Why were the Lakers being beaten by the 76ers? Embiid exploded and pinched Zhan Mei

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In the 2023-24 regular season, "Coin Chat Basketball" continues to interpret the focus of the topic in the way of "pictures and truths", watching the excitement and the doorway.

The Lakers, who have won 4 of the past 5 games, suffered a head-on attack in Philadelphia, trailing by up to 25 points in the first half, and the two quarters have been played, and the Lakers symbolically resisted or surrendered in the second half, leaving a "bloody case" with a fiasco of 44 points.

It is true that the 76ers are very strong, but the Lakers are not weak, even if the factors of attrition due to injuries are taken into account, they will not be pressed to the ground by the 76ers, and it is a bit abnormal to lose so crisply.

One of the big problems for the Lakers in this game is their defensive shortcomings, which are exactly against the 76ers' offensive longboard, or more accurately, by Embiid.

Lakers head coach Darvin Ham used to be an assistant coach to the Bucks, and his defensive system is the same thing as Budenholzer, which focuses on the inside and light on the outside, and here is a set of mathematical logic, the inside hole is "dead or disabled", and a little leakage on the outside may only be a minor injury.

Therefore, the Lakers are the fourth-most three-point team per game this season, and when they defend the cover offense of the No. 5 position, they usually do not change the defense, the thick eyebrows are guarded and retreated, and the teammates chase around the cover, trying not to give the inside a good chance, and the opponent will rely on the outside to kill the game if he has the ability.

The Lakers, who are so defensive, have met Embiid, who has become more and more like Mr. Yoo this season.

The 76ers took out the chicken soup for the soul coach Rivers and called the Nurse, who had a thick enough playbook, and the team's style of play was obviously enriched, and Embiid's role in the high post increased the content.

Embiid holds the ball, and his teammates come out to shoot with their hands on the shot. For example, in this offense, Embiid stood in a high position, Maxi used the cover to come out, and the "Emperor" blocked people while handing over the ball, if the thick eyebrows changed the defense at this time, it might interfere with Maxi, but the thick eyebrows were afraid of Embiid's subordination after the cover, and chose to sink the basket, and Maxi got a vacant position and hit it.

Embiid's explosive move appeared many times in the game, Beverley's three-point shot continued to block people after Embiid handed over the ball during the tactical execution, the thick eyebrows still insisted on retreating, Reaves was blocked, and Beverley still had time to aim at the basket before shooting, and the shot was easy and happy.

The 76ers are actually not a team with a lot of three-point firepower, they are averaging 11.2 three-pointers per game this season, ranking 24th in the league (guess which team is at the bottom), but the Lakers' defensive style, combined with Embiid's high post card, made the 76ers shoot a hand, and they made 13 three-pointers in the first half, which is the usual amount of the whole game, setting a record for the 76ers' three-pointers in the half of the season.

Ham is also not the head iron, he made some adjustments, using Wood or Hayes to play the twin towers with thick eyebrows, thick eyebrows to protect the basket, and Wood or Hayes to defend the 76ers' big man with the ball.

But at this time, another problem of the Lakers was exposed, their outside leader defense was not enough, and when facing an attacker like Maxey with a strong ability to get rid of, the Lakers' first-line defense was a little unable to keep up, and once Maxey broke through the first line of defense, the Lakers habitually contracted, and the outside line leaked vacancy.

Most of the 76ers' three-point rain in this game was "raised" by the Lakers.

The 76ers also gave the Lakers a three-point chance this time, because the Lakers offense has a strong advantage that is quite scary, they average 55.5 points per game in the restricted area, thick eyebrows and James rank fourth and ninth in the league in points per game, and only the Lakers have two top 10 players in the league in penalty scoring points per game among the 30 teams.

To defend against the Lakers, the first thing to do is to defend the basket, so the 76ers also piled up their defensive forces under the basket, and the Lakers also had three points open.

However, as the team with the fewest three-pointers per game in the league, the Lakers may not be able to use their chances from the outside.

In the case of unsatisfactory offensive space, Ham and Zhan Mei made some tactical attempts, such as Zhan Mei blocking and dismantling without the ball in a high position, James took Embiid away, and thick eyebrows formed a big fight under the basket.

Or James as a screen, cutting and moving to catch the ball to the basket. This is a big change for Lao Zhan this season, he took the initiative to disperse the ball, increase the output of off-ball attacks, reduce physical exertion, and continue to "race" with time.

The Lakers scored 58-38 to win the 76ers by 20 points, but the 76ers made 15 more three-pointers, which was a full 45 more points. In addition, the 76ers as the league's No. 1 free throw team, Embiid as the "one-point" master, the 76ers won the Lakers by another 13 points at the free throw line.

Embiid made 12 free throws alone, just one less than the Lakers' entire team. When the Lakers were looking for an opportunity to fight back in the third quarter, Embiid made 7 of 8 free throws in a single quarter, and the Lakers made 6 of 8 free throws in the first quarter, and the "Emperor" single-handedly beat the Lakers at the free throw line.

The Lakers have a limited number of people who can play due to injury, and it is not surprising to lose to the 76ers on the road, Embiid's ability to score 30+ triple-doubles in three quarters is indeed a crushing game for the Lakers.

The Lakers' retreat defense is still okay in most games, but this time they encountered the "Emperor" who was numb to the scalp with the ball and strategy, and the 76ers' three-point explosion day, and the Lakers lost unjustly.

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