One Thousand Two Hundred and Ninety-Two: Two "Brothers" From Philadelphia

Simmons and Embiid's performance today was simply heaven and earth.

Simmons defends well and makes smart offensive choices.

What about Embiid? He has been caught twice in a row by the Grizzlies because of his own actions.

As one of the protagonists of this game, Embiid did not perform as expected.

This makes him look more like a weakling who can only type on the keyboard without any real materials.

Of course, just one offense and one defense will not make Philadelphia fans lose confidence in Embiid.

The Grizzlies are only ahead by one point, which is not even a substantial advantage.

When the 76ers attacked again, Embiid became much more honest.

This time, he just stood at the top of the three-point line and prepared to respond, and had no intention of causing trouble in the low post.

Seeing Embiid being nailed outside the three-point line, Link let out a big sigh.

Embiid's scoring average this season has plummeted, which actually has a lot to do with the 76ers' strategy this season.

Embiid is a player who likes to end offenses in the low post, but because the 76ers have an outside presence who can't shoot three-pointers at all, coupled with the addition of Al Horford, the 76ers' offensive space has been compressed. Extremely narrow!

Among the five starters, three need to finish the offense near the basket.

This kind of strange configuration is the only one in the league. Even the New York Knicks, who are crazy about hoarding power forwards, do not have as narrow an offensive space as the 76ers.

Of course, Embiid and Horford can indeed shoot three-pointers, and it stands to reason that they can also finish the offense away from the basket.

But the three-point skill is just the icing on the cake for Embiid and Horford, not their main means of scoring.

These two still have to be in the low post to exert their greatest power.

But now, they have to treat their side business as their main business, and it's no wonder they can do it comfortably.

You can say that Embiid hasn't improved much this year, but he definitely won't regress.

The average points per game dropped so much,

To put it bluntly, it’s all about configuration and tactics.

When Embiid is outside the three-point line, he cannot exert his greatest power.

As a result, the Grizzlies' defense is at least half relaxed.

Although the war of words between Link and Embiid was fierce a few days ago, from the bottom of his heart, Link recognized Embiid's strength.

That guy's back-up technique is like a living fossil in this era.

If Embiid is really determined to attack in the low post, and the 76ers also equip him with corresponding teammates, then this game will be really difficult to play.

But now Link doesn't have to worry, Embiid has been reduced to an advanced version of an anti-aircraft turret.

Even if he sits in the low post, with his current heated state, he will not be able to play very efficiently.

This time, Simmons still chose to break through and score, and the target was Harris.

Harris averaged 19.4 points per game in Philadelphia this season and is the team's second scoring point.

At the same time, it is also the most important ball-holding point besides Simmons.

After Harris got the ball, he feinted a shot and knocked away Brooks who was trying to interfere with the shot.

Brooks originally wanted to use his enthusiasm to make up for the gap in height and wingspan, but he didn't know that this was taken advantage of by Harris.

Harris was not polite and broke through immediately after the fake shot.

But this time, he found Link rushing towards him, ready to help defend!

Seeing this situation, Harris had no choice but to pass the ball to Simmons, who was temporarily released during the march.

But Simmons was also standing under the basket. Link just turned around and returned to Simmons.

Offensive space, this is the biggest weakness of the Philadelphia 76ers!

Simmons caught the basketball and layup on the spot, but was violently slapped into the audience by Link who turned around.

The whole audience exclaimed, and Allen Iverson stood up with his head in his hands.

Simmons, who is 2.08 meters tall, was blocked by Link Volleyball under the basket!

This kind of visual shock can only be experienced through personal experience.

"Oh my God, the basketball flew to the second row of the stands! As if Link knew that Harris would pass the ball, he turned around and jumped directly to complete the block."

Again, it is too easy for Link to predict the next move of a player who has no shooting ability.

The reason why Link dared to guard Harris unscrupulously just now was because Simmons had no shooting range.

If he retreats beyond the three-point line, he is no threat even if he catches the ball.

If he doesn't retreat to the three-point line and shoots directly near the basket, Link will be able to defend back quickly.

There is a reason why the third-year Simmons still has not been able to break through the 17 points per game mark this season, and his career high score is only 34 points.

Simmons has hit one three-pointer so far in his career. It is really hard to imagine that this is a perimeter player from the 10s.

