Just when everyone thought the 76ers would take their chance, they pushed the Pistons to move up to eighth place.

But on April 2, at Time Warner Limited, the 76ers players felt inexplicably cold.

Even if Zhang Zifeng tried his best, scoring 39 points, 11 assists, 7 rebounds, and a quasi-triple-double, it was still difficult to resist the Hornets 6 scoring double-doubles.

Especially in this one, Jeremy Lin, who came on as a substitute, reproduced his crazy momentum.

He played 29 minutes off the bench and had 21 points and seven assists.

The 76ers lost to the Hornets on the road.

There were only six games left in the regular season, and they were one win behind the Pistons.

In the most undeserved game, the 76ers lost to the Hornets and pushed themselves to the edge of the cliff with their own hands.

Just when the 76ers were frustrated, good news came immediately.

The Pistons also lost to the Dallas Mavericks at their home court, Auburn Hills Palace.

The 76ers still have a chance!

In back-to-back games on April 3, the 76ers didn't let hope slip away this time and narrowly defeated the Pacers 102-100 on their home court.

As soon as the game was over, the 76ers didn't go back up, sitting in the locker room and watching the Pistons play against the Bulls.

In this game, it is clear that the Pistons also want to get a playoff ticket. They were also desperate, and in the end, the Pistons went through overtime to win 94-90 over the Bulls.

Seeing the Pistons win, the 76ers felt sorry for a while.

Zhang Zifeng hurriedly encouraged everyone and shouted, "There are still 4 games left, and the Pistons will face strong teams such as the Heat, Wizards, and Cavaliers next." We still have a lot of hope, but we have to do our own thing first. Otherwise, when the opportunity comes, we will let it slip away. Play well and I'm sure we'll make the playoffs! ”

On April 7, Zhang Zifeng scored 26 points, 8 assists, and 4 rebounds to help the 76ers beat the visiting Pelicans 107-93.

In the game played on the same day, the Pistons lost 89-107 to the Heat.

Seeing that the direct rival Pistons lost to the Heat, the 76ers broke out in cheers, the winners and losers were the same, and the results were the same, and the 76ers still had the advantage, and the 76ers beat the Pistons to climb to the eighth place in the East.

On April 10, the 76ers narrowly defeated the Knicks by 3 points, and on the same day, the Pistons also defeated the Wizards, leaving the final suspense in the final round.

April 13, the final round of the regular season. To be fair, all matches in this round are played at the same time.

The 76ers will face the Chicago Bulls on their home court, and the Pistons will travel to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Although both teams are playoff teams, it is clear to everyone that the Cleveland Cavaliers are stronger than the Chicago Bulls, and the 76ers have a better chance of qualifying.

In the 76ers locker room, all the players of the 76ers surrounded the city shoulder to shoulder, and Zhang Zifeng loudly encouraged his teammates.

"We are ahead of the Pistons, but it's temporary. Don't put your hopes in the Pistons to lose, if we lose today and the Pistons win, we're going to be pushed down to eighth. We need to take the initiative, we need to win to secure a ticket to the playoffs. You don't want to waste your hard work this season! Let's fight, let's win! Victory! Victory! ……”

The 76ers players stood up and shouted, "Win! ”

Zhang Zifeng shouted loudly again, "The voice is too small, I didn't hear it." Victory! ”

The 76ers shouted, "Win!" ”

"Victory!"

This time the 76ers roared. "Victory!"

Zhang Zifeng clapped his hands and shouted, "Okay, man, let's play!" Today the victory is ours! ”

Wells Fargo Center is packed, and Philadelphia is looking forward to their team's return to the playoffs after a four-year hiatus.

Before the start of the stadium, the stadium was full of people, and those fans who couldn't buy tickets stood outside the stadium to watch the big screen, cheering for their favorite team.

"Let's welcome our superstar with the loudest voice - Zhang Zifeng from China!" The live DJ shouted at the top of his voice!

With the shouts of the live DJ, the audience erupted in huge cheers.

Zhang Zifeng ran out of the players' tunnel and high-fived the spectators on both sides, and finally stood on the edge of the team after high-fiveing his teammates who had fallen into position.

After Zhang Zifeng played, the players' appearance ceremony officially ended, and the two teams began to warm up before the game.

Just as the two teams were warming up, bad news came from another game.

The Pistons didn't have James' name in the starting lineup against the Cavaliers, and he didn't even make the squad.

