On May 16, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued. In the Eastern Conference semifinals yesterday, the 76ers lost 88-112 to the Celtics in a tie-break to eliminate them 3-4 on aggregate and end the season.
As a rookie MVP, Embiid played poorly in yesterday's game, scoring just 5 of 18 for 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 turnovers, and his entire playoff performance was a big drop from the regular season. Because of this, after the 76ers were out, Embiid was ridiculed by countless media people.
Embiid said after he was out that he and Harden alone could not win the game. In response, Shannon Sharp said in UNDISPUTED: "What do you mean by that? You're two MVPs. You can become a legend in G7, this is your chance. ”
Interestingly, after Embiid was eliminated, he quoted Alphabet Brother in an interview as saying: "As someone said, this is not a failure, but a step towards success." ”
Emmanuel Acho, a well-known journalist, retweeted the video and wrote: "Dear Embiid, the person who said this is an NBA championship, the person who said this led his team to the first championship in 50 years, the person who said this sentence scored 38+20 in the eliminated game, don't quote the alphabet brother, unless you have the same heart as him." ”
NBA reporter Kevin O'Connor tweeted about Embiid's post-game remarks: "Embiid was invisible at the end of the G6 game, and after hitting 5-of-18 in G7, he was still blaming his teammates, which is really MVP-level practice!" ”
It is worth mentioning that since entering the NBA, Embiid has played 11 series rounds so far, winning only 5 rounds and losing 6 rounds. Among them, they won 0-4 in the series against 50-win teams, 0-3 in the best-of-seven matches, and have not reached the Eastern Conference Finals so far.