One Thousand Two Hundred and Ninety-Three: The Cross-Border War Begins

Just now, Philadelphia fans could comfort themselves by saying that falling behind by just 1 point was not something to worry about.

But now, the atmosphere inside the Wachovia Center instantly became tense.

The fans no longer jumped up and down, but instead covered their heads with their hands.

First, he took a big risk against Simmons, and then he knocked Simmons and Embiid away continuously in one round...

These foreshadowings made Link's dunk feel like a heavy punch to the chest of the Philadelphia fans, suddenly leaving them breathless.

Embiid climbed up from the crowd, and the live camera also gave him a close-up.

It seems that Embiid's expression is very ferocious. On the sidelines, a group of fighting superstars who came to watch also whistled.

With Embiid in this state, is he planning to get down to business?

In the next round, the 76ers urgently needed a goal to stabilize their morale.

Simmons and Embiid continued to play pick-and-rolls, but this time, Embiid did not bounce out after the screen, but went inside.

At the same time, Simmons' goal is also to break through.

As a result, the two people were almost crowded together. Counting the Grizzlies defenders, there are now a total of four big men crowded into the small paint area.

According to the tactics, Embiid's ball should have bounced out to open up space for Simmons.

But he didn't, he'd had enough of that bullshit spacing style.

He wants to score points like crazy in the paint, and he wants to reverse the decline with his own hands.

Simmons had no choice but to hand the ball to Embiid.

But what happens after that? Simmons was at his wits end.

If he pulls outside the three-point line, he is equivalent to disappearing on the offensive end.

But if he continues inside, he will not be able to open up space for Embiid.

In the end, Simmons could only cruise in the mid-range, pulling Link away as much as possible.

Link did not double-team Embiid, but followed Simmons and cut off Embiid's path to pass the blame.

Next,

Embiid's only option is to score!

It seems that Gasol has not dealt with him enough just now.

This time, Embiid held the ball and faced the frame, and did not continue to fight behind the scenes with Gasol.

He made several triple-threat moves, but Gasol was completely unmoved.

In terms of one-on-one defense in the low post, Gasol may be stronger than Jokic.

After all, he is a veteran, so Gasol has no idea what Embiid has in mind.

After Embiid made several fake shots, he suddenly broke through.

However, he just took a step and was blocked by Gasol with a lateral sliding step.

But the "Great Emperor" did not give up. After seeing that his breakthrough route was revealed, he immediately turned around.

His flexibility of footwork is indeed rare in the league.

But Gasol kept raising his arms in front of Embiid. Even if you turned around, Gasol would still be in the middle.

In the end, Embiid could only force a layup without taking advantage of the confrontation.

However, across a huge "Fortress Europe", it is easy to score goals.

The basketball circled around the basket and finally slipped out.

Philadelphia fans are greatly disappointed. Embiid's performance on the court is seriously inconsistent with his performance on social media!

Are the pictures really just for reference?

Unwilling to do so, Embiid wanted to grab the offensive rebound and try again, but Gasol was very skilled in positioning.

Almost in an instant, he had Embiid behind him.

Gasol made Embiid lose his temper. He beat Embiid during meals and sleep. I really thought he was joking with you.

An angry Embiid finally pushed Gasol away and grabbed the offensive rebound.

But soon, the referee's whistle interrupted the progress of the game.

Embiid's foul action was so obvious that even in a relatively large-scale Christmas game, the referee would never turn a blind eye to the action just now.

A foul was committed while fighting for a rebound. The ball still belonged to the Grizzlies, and Embiid also lost the number of fouls.

The "Great Emperor" argued with the referee for a few words, but naturally there was no result.

"Stop struggling, Joel. You will only humiliate yourself." At the same time, Link's trash talk also followed.

Embiid felt like he was going crazy, Link was a repeater! ?

He could chat with you all night long if he wanted to.

No, he is more annoying than the repeater. Because none of Link's trash talk was repeated.

"Still not. Joel Embiid said before the game that he would deal with Mark and Gasol. But obviously, he was in trouble. Kevin Harlan spread his hands. Gasol is really Embiid's nemesis. .

