The Denver Nuggets' away trip to wells far Away to the Wells Fargo Center to challenge the Philadelphia 76ers became the most high-profile game in this NBA regular season. For no other reason than the world's best five players, Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid, are making their final dash to the season's regular season Most Valuable Players, and in this white-hot finale, this head-on duel is likely to have a direct impact on the ownership of the MVP trophy.
After four quarters of fighting, the Nuggets, who finally played away, completed a desperate reversal under the unfavorable situation of trailing by up to 19 points, stopping their recent two-game losing streak and stabilizing the sixth position in the West, while also giving Philadelphia the third loss in the last five games.
As the two protagonists of the MVP competition, Mr. Jo led the team to win the game, in a sense, to maintain the sixth place in the West and thus lock in a playoff spot is his bottom line, otherwise the team results that are too far behind will make Jokic's efforts throughout the season be ruined, so the victory of this game is crucial.
A shot in the second quarter of the game is a microcosm of the whole game, jokic, who averaged 1.4 steals per game this season, completed the interception empty-handed with a positive defensive attitude and good anticipation, and then took the ball forward to seize the opportunity to switch attacks. The 76ers immediately sent two players, one in front of the other, to chase and intercept Mr. Yo in an attempt to slow down his advance. The quick-sighted Teacher Yo chose to toss and turn in the air, throwing a blow from the top of his head with both hands to hit the earth. The direct ball was accurately delivered to the fast-moving Jeff Green, who took off to complete the one-arm gliding dunk. The whole offense was completed in one go, without dragging mud and water, and in less than three seconds, the 76ers could only sigh with excitement.
The strategy of the old Rivers in this game is also very clear that it is to arrange heavy troops to surround and suppress Teacher Joe. Jokic will be calculated, not greedy, and gladly make a wedding dress, feeding his teammates to the basin full. Even Kevin Durant marveled at Jokic's pass, praising it on social media: "It's Joker (Jokic's nickname), it's not worth mentioning to you!" ”
Although Embiid lost the game but won the data, the emperor found a long-lost feel, following two consecutive games of shooting rate of only 40%, Embiid with 20 shots to get 34 points and 9 rebounds, not only consolidated his advantage in the scoring king battle, but also formed a certain suppression in the confrontation with the teacher of the covenant. However, the Emperor also saw the problems of the game thoroughly, and in the post-match interview, it was pointed out that the team's problem was not offense but defense. Of course, he also praised his MVP direct competitor Jokic, saying: "Jokic is a beast, a very good player. ”
Mr. Yo also had a very high evaluation of the Emperor, saying, "Embiid is an incredible player, and I like to compete with the best players." The two best center players of this era felt sorry for each other, joined hands to make the interior players regain their former glory of the big man, actually chatted on the field, of course, what the two talked about we do not know, in the post-match interview they tacitly silenced. Fans have ridiculed: "Teacher Yo should be saying to the emperor: 'This year you support me Lianzhuang, next year I support you as a talker'", "'Harden is not good to use?'" ''Do you want to borrow it for your use?'' 'Well, little Potter, you take it, you're welcome.' ’”
I have to say that the fans are really talented. Next, it depends on whether jokic successfully defended the title in the MVP competition, or Embiid successfully completed the transformation and finally won the cup.