strong team.
Now his strength level is only suitable for abusing players, and he can't play high-end games.
Embiid played for 26 minutes in this game. The original plan was definitely to play for more than 30 minutes. How could he expect that the Trail Blazers were so ruthless and had unlimited defense changes in the second half? How could he answer?
If the fight continues, the management of the 75ers will have to worry about whether Embiid will suffer from psychological problems.
In the end, Embiid's personal data was fixed at 15 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block and... an eye-catching 7 turnovers.
In other words, Embiid only scored 2 points and 1 rebound in the second half, and then gained nothing.
Of course, on the surface, this data looks quite satisfactory. After all, he is facing the first player in active duty tonight.
But if you think about it carefully, Embiid's data is actually terrible.
Among the 15 points, nearly half of the points came from free throws. With the bonus of the home whistle, Embiid's free throw power was amazing. After three quarters, he scored 13 free throws and made 7 of 13 free throws. Only then did he score. Double-digit performance.
One thing that must be admitted is that Embiid's ability to draw fouls is indeed very fierce, and he is the kind of person who is not a hit. He mainly relies on his excellent footsteps, which makes people difficult to guard against.
With 20+ playing time this season, he averages almost 8 free throws per game, which is equivalent to about 11+ free throws in 36 minutes.
It's really not an exaggeration. In his previous life, after his average time per game reached 33 minutes in his third season, his number of free throws per game immediately reached more than 10.
But tonight's free throw was obviously abnormal. The league's intention to create stars was so obvious that it was almost blind.
With the help of the referee, he played such an ugly game, and it is possible that Embiid would be so disappointed.
Embiid stood up in frustration and subconsciously glanced at Wang Zelin in the other half.
At this time, Wang Zelin was celebrating with his teammates and planned to be interviewed by on-site reporters.
Embiid pursed his lips and clenched his fists unwillingly.
What a shame for messing with Frank!
The young emperor secretly swore in his heart that he would remember today's game in his heart forever, until the day he personally asks Wang Zelin to regain his place.
Hum, don't bully a young man into poverty, I will kill you in three years!
(End of chapter)