Embiid was furious, and the Grizzlies' offense quickly pressed forward again.

This time, Link and Gasol played a pick-and-roll.

But Gasol did not move forward, but stayed outside the three-point line to open up space for Link.

This seems to be setting the right example for Embiid.

In most cases, Ben Simmons can immediately bypass the screen and quickly return to the ball carrier.

But Link was too fast. He completely "ejected into action" and reached the maximum speed the moment he bypassed the cover.

Therefore, Embiid had to defend in front of Link.

This is the first head-to-head confrontation between Embiid and Link today!

Embiid hit him fiercely, and when facing Link, he did not shy away from physical confrontation.

Link tried to steady his center of gravity and turned to the right.

Embiid quickly predicted and took a step laterally. As long as Link can be stopped this time, Simmons will double-team him.

By then, defense will be half done!

However, just after Embiid took that step, Link turned back in the original direction and accelerated his breakthrough!

Just now, Link just made a half-turn feint.

Playing with Embiid, Link can play all day long without playing the same game.

Embiid lost his center of gravity and slipped. Although he quickly put his hands on the ground and did not fall directly, there was still an exclamation from the stands of the Wachovia Center Arena.

Allen Iverson had a serious expression. He was once the league's strongest dribbler. But when he saw Link, Iverson was so impressed that he fell to the ground.

After getting rid of Embiid, Link easily succeeded in a layup. He scored four points in a row!

The point difference gradually widened, and the situation became increasingly unfavorable to the 76ers.

But in the next round, Embiid missed another attack under Gasol's defense!

This time, Gasol blocked all of Embiid's paths inward, forcing "The Great" to take a mid-range fadeaway jumper.

Although Embiid is called the "inside version of Kobe" by some fans, in fact, his mid-range shooting is very unstable.

What Embiid is best at is attacking in the low post.

So, another sound of hammering sounded inside the Wachovia Center.

Link shook his head and said that you can't beat him. Why don't you believe it? I'm not talking trash, I'm telling you the truth...

At this time, the morale of the 76ers was completely depressed. So after the first quarter of the game, a symphony of iron was heard in the stadium.

The beautiful music that originally belonged only to Staples is now lingering over Philadelphia.

The 76ers' offense was in shambles. Although the defense could restrain others, it couldn't restrain Link.

After putting on the wristband given by his daughter, Link's score was extremely strong.

In the first quarter, he scored 10 points. And, 5-for-5 from the field, without a single miss.

At the end of the 12-minute confrontation, the Grizzlies entered the intersection with a score of 32-21.

Embiid made 0 of 5 shots in the first quarter. He played with low efficiency and was the main culprit for the 76ers' offensive inaccuracy in the first quarter.

After the game entered the second quarter, the situation still did not improve.

Although Embiid's first attack in the second quarter successfully scored his first sports score of the game.

But after that, he quickly fell into the vicious cycle of crazy blacksmithing...

Embiid, the top center in the Eastern Conference, was beaten completely in front of Gasol and was unable to fight back.

In the fifth minute of the second quarter, Embiid held the ball outside the three-point line and broke through Gasol. He planned to use his speed to beat his opponent.

Such an offensive choice proves that Embiid has completely lost his mind.

Because breaking through with the ball from outside the three-point line is not Embiid's strength.

Now he only cares about scoring, but has lost his most basic calmness and judgment.

Link, who was originally guarding Simmons, easily moved over and reached out, breaking the basketball from Embiid's hand.

Embiid's center of gravity when dribbling is too high, and it is easy to break it off.

The moment the basketball was snatched away, Embiid's leg accidentally tripped Link.

Link and Embiid both fell to the ground, but before falling to the ground, Link passed the ball.

Seeing Conley receiving the basketball and preparing to counterattack, Link immediately wanted to stand up and participate in the attack.

But at this moment, Link felt as if his legs were being hugged. Only then did he realize that Embiid had clamped down on him, preventing him from moving at all.

