After beating the Lakers, the 76ers finally returned to their home court and received their championship ring at halftime. Wearing this championship ring made all the 76ers players shed tears of happiness, you must know that the overall average age of the 76ers is not very old, excluding Mutombo, an uncle-level player, is too young, and it is a supreme honor for them to win the championship in the early part of their careers, and it also makes them full of confidence and hard work to reach the top again this season.

The new rookies Arenas, Hellam Porter and Oku are even more greedy, Arenas is a little better, he has always believed that he can lead the team to win the championship as the core of the team, and Hellam Porter and Oku are envious and their eyes are green. For them, it was the ultimate goal of their careers to join a strong team and win a championship, and now it is clear that they have the opportunity to do so, and they have secretly made up their minds to look at the golden ring in front of them.

The 76ers' opponent in this game is the Timberwolves, although they lost Szczebiak as the shooter, but the lineup with Garnett as the core has not been greatly affected, they are still a competitive team in the West, the first half of the two sides tied at 52 is a good proof. But spurred on by the championship ring, the 76ers went on an 11-0 scoring run at the start of the third quarter, in which Oku contributed two three-pointers and Durham Porter also had a dunk under the basket.

Brown was pleased with the performance, and while Jones, who was drafted with the 56th pick, had little use, Arenas, Durham Porter and Oku had shown good potential and were well worth developing. In the end, the 76ers defeated the Timberwolves 117-100 in this game, and even Garnett cut a triple-double of 27 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists.

In his post-game press conference, Brown said, "The Timberwolves are a good team, but unfortunately our players are in better shape in this game. What the? Are you asking if we're going to slack off because we're winning? No, no, no, we are a young team and the desire for honour is never lacking in young people. Our three rookies played really well today, and obviously they were spurred on by the championship ring, and with their help, I'm sure we're still the favourites this year. ”

Chang Wei is a little helpless, he rarely says this kind of bad character, but what Brown said is not a big problem, it just makes other strong teams go all out against the 76ers, this kind of pressure players can fully bear, and this is what they must bear, because they are the defending champions this season, and deliberate targeting is indispensable.

Several newcomers in the locker room gathered around the seniors to ask this and that, and almost begged to touch the ring, which looked so delicate. In fact, even if they are not too delicate, they will not care, because their focus is on the championship, if they can win the championship with the team, they will not care no matter how ugly the ring is, anyway, the honor is real.

The envy in the eyes of these guys was overflowing, which made Chang Wei, who had just slipped back from the press conference, very relieved, and he should not be troubled by the loyalty of the three of them for a long time. In fact, it doesn't matter if the loyalty is low, with the exception of Oku, Arenas and Dylam Porter are both first-round picks and signed four-year rookie contracts, and unless the team actively uses them as trade chips, they will have to play in Philadelphia for at least three seasons.

The two-game winning streak didn't stop the 76ers, who went on to make it eight wins in a row, making it the first 10-game winning streak of the season among 29 teams, firmly in first place in the East and one win ahead of second-placed Celtics. It's a real surprise that the Celtics are in second place, considering that there are other strong teams in the East, such as the Raptors, Pacers and Pistons, but the twin star duo of Pierce and Walker has shown great potential to help the Celtics follow suit.

It wasn't until Game 11 that they lost to the Spurs, or rather, they lost to Duncan. Duncan recorded a double-double of 32 points and 20 rebounds, while also dished out six assists and three blocks, completely dominating the interior. Mutombo was directly beaten by Duncan, who went into a rampage, and only scored 7 points and 4 rebounds in the game.

The only consolation is that Dyham Porter, who has been given more playing time because of Mutombo's poor form, has performed well, although he only scored 11 points with his second attack under the basket and mid-range shooting, he also grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds, including even 4 frontcourt rebounds, and basically has the strength to be the team's starting center.

Brown saw it in his eyes and took it to heart, but he didn't start Dale Potter so quickly, but adjusted the timing of Mutombo's break. According to his latest arrangement, Mutombo can still keep his starting position, but he will be off the court after 4 minutes in the first quarter, allowing Daimpot to play the remaining 8 minutes, in other words, Mutombo is now a pseudo-starter for the 76ers, just taking the name of a starter, and in fact, it is Daimpoter, a rookie, who contributes.

In addition to Durham Potter, Oku was given more time. While the Turkish big man's penchant for loitering around the perimeter on offense has led to a significant drop in rebounding control, his firepower has more than made up for it. Besides, liking to shoot does not mean that Oku also likes to play soy sauce on the defensive end, when the opponent is attacking, he will still honestly stand under the basket to protect the basket, thanks to the experience of playing in the Turkish league, he will at least not become a hole in the team's defensive system on the defensive end, compared to the two, Brown is still more satisfied with him, but I also hope that he can further improve his rebounding ability.

Mutombo is a little gloomy about the team's arrangement, but he also knows that his competitive state this season has declined a lot compared to last season, and it is okay to say that he encounters a slightly weaker team on the inside, but when he encounters the Lakers or Spurs, O'Neal and Duncan can easily beat him on the inside. Instead of continuing to fall in love with the starting position, it is better to divide some playing time among a few rookie insiders as the head coach said, to help them grow up as soon as possible and make up for the vacancy on the inside.

In fact, the reason why Mutombo has declined significantly is entirely due to Chang Wei, if he hadn't used props for Mutombo, the latter's decline might not have been so fast. But Chang Wei didn't feel guilty, if he didn't use props, Mutombo might not be able to win the championship in his entire career, for a championship, what is the point of declining state?