The New York Knicks and the Philadelphia 76ers replayed in the first round of the playoffs, and although the Philadelphia side once took a five-point lead in the final minute tiebreaker, they still failed to win a victory at Madison Garden Plaza. As the Knicks rewrote the score to 2-0, the home fans in New York celebrated wildly, which further contrasted the unwillingness, loneliness and frustration of the Philadelphia players. In the post-game interview, Embiid, who scored 34 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists in this game but fell short, was obviously broken, and the whole person lost his former self-confidence.
Embiid repeatedly nagged reporters: "All of us, including Nas off the court, are calling a timeout, but the referee just won't give it." Forget about the timeout, but a lot of fouls are not too special to accept!" Embiid was talking about the fatal service error in the final stage, before serving, Nunn had signaled a timeout, but was ignored; But the blow of this ball had a subtle impact on the final trend of the game, and it is no wonder that the Emperor was so frustrated and had tears in his eyes.
Philadelphia officials will not sit idly by for their team's experience on the road trip, and according to the latest reports, the team's official spokesperson has stated that it will appeal the penalties for the two games to the league. To be sure, the game is settled, and even if the league finally reviews and admits to the referee's report that there was a misjudgment or a missed decision?
But again, it's the playoffs instead of the regular season, and it's not realistic to always keep an eye on the penalty and expect to solve the problem at the free throw line. In contrast, Brunson, who was caught in the middle of the game and couldn't take care of himself, didn't feel good, but his three-pointer from the basket at the decisive moment dragged him out of the conference room and completed his self-redemption. I don't know if this ball will cause PTSD stress trauma to Embiid, which reminds the Emperor that year Leonard stood up to his own defense and completed the backward shot in the drifting process, and the ball was also bounced into the basket, after that ball, Embiid returned to the player tunnel and cried, but I didn't expect that after 5 years, history repeated.
Standing in Embiid's position, he also woke up, instead of crying like a little daughter-in-law like such a complaint, it is better to find his own reasons. Yes, playing in the high post with the ball like a guard does help with data accumulation, and can also maximize his passing vision and playmaking ability - but Embiid is the team's No. 5 position after all, a center who doesn't go deep into the low post, a center who can't grab a rebound in the final quarter, and lets the 1.93-meter Hart swim in his own paint area, is obviously unqualified.
If Embiid is still obsessed with shooting 9 times outside the three-point line, does not pay attention to the protection of rebounds, and cannot shoulder the heavy responsibility of guarding the three-second zone, then even if the referee gives him more care on the free throw line, what is the use? With the series moving to Philadelphia, will Embiid respond forcefully when he returns home?