Since the start of the season, the 76ers have won nine in a row, and they are the only team in the league to maintain a winning streak.

Although before the season, some experts predicted that this season, the 76ers' record will improve.

But the momentum was so fierce that it still stunned a large group of people.

Countless experts have analyzed and discussed the reason why the 76ers have such a good record this season.

From player matching, tactics, etc., a lot of analysis was made, and in the end, experts basically attributed the main reason to Zhang Zifeng.

Last season, he averaged 20.9 points per game, and this season he averaged 29.7 points per game, an improvement of 9 points.

In addition to the increase in scoring, the ability to grab rebounds has also improved significantly, from an average of 2.7 per game to an average of 7.1 per game.

Many experts believe that Zhang Zifeng's improvement is the biggest reason for the 76ers' improvement this season.

Just when everyone is guessing how many consecutive wins the 76ers can win.

On November 18, the 76ers suffered a defeat when they faced the weak team Timberwolves at home.

In this game, Embiid was rested, and Knoll started.

Although Embiid's absence has affected the 76ers' interior attack.

But last season, Knoll proved that he has more than enough to guard the interior and protect rebounds.

In the first half, the 76ers still dominated and firmly controlled the situation on the court.

But an accident at the beginning of the third quarter disrupted the rhythm of the 76ers.

Once grabbed a rebound in the backcourt, Zhang Zifeng's right middle finger was bruised.

After receiving treatment off the field, less than three minutes later, Zhang Zifeng returned to the court.

It's just a finger poke, which is not a serious injury at all, but the contusion of the middle finger affects Zhang Zifeng's feel.

Zhang Zifeng scored 14 points in the first half, and in the second half, he made 3 of 10 shots and only scored 6 points.

Without Embiid, Zhang Zifeng did not feel good, and the 76ers lost two major attackers for a while.

It could only rely on Rondo and Grant to support it, and the score was slowly tied up.

With 17 seconds to go, the 76ers trailed by two points.

The 76ers sent out the sideline ball, and after Zhang Zifeng received the ball, he was not in a hurry to attack with the ball, and consumed time second by second.

With 6 seconds left, Zhang Zifeng suddenly accelerated, used cover to get rid of the defense, and made a jumper from the three-point line, but unfortunately missed.

The ball landed on the ground and the two sides scrambled, and after Ibaka grabbed the ball, he passed it to Zhang Zifeng on the outside.

Zhang Zifeng threw again, and when the time was up, the ball did not touch the basket and landed.

88-86, and in the end, the 76ers lost by 2 points on their home court.

On Nov. 20, the 76ers continued to play at home.

This time, Embiid returned and started the game.

The lesson of the last game made Zhang Zifeng understand that his hand is not as good as before, he has reduced his shots, and relied more on his involvement to help other players create opportunities.

Under the feeding of Rondo and Zhang Zifeng's two backcourts, Embiid exploded this time.

In the first quarter, Embiid had a good hand, hitting two three-pointers in a row, and he led the team to a 12-7 lead.

When the Suns' Booker scored 5 points in a row to tie the score, it was Embiid who stepped up and scored 7 points with free throws, playing a wave of 14-1 mini-climax to help the 76ers pull the score away in one fell swoop.

The 76ers led by 13 points at 32-19 at the end of the first quarter, with Embiid scoring 17 points in the first quarter.

In just 29 minutes of play, Embiid had 30 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and two blocks. Helped the team eventually beat the Suns 120-105 and rejected the losing streak.

Zhang Zifeng only scored 17 points, 7 assists, and 5 rebounds in this game.

November 23rd. After a week of massage treatment, Zhang Zifeng's middle finger stab wound was much better, and the bruises dissipated.

Just when Zhang Zifeng thought he had recovered, the reality taught him a hard lesson.

Zhang Zifeng's touch in this game still did not come back, shooting 5 of 17 in the game, and only scored 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists.

That's a good result for an average sophomore rookie.

But for Zhang Zifeng, he couldn't even pass.

The fans have higher requirements for him, and they are asking Zhang Zifeng to be on par with the MVP.

Zhang Zifeng's performance was sluggish, but Embiid continued to perform well.

