In the 2012 NBA playoffs, the first round of the East, the Philadelphia 76ers, who ranked eighth in the regular season, challenged the Chicago Bulls, who ranked first in the regular season, Rose was absent due to injury, CJ Watson served as the starter, Watson is a mediocre defender with a good overall view, and a low pass error rate is its advantage, but because of the serious lack of offensive ability and weak defensive ability, he was not selected when he participated in the NBA draft, and later went to the Spurs, Italian League, Greek League, Charlotte Bobcats, NBA Development League, the Warriors finally came to the Bulls, in the second game Watson scored 12 points and 3 assists on 4-of-11 shooting, and the 76ers' starting point guard Jrue Holiday no longer had to face the fierce Rose, and then performed well on the offensive end, which can be said to be the complete Watson, he scored 26 points and 6 assists on 11-of-15 shooting, and did not have a single turnover in the whole game, although Joakim Noah, the Bulls' interior pillar, played against the sky, with 21 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 0 turnovers on 10-of-11 shooting, But under the leadership of Louis Williams with 20 points, the 76ers finally defeated the Bulls without Rose 109-92, and the score was rewritten to a 1-1 draw.

In the third game, the Bulls who lacked Rose were obviously missing a notch on the offensive end, Noah, Boozer, Richard Hamilton CJ Watson's shooting rate was not high, but Rao was like this, the Bulls were still suppressing the 76ers who played worse in the first three quarters, and in the crucial fourth quarter of the game, Spencer Hawes stepped up, he shot 4 of 5 in a single quarter, scored 10 points, and led the team to play a wave of 28:14 **, which laid the victory of the game in one fell swoop, and finally the score of the two sides was fixed at 79: 74, 76 won one more game. It is worth noting that in the third quarter of this game, Joaquin Noah hit his ankle and was forced to leave the court, and after the diagnosis, the Bulls reluctantly announced that Noah was reimbursed for the season.

By this point in the game, the Bulls, who had a good hand, had already conceded both kings.

In the fourth game between the two sides, the 76ers defeated the Bulls again 89-82, seeing the dawn of the Black Eight, Omir Asik, who replaced Noah, could not prevent the 76ers' "secret weapon" Spencer Hawes this season, who shot 9-of-11 in the game and scored 22 points and 8 rebounds, and led the 76ers to win the victory when Holiday and Iguodala Brand couldn't find the offensive state. The Bulls' best player was starting power forward Carlos Boozer, who scored 23 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, but he was helpless and finally swallowed the bitter pill of defeat.

After four games, Philadelphia, the eighth in the East, actually led the Bulls in the first place in the East 3:1, the injury frenzy within the Bulls brought absolute benefits to the 76ers, and in the fifth game, the 76ers couldn't find the feeling of offense in the whole game, and only scored 69 points in the whole game, and their opponent Bulls didn't feel good offensively, but they also scored 77 points. Iguodala, who scored 20 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, became the savior of the 76ers, and he hit two free throws 2.2 seconds before the end of the game to give the 76ers a one-point lead at 79:78.

In all fairness, the 76ers' black eight, the element of luck accounted for a considerable proportion, Rose and Noah's absence, so that the Bulls directly lost almost 40 points and 20 rebounds, although the 76ers won, but they also leaked the problem of insufficient offensive firepower of the whole team, after the whole series, no player on the team averaged more than 20 points per game, the highest was Zhu Holiday who averaged 18.2 points per game, followed by Louis Williams who shot 36.96% and 35.1% Iguodala with 12.0 points on shooting, and Evan Turner with 11.7 points on 39.4% shooting aren't much higher......

The 76ers reached the second round of the playoffs, waiting for them is the powerful Boston Celtics with Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen, from the books, the 76ers are not the opponent of the Celtics at all, but who dares to predict the outcome of the game 100%, this may be the charm of basketball and even the NBA.