Simmons glanced awkwardly at the sidelines, but luckily Jenna was still applauding him energetically...

It's great to dunk in front of your girlfriend, and it's doubly sour to be kicked in front of your girlfriend.

The 76ers' momentum took a turn for the worse. This time on the sideline, Simmons passed the ball to Richardson.

Facing Conley's defense, Richardson made a pull-up jumper and made a three-pointer.

Although Conley did not interfere with Richardson's shooting, Richardson still failed to hit the three-pointer.

After Josh Richardson came to the 76ers this season, his three-point shooting percentage dropped drastically, from 37.5% last season to 32.7%.

If the three-point shooting rate of 33% is the passing standard, Richardson's three-point range is a little short of passing the standard.

The reason why Richardson's three-point shooting percentage was so high when he was with the Grizzlies is because most of his three-point shots were wide open shots.

Those difficult balls were all taken by Link, and Richardson didn't even get a chance.

But this season is different. The core of the 76ers is originally a master who can't shoot. They also lost sharpshooter J.J. Redick this summer.

As a result, most of the task of shooting three-pointers fell on players such as Richardson.

In this way, what Richardson gets is no longer the kind of wide-open opportunity.

A lot of times, he has to shoot without completely breaking away from the defense, like he just did.

After Richardson hit a three-pointer, Ben Simmons still wanted to grab the offensive rebound. In the past, he was often able to win such long rebounds due to his height advantage.

But this time, Link took the lead on the rebound.

Simmons' advantage is completely useless to Link.

Because whatever Simmons can do, Link can do the same. And what Link can do, Simmons may not be able to keep up with.

Simmons' omnipotence began to develop towards "omnipotence" in front of Link.

After getting the basketball, Link quickly pushed forward to counterattack. Simmons fought back while frantically chasing back.

Link was very fast, and it was really difficult for Simmons to catch up. He had to run as fast as he could.

The biggest disadvantage of running at full speed is that it is difficult to brake in time.

Just look at how long the buffer zone is after the end of the 100-meter flying competition, and you will know how much inertia an athlete generates when running at full strength.

Link knew this very well, so when he was about to step on the three-point line, Link suddenly pulled his hips back and retreated one step away from the three-point line!

Simmons couldn't stop the car and rushed out, and was instantly thrown away. He was able to maintain his center of gravity without being knocked down by Link, which was quite impressive.

Simmons didn't think twice and rushed forward to interfere with the shot.

Link's infinite range is no joke.

But after Simmons jumped up, Link dropped his center of gravity again and broke through with the ball!

Just now, Link just made a fake move of worshiping Buddha.

Embiid swallowed. The reason why he was so confident in this game was not only because he thought he could beat Gasol, but also because he thought Simmons could restrain Link.

But the fact is that Simmons was fooled by Link and was confused!

This defensive warrior who is feared by most players in the league, this player who has a good chance of being selected for the All-Defensive Team this season, can only watch as Link passes by him.

"Damn it, don't think it's safe!" Embiid then increased his power and wanted to chase Link from behind!

Link drove to the basket and raised the basketball. At the same time, Embiid flew forward without reservation, covering the entire penalty area.

However, Link seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. Just like before, he did not take off after lifting the basketball, but after waiting for Embiid to fly past him, he suddenly took off and dunked on the spot like a green onion!

With a perfect time difference, Link let Embiid pass him by.

The jumping dunk may not be as elegant and unrestrained as the gliding dunk, but it is the most powerful dunk method.

The rim squeaked as Link pulled it, and Embiid was like a diver who scored zero points. After rushing out, water splashed in the audience.

First it was Simmons, and then Embiid. Link continuously played with the two cores of the 76ers.

By this time, the cheers in the Wachovia Center Arena had begun to subside.

Link touched his wrist guard, knowing that his daughter and wife were looking at him now.

Therefore, whether he is the "Great Emperor" or the "Western Emperor", he can only be the younger brother here today!

"Be careful Joel, look for it before flying next time."

After Link made a sarcastic remark to Embiid in the crowd, he quickly retreated.

This dunk is just a signal, which means that Link is going to start taking shots and he is going to start scoring.

"Fuck, I'll kill you!" Embiid stood up furiously, he couldn't bear it anymore.

This irrational beast is about to rampage on the court.

I just don’t know whether he will end up hurting the Grizzlies or the 76ers themselves...