The official reason given by the Cavaliers is that James has an injury and is rested for this game.

As soon as he received the news from another scene, TNT reporter Miller immediately interviewed Zhang Zifeng and asked, "Zhang, I just received the news." James is resting in the name of injury in this game! What do you think of James' approach to fair play in sport? ”

James is on a rest!

Hearing the news, Zhang Zifeng was stunned for a moment, but quickly recovered and said: "I don't care about the results of other games, as long as we do our own thing, no one can snatch the playoff tickets from us!" ”

"Zhang, do you have any confidence in today's game against the Bulls?" Miller asked.

"Even though the Bulls are strong, we definitely can't lose, and today we will definitely win and take the initiative in the playoff tickets!" Zhang Zifeng said confidently.

"We also wish you all the best in the playoffs and hope you will have a good time after the game!"

"Thank you! We will definitely leave the victory at the Wells Fargo Center, and we will give the victory to the fans who have supported us along the way! ”

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With a whistle, the referee threw the ball into the air, and Noll jumped up and dialed the ball to Zhang Zifeng.

After landing, Zhang Zifeng immediately rushed to the front court with the ball, and shook it off with a feint.

Gasol, who was shrinking outside the three-second zone, saw Zhang Zifeng rushing in and was hesitating to pounce to defend when Zhang Zifeng made a pull-up jump shot.

The basketball flew past Gasol and landed cleanly into the basket.

Zhang Zifeng opened the scoring for the team, and the Philadelphia fans immediately cheered.

Butler steadily dribbled the ball into the interior under Zhang Zifeng's interference, and immediately handed the ball to Jimmy. Butler's hands. This season Jimmy. Butler's improvement is the Bulls' biggest gain.

Windy City Rose Derrick Rose has suffered a significant decline in form due to serious injuries, and he has lived up to the strength he had when he won the MVP.

But Butler's growth has left Bulls fans confident that the Bulls will shine again.

Team coach Fred. Hojberg also strengthened the confidence that the future Bulls are building around Butler.

After Butler received the ball, he resisted Zhang Zifeng and forced the inside line after a few feints.

The world never revolves around one person.

After a season of training, Zhang Zifeng has grown.

Butler was also growing, watching Knoll save, Butler didn't hit hard, but passed the ball directly to Gasol.

Noll quickly turned around to defend Gasol, but Gasol, who is a technical insider, used his skillful footwork to shake off Noll and score with a small hook.

The 76ers knew that Gasol was getting older, and Rose's knees could no longer support him as he did when he was running around the court, and wanted to speed up the game.

Noel served the bottom ball, and Zhang Zifeng advanced quickly with the ball.

I have to say that Butler's physical fitness is really strong, and he kept up with Zhang Zifeng as soon as possible and interrupted the 76ers' fast attack.

Turning into a positional battle, Zhang Zifeng leaned on Butler with his back, and after pushing Butler with his buttocks, he dribbled backwards and hit him.

But soon Zhang Zifeng knew that compared to Butler, his strength was not superior. Zhang Zifeng has no way to push the inside line like he did against Wade.

However, Zhang Zifeng didn't want to score on Butler with his back in the first place, because he knew that it was simply unrealistic.

Another back slash, a sudden turn, just when Butler thought Zhang Zifeng was going to turn around and shoot.

Zhang Zifeng changed hands to dribble with his back, turned to face Butler, changed direction in front of his body, and accelerated to shake off Butler, who was slow to react for a second.

After Butler, Zhang Zifeng hit the penalty area directly.

Although Gasol tried his best to help defend, his old feet made him feel powerless, so he could only watch Zhang Zifeng enter the penalty area, jump up and smash the ball into the basket with one hand.

"Butler's defense has no problems, but it can't prevent Zhang Zifeng. Now that Zhang Zifeng has become more threatening, it has become very difficult for opponents to restrict Zhang Zifeng as before. "Reggie. Miller said with a smile.

After Zhang Zifeng felt the Bulls' defense, he immediately made adjustments, using his own threat to draw the opponent's attention, and then distributed the ball to his teammates to create opportunities for them.

In the first quarter, Zhang Zifeng contributed 5 assists to help the 76ers blossom more.

Such Zhang Zifeng was something that the Bulls did not expect before the game. Hojberg frowned, calculating the tactical adjustments for the next game.