Chapter 14: Five Wins in a Row
Without warning, Philadelphia is on a five-game winning streak. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
It's all thanks to the tireless efforts of the Philadelphia players, especially Embiid and Yelunyu.
Embiid, who was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers with the third overall pick in the 2014 draft, had never played before the 16-17 season, and he possessed very good physical fitness, strong body and skillful interior skills made him favored by many teams, but unfortunately, injuries ruined this basketball talent.
Last season, Embiid was mediocre either. He averaged 13.2 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, which was not very impressive.
But on these four games. Embiid has shown his offensive prowess, shooting 65 percent from the field and 40 percent from three-point range while averaging 22 points and 7.5 rebounds per game during the 76ers' five-game winning streak. He is an important contributor to Philadelphia's excellent record.
"As soon as I got on the field, there was a 'flood of power' about to burst out. Embiid said.
That's right, Embiid won the applause of the audience and the appreciation of his teammates for his excellent performance, so he has also become an indispensable offensive player for the Philadelphia 76ers.
In addition, his 2.2 blocks per game is enough to show that he puts pressure on opponents on the defensive end.
Of course, in addition to him, Ye Lunyu is also one of the important contributors to the 76ers' victory.
Ye Lunyu averaged 15.3 points, 8 assists and 1.2 steals per game before winning five straight games. But after five straight wins, his stats are 21.3 points, 8.6 assists, and 2.0 steals per game.
Ye Lunyu is now playing a bit like Jeremy Lin in the 2012 season.
But obviously, Ye Lunyu is better than Jeremy Lin.
Ye Lunyu's broad vision makes his assists a lot in every game. And his skillful dribbling skills also provide him with good offensive means. All in all, it's not easy for a first-year rookie to play like this.
Ye Lunyu will be a player with a lot of potential.
In addition, in addition to the excellent play of Embiid and Ye Lunyu, Okafor is also a role that cannot be ignored.
Okafor has good physical fitness, which makes his rebounding a big guarantee.
So far, the Philadelphia 76ers have averaged second rebounds per game in the league.
Okafor, who is also performing well, is averaging a quasi-double-double of 15.5 points and 8.9 rebounds per game.
If you add up the stats of these three players of the 76ers, this is the level of the Big Three.
Now, let me briefly describe the process of these five games.
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In the first game, he challenged the New York Knicks away.
Inside Madison Square Garden, the 76ers played well.
Ye Lunyu appeared in the first quarter and led his teammates to quickly launch an offensive. Carmelo Anthony played as usual, scoring just two points in the final three minutes of the first quarter. At the end of the first quarter, the 76ers led the Knicks 25-19.
In the second quarter, the Knicks felt hot, Porzingis and Anthony both found their touch, and Rose and Noah, two Bulls veterans, also played a lot of wonderful combinations. The Knicks pulled the score back.
The Philadelphia 76ers failed to continue the first quarter, and mistakes occurred frequently. At halftime, the Philadelphia 76ers trailed the New York 76ers by as many as six points, 42-48.
Back in the second half, Okafor and Embiid were full of power and scored one after another. And the Knicks' Jennings and Anthony continued to be hot, hitting several three-pointers in a row.
Although the 76ers shot slightly better in the third quarter, they couldn't overtake the score, and the New York Knicks led by two points at 73-71 at the end of the third quarter.
In the last quarter, the two teams played very closely, you chased me, no equal.
But in the last two minutes, the 76ers took the advantage with two three-pointers.
In the last 6 seconds, the Knicks drove the ball in the frontcourt, Anthony made a three-point shot, and the ball bounced out of the back frame, and in the end, the Knicks' killer shot did not score, and the 76ers won 102-100. Ye Lunyu chipped in 18 points and 11 assists. Anthony had 32 points, seven assists and six rebounds.
The 76ers are on a two-game winning streak.
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In the second, host the New Orleans Pelicans.
In this game, after the first half, there was basically no suspense.
