king of defenders

Chapter 1452 Elimination of the 76ers, talk after the game
New York, home of the Nets.

This is the fifth game in the series between the Nets and the 76ers. The two sides played 3:1 before.

Originally, the Nets were leading 3:0. Coach Atkinson also told the players to try their best to sweep the 4ers 0:76 and not give their opponents a chance.

However, the 76ers are not a weak team. The fourth game of the series was held at the 76ers' home court. Although they knew that the situation was not good for the 76ers. It was difficult for the 0ers to reverse after falling behind 3:76, but there were still many fans. Support the 76ers.

Maybe it was inspired by the fans. The 76ers played very hard in this game. Embiid, Simmons, Harris and others all played well. Embiid scored 33 points and Simmons scored 22 points. , Harris also scored 20 points. Driven by the three scoring 20 points, the Nets finally pulled back a round and won a victory at home.

The big score of the two sides was rewritten to 3:1.

And this fifth game is very critical.

For this game, the Nets are bound to win, and the 76ers will never be allowed to continue to win, because if the opponent is allowed to win, the big score will become 3:2, and more changes will occur later.

Meng Yun was also unwilling to give the 76ers any chance to comeback. From the beginning of the game, he was fully fired, specifically targeting Simmons and provoking Simmons' emotions.

After all, Simmons is not as calm as Meng Yun, and lacks enough strength to be confident. He lost his composure after being teased by Meng Yun. Instead of succeeding in a wave of impulsive singles, the Nets seized the opportunity to play a wave. The failure of the 76ers planted the foreshadowing.

After that, Simmons recovered, but the mistake has been made, the 76ers are already behind, and it is not easy to catch up.

In the end, the game ended and the Nets won, eliminating the 4ers 1:76.

In fact, many people were not optimistic about the 76ers after two games before, but the Nets' ability to eliminate the 4ers 1:76 still surprised many people.

You must know that the 76ers are not weak in terms of book strength. If you just look at the starting lineup, they are even better than the Nets, but they were eliminated just like that.

The key is naturally Meng Yun.

From the first game of the series, Meng Yun dominated the entire series, and the 76ers were completely dominated by Meng Yun's super ability.

But the game is over and everything has come to an end.

Meng Yun took the initiative to hug Embiid, and the two were considered friends. After losing to Meng Yun, Embiid was convinced and said "Congratulations" to Meng Yun.

Meng Yun smiled and said, "Joel, have you followed the Timberwolves?"

"Timberwolves?" Embiid was taken aback, and couldn't help but think of Downs, his tone was filled with displeasure, "Why should I pay attention to the Timberwolves? They are a team without the slightest aggressiveness and desire to win. Frankly speaking, even if Without Towns, I don't have much love for them."

The grievances between Embiid and Towns are well known. The two are both star centers of the new generation. The comparison between them has been going on for a long time. Performing a full martial arts show, the two of them didn't stop when they were on the field, and the spats in the self-media were also one set after another.

Embiid can't forget to remind Towns every time, how can you, a guy who can't even make the playoffs, have the qualifications to be compared with me?
So Embiid really didn't pay attention to the Timberwolves.

"Then I suggest that you watch the Timberwolves game." Meng Yun naturally knew the grievances between Embiid and Towns, and continued: "At that time, you may find that you actually have some similarities with the Timberwolves."

"Similarities?" Embiid frowned and shook his head quickly, "No, we are completely different from the Timberwolves."

Meng Yun said with a smile: "Do you know why the Timberwolves have Towns and Wiggins, and some other outstanding players, but they still can't make the playoffs?"

Embiid shook his head.

"Because they don't have a real leader." Meng Yundao: "As we all know, the Timberwolves have many problems. For example, as you said, they lack aggressiveness, but in terms of lineup, they are actually pretty good. In fact, there is hope for them to enter the playoffs. Yes, at least it should not be said to be at the bottom. But the reality is that their record is a mess. I think the biggest problem is that they lack a real leader. The core of the team is Towns and Wiggins, but the team has not made it clear who He is the real leader of the team, which makes it difficult for other role players to know whether to rely on Towns or Wiggins at critical moments."

Listen, Embiid realized something in his heart. The Timberwolves have Towns and Wiggins, and their own team has himself and Simmons. There are really similarities.

Meng Yun didn't show off, and said directly: "You are actually the same, you and Ben are naturally the core of the team, but who is the real leader of the two of you?"

Embiid already understood and couldn't help nodding.

The team has Harris and Horford, but he and Simmons are the core of the team. They are still young and are the future of the team.

However, the team did not clarify who is the real leader of the two, because both of them performed very well, but both of them also had their own problems.

For example, Simmons is the organization, the brain of the team's offense, responsible for controlling the rhythm and connecting teammates. He is a good candidate for the leader, but his shooting is a problem, which makes him lack enough offensive ability at critical moments. Teammates are convinced.

To give an example, Rondo.

When the Celtics fell apart, Ray Allen, Garnett, and Pierce left one after another. The Celtics wanted to train a younger Rondo to become the new leader of the team. Poor, his personal scoring ability is not good enough, when the team needs him to stand up and score at critical moments, he can't do it, so it didn't take long for the Celtics to know that Rondo could not become a leader.

Simmons' talent is better than Rondo's, but the situation of the two is somewhat similar, with excellent organizational skills, but shooting is a problem.

Therefore, the 76ers feel that Simmons is not enough to take on the responsibility of the leader.

Although Embiid has stronger scoring ability and excellent skills, he is more trustworthy than Simmons at critical moments, but he is not good at uniting his teammates and lacks the ability to unite teammates.

So the 76ers have been hesitating.

You know, the leader of a team is either clearly designated by the team, like Doncic of the Lone Ranger and Trey Young of the Eagles. Although they are rookies, the team clearly stated and clearly told everyone, They are the cornerstone and leaders of the team.

Another situation is to rely on the player's own ability.

For example, Meng Yun doesn't need to say anything from the Nets management. When he officially signed with the Nets, he will naturally become the leader of the Nets. No one doubts, and it cannot be questioned.

The situation with the 76ers is that the management has not made this clear, and neither Embiid nor Simmons has enough ability to convince everyone to recognize his leadership.

"Joel." Meng Yun looked at Embiid who looked thoughtful, "A team can have many star players and core players, but there can only be one leader. And if this team If the team wants to become a truly strong team, it must have a leader, so that the players can be united together. When the team is in trouble, everyone knows what to do and who to give the ball to. That’s how the team can perform as it should.”

(End of this chapter)