On April 12, Beijing time, the curtain will be pulled up in the NBA playoffs, and now the US media NBA Central asks, "Which Philadelphia member has more pressure in this year's playoffs?" The 3 candidates given by the US media are the team's double nuclear Embiid and Harden, and head coach Rivers.
As one of the title favorites in the East this year, Philadelphia has not been able to go far enough in the playoffs in the past few seasons, but this year through the big deal hardened, further enhance the strength of the team, naturally makes the outside world full of expectations, but also put forward higher requirements for them.
According to the 3 candidate pressure questions raised by the US media, in fact, they all have their own pressure root problems.
1. Embiid: Can you break the scoring curse?
Embiid finished the regular season with 30.6 points and 11.7 rebounds per game, the first time in his career to win points, and the only player to average 30+10 per game this season. It's just that since O'Neal in 2000, none of the season's top scorers have been able to win the championship that season, and it's exciting to see if Embiid can break such a spell.
2. Harden: Can you break the curse of the uncrowned king of your career?
Harden has asked for trades in two consecutive seasons, and he missed a championship in more than one season with the Nets, and this season moved to Philadelphia, teaming up with Embiid to target only the championship. Harden is under tremendous pressure, especially with a contract extension this summer, and he needs to play well enough in the playoffs to fight for a 5-year top salary contract for himself. Harden has not won a championship so far in his career, and he has repeatedly pulled his crotch at key moments in the playoffs, and he also needs to prove himself again.
3. Rivers: Can you break the spell of human beings being reversed?
Although Rivers is the former Celtics championship coach, leading the Greenshirts to win the championship in 2008, his subsequent coaching resume, coupled with the coaching period, he has led the team to be reversed many times in the lead. Philadelphia's lineup is luxurious this year, and whether Rivers can lead the team to win the championship is also another tough playoff journey that tests him.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)