Coming up in the first quarter, although "Thick Eyebrows" Anthony Davis played very strongly, he killed all sides on the inside. But it was difficult to stand alone, and the Philadelphia 76ers, who came up with a hot hand, relied on Ye Lunyu's four 3-pointers in the first quarter to quickly take the lead. After that, the Pelicans were pressed and beaten by the 76ers.
In the second quarter, although the Pelicans' outside line also improved a little, Embiid and Okafa launched the two interior giants again, playing back, rebounding, and scoring a lot more than the Pelicans.
Ye Lunyu scored two more three-pointers in the second quarter, and at halftime, the Philadelphia 76ers led the Pelicans by 24 points, 59-35!
At halftime, the Pelicans only had a theoretical chance of coming back to win.
In the second half, the Pelicans stepped up their offense, but it was still to no avail, and the 76ers were still hot and frequently hit from the outside. Although Ye Lunyu did not score in the third quarter, he received four assists.
The fourth quarter is garbage time. Okafor didn't play, and Ye Lunyu only played two minutes.
Until the end of the game, the Pelicans did not close the gap to within 15 points.
In the end, the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 114-91 at the Wells Fargo Center. Win three in a row.
Ye Lunyu shot 7-of-11 from three-point range in the game, finishing with 31 points, seven assists, and three steals. "Thick Eyebrows" had 22 points and 13 rebounds.
After this game, I won't repeat the media's vigorous portrayal of Ye Lunyu as "having superstar potential" and "stronger than Durant in 07".
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In the third game, he challenged the Miami Heat away.
For the near-disintegrated Miami Heat, winning has become a difficult thing.
Inside the American Airlines arena, the 76ers showed another 76er.
In this game, they didn't have a good touch, they didn't have a good coordination, but they made an amazing defense.
They were in the game. Didn't allow the Miami Heat to score more than 22 points in any of the first quarters of the game.
Although their offense was less than satisfactory in this game, excellent defense managed to make up for the hole.
Bosh's 15 points is already the highest score for the Heat, and you can imagine the horror of the 76ers' defense in this game.
With defense. The 76ers didn't fall short as they won 84-75. Ye Lunyu recorded 10 points, 13 assists and 5 steals. "Big Whiteside" Whiteside had 12 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocks. Embiid also had 18 points and nine rebounds.
The 76ers are on a four-game winning streak, while the Heat are on a five-game losing streak.
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In Game 4, he returned to his home court to face the Detroit Pistons.
The potential of the piston is well known.
Drummond, in particular, averaged a terrifying 14.8 rebounds per game last season. Although the 29 percent free throw percentage per game needs to be improved.
This bone is really hard to gnaw.
After the opening, the Pistons' tenacious defense made the 76ers very worried.
Either way, the 76ers failed to open the game.
Conversely, the Pistons have a slight edge on offense.
At the end of the first quarter, the 76ers trailed the Pistons by five points, 22-27.
In the second quarter, Ye Lunyu's three-pointer began to exert power again, and he made two three-pointers in two minutes. Although the 76ers' interior line can't have much advantage, the combination of Okafoe and Embiid does make Drummond and Harris tired enough.
The 76ers regained a little bit of touch in the second quarter. Draw with 48 and Pistons.
In the second half, one of the 76ers' players, Gerard Henderson, came into play.
He shot inside and out, scoring 14 points in a single quarter. In particular, he drew two fouls on Drummond, which laid the foundation for the final quarter of the game.
At the end of the third quarter, 73-74, the 76ers still trailed by one point.
In the final quarter, Drummond was covered with five fouls and was hidden in the snow for six minutes before he came into play. But it was too late, and the 76ers went on a killing spree inside the Motor City, and in the end, with the spirit of unity of the 76ers, they won five straight games 106-96 at the Wells Fargo Center.
Ye Lunyu had 24 points and 10 assists, Embiid and Okafor combined for 24 rebounds, and Gerard Henderson had 20 points and five assists.
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The above is the process of five consecutive wins, but the 76ers dare not let up, they cherish this hard-won five consecutive wins, they have not won five consecutive seasons for two consecutive seasons.
Therefore, in the next game against Cleveland, they can only bite the bullet.
Of course, the Big Three don't want their six-game winning streak to be ended.
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