On March 26, Beijing time, the NBA regular season 76ers challenged the Clippers. Before the game, a remark by Clippers coach Lu Lu sparked controversy.
Embiid was first in the league with free throws and Harden was third. If you take their free throws off, they won't make it to the top ten of the scoring list. Lou said.
On the one hand, Lu's words are a reminder of the difficulty of defending the two, that is, to avoid sending them to the free throw line, after all, both of them are masters of fouls. On the other hand, it also seems to be ridiculing the ability of the two men to commit a foul.
Indeed, Embiid currently averages 11.8 free throws per game, the highest number of free throws in the league, and he also has 81.9% of his free throw shooting rate. Ha averaged 8.4 free throws on the field, ranking third, shooting 87% from the free throw line.
Embiid, on the other hand, averaged 29.8 points per game, second only to James in the league, with 9.7 points on the free throw court. Hash averaged 22.5 points on the field and 7.3 points on the free throw court. According to Lue, removing the free throws, Embiid averaged 20.1 points per game, while Harden had only 15.2 points.
If the Clippers can try to avoid sending two people to the free throw line, today's showdown does have a chance to win the game. It's just that it remains to be seen whether Lu's words will anger Harden and Embiid.