Relying on him to score 6 points in a row in the fourth quarter, he led the team to a 10-0 mini-climax and decided the victory in one fell swoop.

The 76ers beat the Heat 101-94 on the road to snap a two-game winning streak.

Embiid had 22 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks.

Zhang Zifeng only had 15 points and 9 assists.

During this time, Embiid performed well, and Zhang Zifeng's form declined.

Under the push of the media, which has a good relationship between Nike and Adidas, the criticism of Zhang Zifeng has been endless for a while.

Many media hyped that as the game progressed, after the opponent understood and became familiar with Zhang Zifeng's characteristics, Zhang Zifeng lost his crazy performance at the beginning of the season.

On the one hand, the media criticized Zhang Zifeng, and on the other hand, they vigorously praised Embiid.

As the game progressed, Embiid got better and better.

He is a once-in-a-century center, a combination of the great dream Olajuwon and the basketball emperor Chamberlain.

He's the Great, the most dominant center who can be.

The core of the 76ers should be Embiid, not Zhang Zifeng.

With this wave of praising Embiid and belittling Zhang Zifeng, the wave has come.

Let the hidden dangers that have been hidden within the 76ers team explode.

After a few games in a row, especially with the media touting him, Embiid felt that he should get more opportunities and that he should be the cornerstone of the team's future building.

Zhang Zifeng should be like Peter Pan at the beginning, helping him, the "emperor".

In addition to Embiid's self-aggrandizement, Rondo's uneasy factor also began to explode.

After the adaptation period, Rondo also had an idea.

In the first few games, Zhang Zifeng often took the initiative to ask for the ball.

This makes Rondo often forced to pass the ball to Zhang Zifeng, and he can't play the rhythm he likes.

After Zhang Zifeng reduced his possession, Rondo played very comfortably, especially with Embiid.

Partnered with Embiid, Rondo doesn't have to think about it that much.

Attack it yourself, or pass it to Embiid, and it's completely up to you.

Rondo, whose emotional intelligence is obviously not online, publicly said in an interview that he prefers the feeling of playing with Embiid to Zhang Zifeng.

Zhang Zifeng, who was already hotly discussed, was pushed to the wave by the media, and was considered by many fans to be a ball bully, an arrogant, selfish, and unpopular player in the team.

In addition to Embiid and Rondo, Knoll is also very unhappy with his position on the team.

It's his contract year, he wants playing time, he wants to play at a high price.

But Embiid's presence doesn't give him much of a chance at all.

Knoll has already said that if the team refuses to give him more chances, he will consider going to a team that is more suitable for him.

Knoll's role in the second team is very obvious, and it is because of his presence that the rebounding of the second team is guaranteed.

As soon as Knoll leaves, the team's originally strong interior line will immediately weaken.

What's more, as soon as he left, only Embiid and Lucas Noquilla were left on the team's interior line.

Embiid's injury has always been a concern, otherwise there would be no need to rotate and control his playing time.

If even Embiid is injured, the team will only be left with Noquilla, the water cooler manager.

Knoll himself was reasonable, but the team's tactics didn't give him that many chances.

Originally, they were considering giving Noll a contract, but now because of Noll's statement, the team's management is already discussing whether to keep Noll or send him away and use him in exchange for chips.

There are some things that Zhang Zifeng can interfere in, but there are some things that Zhang Zifeng can't interfere in.

It's like Knoll.

What can Zhang Zifeng say? Can persuade Noll to say that for the sake of the team, you sacrifice a little. Be a substitute with peace of mind.

But the question is, on what basis?

Why let the opponent be a substitute, just because you are the captain of the team?

In this matter, Zhang Zifeng did not even have a position to express his opinion.

Embiid's seizure of power, Rondo's personality problems, Knore's forcing of the team, coupled with the damn media to cheer up, for a while, the 76ers were worried about internal and external troubles, and the atmosphere of the team was not as good as at the beginning of the season, and there was an anxious mood in the locker room.

Looking at the atmosphere of the team, Zhang Zifeng had a headache.

I thought this season would be a season for me to break out, and I thought the team atmosphere was very good.

But in fact, it is just a beautiful bubble on the outside, and under the excellent record, many problems are covered up, but once the performance declines, the hidden contradictions will erupt.