Link tried to get up again, but was dragged down by Embiid again.

The jiu-jitsu performances of Karl Malone and Dennis Rodman were recreated at the Wachovia Center Arena.

It seemed that Link's steal just now was equivalent to removing the last safety link on the grenade.

Embiid's bomb was finally detonated!

Seeing Link and Embiid entangled, the referee immediately blew the whistle to stop the game.

Link also took the opportunity to break away from Embiid and stood up again.

But Embiid refused to give in. After getting up, he pushed Link and cursed.

Conflict is about to break out!

Suddenly, the fans in the audience became restless.

Today’s main dish is finally served!

"Can you shut up! You've been mumbling and mumbling all night, like a bitch!" The furious Embiid was still not satisfied after pushing, and still moved closer to Link, cursing.

At this time, other players who realized something was wrong also gathered towards the two.

"Really? But you, Joel, who I've been talking about endlessly on social media before, can't afford to be a coward?" Although Link was pushed by a person much larger than himself, he still didn't care. Don't be afraid, but continue to spray with a confident smile.

"Coward...who do you think you are? Do you think you can do whatever you want here?"

"I've done whatever I want here. I've scored almost 20 points, but still no one can stop me. What about you? You only scored 2 points, 20 to 2, idiot!"

A coward and an idiot, the veins on Embiid's head popped out.

Just when everyone thought the two were just trash-talking each other, Embiid suddenly punched Link.

But Link tilted his head back slightly and dodged.

Embiid's fist may be only a few centimeters away from Link's head, very close, but if it can't hit, it just can't be hit.

On the sidelines, the legendary UFC middleweight player Georges St-Pierre, who came to watch the fight, stood up with a loud shout.

Link's head shaking action is very professional!

Embiid was very surprised. He didn't expect Link to avoid his sudden attack. So, the already crazy "Great Emperor" immediately threw a second punch.

But once again, Link easily dodged Embiid's attack.

Embiid felt that his fist had already touched the tip of Link's nose, but he just couldn't hit it!

Because Embiid punched too hard, his entire center of gravity leaned forward.

Link dodged sideways and watched Embiid fall down in front of him.

At this time, the 76ers players and coaches caught up, and they all rushed to suppress Embiid, who had lost his mind.

Link was also quickly pulled away by his teammates.

Simmons used a very professional lock to control the frantic Embiid to the ground.

Simmons also has several teammates superimposed on him.

It’s really a strongman locking up men, and men on top of men!

However, Link was very surprised. This boy Simmons is not simple at all. He actually knows the lock technique!

The reason why Link's dodge and distance control just now were so accurate is because he is very interested in mixed martial arts, so he found a coach to teach him a few tricks. As a fan with some basic skills, it is not a big problem to dodge the attacks of Embiid, a layman.

But Simmons...that guy has learned the chain technique.

NBA is really a land of crouching tigers, hidden dragons...

This game really turned into a cross-border brawl.

Embiid was pinned to the floor by his teammates. He struggled to stand up, but to no avail.

Where's Link? He is very calm, and now he is not the stupid young man who couldn't help but want to take action ** years ago.

Link just looked at Embiid who was pressed to the ground from a distance, and then blew him a kiss.

After kissing goodbye, the referee blew the whistle and Embiid, who had not yet gotten up, was ejected directly from the court.

Although Embiid didn't hit Link with a single punch just now, his behavior was already very bad. Therefore, there is definitely no way to escape punishment.

Link didn't even punch back, and Embiid lost face!

On the sidelines, the silver-haired Brett Breen fell back to the bench.

He didn't care about Link's dodge movements, nor was he interested in Simmons' locking skills.

He only knows that if Embiid is lost, the 76ers will lose an important core instantly.

Under such circumstances, it is almost impossible to reverse the situation.

There is no one who can replace Embiid on the 76ers' bench.

Old Brown looked at the chaotic court, Embiid who threw off his jersey and walked to the tunnel, and sighed silently.

Spending Christmas with a grizzly bear is the worst thing in the world.