602. Don't want to lose to this team again!
This year's 76ers are undoubtedly much, much better than last year, and the world's D'Angelo Russell does not have the aging Kobe Bryant next to him, but has a scoring champion candidate with explosive combat effectiveness, and is very good at creating packs and passes, and his open shooting ability is greatly unleashed.
Although Russell was a point guard in the draft, in fact, he has always been a point guard, and his height is also the height of a big point guard, but there is an obvious thing over the years, that is, the point guard is taller than the scoring guard!
Even the scoring guard has a relatively low chance of being selected in recent years, the same talent, the same data, the same physical fitness, you are a point guard can become the champion, a small forward may be the top three, but a scoring guard basically can't be in the top five, this is the reality, who calls this a point guard Shengshi.
Russell forcibly transformed himself into a two-way guard when he was in college, and he played well, and he definitely had talent, but he was originally a team with a poor environment like the Lakers, and that team was only a determined guy like Clarkson, who could buck the trend and get a 10 million contract from the second-round pick.
And Russell is not a very mature player, and he is actually delayed in that environment, and if he is placed in a top team, it will not be delayed like the 03 star Milicic, but in the 76ers, a team that is rising, vibrant, and all-round upward, is just the most suitable for Russell.
Among this year's rookies, Russell averaged 18 points per game, second only to the Magic's Okafor's 19 points per game and the Timberwolves' Towns averaged 20 points per game, properly showing the talent of future superstars.
Isaiah Thomas and Russell form a very powerful combination, the defense is a little worse, but the firepower is strong.
At the small forward position, the 76ers' Covington has one word - stable!
Covington doesn't have any special strengths, it's steady, shooting, defending, physical, and a very average player, if you want to talk about the template, it's Evan Turner.
To be honest, Evan Turner is not as good as Covington, Covington has averaged 13 points and 6 rebounds per game this year, and Evan Turner has only 8 points and 4 boards.
The envy of other teams is that Covington's contract is lower than Whiteside on the Lakers' side! 4.8 million in 4 years, which can be said to be a robbery for a player who averages 13 points and 6 boards per game!
The 76ers suddenly formed an enviable outside trio, and their starting three outside shots averaged more than 60 points per game, and their interior was a little mediocre compared to the outside, which is why people are looking forward to Embiid's return.
However, compared to many teams in the East, the 76ers' interior line is actually not bad.
Akagi Gonorr and Jordan Hill are both defensive interior lines, Jordan Hill is okay, he developed a certain mid-range shooting ability in the Lakers in those years, and Noll really has no offensive talent at all, except for empty catches and catch-and-dunk is a pure defensive player.
However, Knoll's blocking talent is really outstanding, this year is his second season, relying on the advantage of bounce and reach, he has a strong defensive deterrent on the inside, and together with Jordan Hill, he forms one of the best interior barriers in the East, which is also the envy of many teams in the East.
Now that the 76ers are temporarily ranked fifth in the East, their actual record should be fourth in the East.
However, the 76ers and the Celtics are a little sad, the Wizards are the first in the Southeast Division, ranking fourth directly, and they are stable, the 76ers and the Celtics are fighting for the fourth record, and they are in the Atlantic Division There are four teams in the playoffs, the Raptors and the Knicks are second and third respectively, and the 76ers and the Celtics can only compete for fifth and sixth......
Counting from the second-to-last in the East to a serious contender for the playoffs now, the 76ers have been reborn.
But no matter how reborn it is, theoretically speaking, the 76ers have little chance of winning against the Lakers, and it stands to reason that not too many people will pay attention to this game.
However, this game is no less focused than the Lakers' previous game against the Warriors......
Will the Lakers end their losing streak against the 76ers?
Or will the Lakers continue to trigger the spell?
The Lakers have always had a curse that they always lose when they are the strongest against the weakest team.
For example, Kobe Bryant and Gasol reached the Finals three times in a row, and then lost to the Bobcats every year......
However, surprisingly, after the Bobcats rose to the playoffs, the Lakers began to win the Bobcats.
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On December 2, the Lakers' first game of December, they arrived at the 76ers' home court, the Wajovia Center.
The Wajovia Center is celebrating its 20th year in the NBA this year, and 76ers owner Ed Schneider invested heavily in renovating the arena in the offseason, so this year's Lakers players arrive here to find a big difference from last season.
Every time he meets the 76ers, D'Antoni feels like his head is big, and after he came to the Lakers, he seems to have won the 76ers once, with an overall 1-5 loss, and won the second game with the 76ers in the 12-13 season, and lost everything else.
D'Antoni is very anxious, is it the main force to play? Or do you want to continue to take a break?
Let's play with the main force, it seems that there is a bit of a fuss, facing a team that is only fifth in the East, it will not be the whole main force to play, because the 76ers are the fifth in the East, and their record is put in the West, that is, they are fighting for the eighth place in the West.
But don't you play all the main forces, in case you lose?
D'Antoni feels really a headache, and if he loses today, he will probably be sprayed to death by the fans, and the Lakers, who are so picky fans, are really difficult to serve!
After hesitating, D'Antoni gritted his teeth and asked Kobe Bryant to sit behind the bench in his training uniform and take turns!
Today, the Lakers sent Clarkson, McCollum, Liu Ren, Green, and Monroe, a very normal lineup, and today it was just Kobe's turn to rest, Gasol, and Whiteside.
As for Antetokounmpo, he didn't take a break, but the opponent was Isaiah Thomas, so he went up to defend against the little assassins...... It is estimated that he will suddenly doubt his life, and a cat waist slipped in under his arm.
The 76ers are their starting five Tigers this year, Isaiah Thomas, Russell, Covington, Noll, Jordan Hill.
Seeing Isaiah Thomas, who is proud of this year's spring breeze, Liu Ren feels that this little man is really powerful, and he can really bring a team to the playoffs in the East.
Due to Isaiah Thomas's outstanding performance, people called him Iverson Jr., in addition to the habitual name of the little assassin.
When I think of Iverson, I think of Kobe, and when I think of Kobe, I think of the Lakers, and Liu Ren is now the big successor of the Lakers, so when I mention Isaiah Thomas, I think of Liu Ren.
People have the impression that Isaiah Tomaci defeated Liu Ren twice in a row......
Liu Ren's fighting spirit is very strong today! He doesn't want to lose to the 76ers again!