The first game between the two sides was played at Boston's Garden Arena, and the two teams played hard, with Boston's magical little guard Rajon Rondo assisting Pierce for a crucial shot to give his team a 92-87 lead, and Iguodala then returned the favor with two points to tie the score at 89: 92, with 33.2 seconds left, Pierce misses shot, 76ers possession, 7.9 seconds left, 76ers trail by 3 points, the veteran Celtics then immediately went up to Jue Holiday for a foul, who hit both free throws, but there was little time left, and the game could only be lost by one point. The difference between the two teams can be seen from the first game, the main players of the Celtics are mostly old players, experienced, and particularly oily, while the 76ers are young, energetic, and frequently use their impact to kill opponents, Iguodala scored 19 points on 7-of-16 shooting in the whole game, and he also contributed 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Turner scored 16 points and 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals, Hawes scored 15 points and 8 rebounds for the 76ers, and performed well on the offensive end, But on the defensive end, he was blown up by Garnett, who scored a game-high 29 points on 12-of-20 shooting, grabbed 11 rebounds and handed out 3 blocks, and "big center" Rajon Rondo scored 13 points, 12 rebounds, 17 assists and 4 steals.

The process of the second game between the two sides is basically the same as the first game, except this time Philadelphia has the last laugh, in the last 2.2 seconds of the game, Jordi Meeks made two free throws to help the 76ers expand the score to 82:78, and then Rondo assisted Garnett to shoot a three-pointer, but there was nothing to make up, the 76ers beat the Celtics the way the Celtics beat themselves, Holiday scored 18 points on 7-of-15 shooting, Iguodala scored 13 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, and Celtics Ray Allen scored 17 points for a team-high 17 pointsRondo had 8 points, 7 rebounds and 13 assists, and Garnett had 15 points and 12 rebounds.

In the third game, the long-dull Celtics triumvirate teamed up to play, both of them hit 20+10, and the 76ers couldn't play the starters, and the bench came off the bench to fill the hole, Louis Williams and Jordi Meeks both scored 13 points, Thaddeus Young scored 22 points, but the Celtics offensive firepower was really ferocious, Garnett shot 12 of 17 and scored 27 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists, Pease scored 24 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, Rondo scored 23 points, 14 assists and 6 rebounds, Although Ray Allen did not perform well, the Big Four broke out and it was enough for the team to win the next game.

In the fourth game, the Celtics' big four only exploded two, Pierce scored 24 points, Rondo scored 15 points and 15 assists, and the 76ers played team basketball, Iguodala and Evan Turner both scored 16 points, Louis Williams scored 15 points, Thaddeus Young scored 12 points, and the 76ers defeated the Celtics 92-83 to tie the score at 2-2.

The key battle of Tianwang Mountain, the two teams were originally evenly matched, but one person jumped out and disturbed the game, he was Brandon Buss, Bass had a good performance in the fourth game, this battle was even worse than the former, he scored 27 points on 9 of 13 shots, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 steals, including in the crucial third quarter, he was like a god possessed, 6 of 7 shots, 6 free throws, and 18 points! In the third quarter, the entire 76ers team scored a measly 16 points, and Buss's wave took the game away, and the final score was fixed at 85:101, and Brand, who scored 19 points in the game, played a beautiful game, but unfortunately failed to bring a victory to the team.

The 76ers, who fell behind 2:3, did not give up easily, they also played the ultimate team basketball in the sixth game, Holiday scored 20 points and 6 assists, Brand, Turner, Iguodala, and Louis Williams all scored more than 10 points, and the Celtics scored 44 points outside Garnett and Pierce, and no one scored in the team, and the 76ers won the sixth game with difficulty, and soon the more brutal tie-break began.

In the tie-break battle, Rondo became the absolute protagonist on the court, he scored 18 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals, Garnett also scored 18 points and 13 rebounds, and the shooting rate of the whole team on the 76ers' side was only 35%, and it was impossible not to lose with such a low shooting rate.

3:4, the 76ers ended the season's journey, although they failed, but the performance of the 76ers at this time deserves everyone's recognition.

If the Black Eight Bulls last season were lucky, then the seven games with the mighty Boston in the second round of the playoffs proved that the Philadelphia 76ers were still a very impactful and cohesive team at that time. The sluggish record for many years has also made the 76ers management, who had fantasized about being able to soar, become more anxious, and under this series of reasons, in the 2012-2013 season, Philadelphia made a painful deal that made the whole league laugh off their big teeth!