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Less than a week ago, the Philadelphia 76ers had a 7-1 record. With Joel Embiid MVP level play led a group of starters to play a high level of attack, a strong start. They beat the Toronto Raptors, beat the Orlando Magic, and turned Bradley Bill's 60-point dream night into an empty slash, all of which were incredible. However, five days later, the 76ers' record dropped to 7-4, and Embiid temporarily stopped competing for MVP. We're thinking about whether we can get him to play more without compromising his health, and with the rest of his teammates combining just 60 points, it's not that easy for the team to get through.
The good news is that the team lost due to the lack of personnel due to the epidemic. Today, we're able to do something we've done very little in the last three seasons, but that's the essence of the "process" era: enjoying failure. If the premium players in the squad don't have good chemistry and the playoffs are burning their eyebrows, it's hard to enjoy the loss because a substitute player cuts more than 20 points. And when half of the team's players can't play, a bench player suddenly becomes the number one offensive choice, and the game becomes a happy basketball with no outcome. It feels strange and like a mentally disturbing pastime all the time in a season – but it still far outweighs heartache defeats. As you may recall, we've experienced too many of those defeats in the last two seasons.
In order to thank the fun brought by those games, and in order to take a comprehensive look at the team's reinforcements for the new season, we have taken stock of the top ten defeats of the "process" era.
10. April 15, 2015 Miami Heat 105-101 Philadelphia 76ers — No one wants to win
Just like the boxing match in the movie version of "Ghosthead Soldier", I didn't expect that both sides had thought about the outcome in advance - they both thought they should paddle. The Heat and the 76ers are all on the lookout for game 82 of the 2014-15 season. If the Heat win the game and the Nets lose the game the same day, the Heat lose their protected top ten picks. So there was an epic showdown that day: Zoran Dragic vs. "Point Guard" Jakar Sampson. Both teams are conserving their strength and trying to get a defeat. In the end, the Nets won, which made the Miamiman's scoring boring. They won this senseless victory in the indiscriminate bombardment of Michael Beasley. In the end, though, Sampson scored 22+6, and the 76ers discovered the treasures of the early "process" era through what may be considered the worst game in NBA regular season history.
9. Nov. 5, 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers 102-101 Philadelphia 76ers – Rookie Embiid shot 4-of-4 from three-point range
It was an always forgotten but interesting game in Embiid's early days. The 76ers rose to the chase with 18 points behind, pushing the defending champion to the last minute. It was also Eisen Ilyasova's second game after the trade with Jeramy Grant to the 76ers, and he scored 21 points (Wuhu!). ）。 All you remember is one of the two highlights of the game, the other being Embiid's heavy punch against LeBron James (who could have defended it), or Embiid's 4-of-4 shooting from beyond the three-point line. At this point, it seems that every game we can find a new bright spot in the Emperor, and the breakthrough of the Best Player in the East in long-distance shooting has undoubtedly diluted the blow that Gerald Henderson may have caused a loss of the last-minute goal and losing the winning. (Honestly, he seems fine protesting against a foul on the game.) ）
8. October 28, 2015 Boston Celtics 112-95 Philadelphia 76ers – Okafor debut
The choice of Jalil Okafor with a probing sign has caused many people to slowly play a "? But before the 2015-16 regular season, we had a long offseason to convince ourselves that the big man Okafor was the (temporary) answer to all of the team's questions. At the same time, we also pray that Embiid will stay healthy in the new season. The first game of the regular season seemed to confirm our fantasy: Against rivals the Boston Celtics, Okafor scored a convincing 26 points on 10-of-16 shooting. Of course, he made eight turnovers and we also lost by 17 points. But the rookie showed great offensive prowess far beyond his real age, which was good enough for the 76ers at the time — at least until he lost six or seven other games that season. Then we began to understand that one or two brilliant performances did not really solve the problem that the team was terminally ill at that time.
7. March 4, 2015 Oklahoma City Thunder 123-118 Philadelphia 76ers – Richardson returns
A little selfishness. In the summer of 2012, Jason Richardson was added to the Andrew Bynum trade, and then he played well for at least a month at the 76ers. But a knee injury left Richardson missing all games since January 2013 and was later forced to lie for two seasons. Eventually, Richardson returned in February 2015, when the 34-year-old veteran was already a superfluous figure for an uncompetitive rebuilding squad. But he staged the highlight moment again, scoring 29 points and hitting a crucial three-pointer, equalizing the score and dragging the Thunder, who were on the edge of the playoffs, into overtime, one of the high-level showdowns between the two teams in the "process" era. (Isaiah Kanan also got 31+7+6 stats, and of course he also had a highlight of his own, as will be explained later.) Russell Westbrook's astonishing night of 49+15+10 allowed the Thunder to finally win the lottery — when his stats still outweighed the benefits for the team. But Richardson wasn't inferior, that No. 23, and I'd always like him in the 76ers jersey.
6. April 1, 2016 Charlotte Hornets 100-91 Philadelphia 76ers – Brand double-double
The 2015-16 season, with 10 wins and 72 losses, didn't have many memory points. That's why Carl Landry scored 22 points in the final game of his NBA career to win the MVP vocals. But a really happy moment came from Elton Brand. He shouldn't even play on such a bad team. He made a comeback and became a veteran role model for the worst team in NBA modern history. Plagued by injuries and with no other way out, Brand had to move into the main rotation. The 37-year-old, who had barely played in two years, was as devastated as expected. But on Charlotte's night, he was like an old Chevrolet that was once again full of oil, fighting 13+11 in 24 minutes of bench time to get the 408th and the last double-double of his 18-year career. Two years later, Brand made his debut as the new general manager of the 76ers, and a valid reason was, "Well, you know, he got his second double-double in 2015-16." ”
5. Aug. 11, 2020 Phoenix Suns 130-117 Philadelphia 76ers – O'Quinn wins a semi-triple-double
Seriously, in the late rematch, although Simmons was reimbursed for the season and Embiid was suspended, the remaining players played very firmly, glued to the end before losing, you can choose three of them to take out and say. In fact, it may have been just a quasi-triple-double, but it became one of the most memorable records for one reason: Kyle O'Quinn, a third center who dropped out of rotation, found himself just a little bit away from the most unlikely triple-double in the history of the 76ers. He could have done it perfectly! With 40 seconds left in the game, the Suns leading, Furkan Kolkmaz taking the ball and O'Quine basketing a big empty space, but Kolkmaz decided to shoot three points himself instead of passing to his teammates to help him secure a triple-double. (Dead people can make him angry) Kolkmaz was lucky, we let him go. The 76ers were soon swept by the Celtics in the playoffs.
4. Oct. 26, 2016 Oklahoma City Thunder 103-97 Philadelphia 76ers – Embiid debuts
After a long wait of two years and three offseasons, we finally waited for Embiid. He hit Andre Robertson low from outside the three-point line, then dribbled in, quickly withdrew from the free throw line, got up and hit a jump shot to toughly hit the first goal of his NBA career. This was followed by a breakthrough in Westbrook. The Wells Fargo Center boiled over. The score came to 10-2, with the 76ers leading. The future pearl of the team is showing his full potential at both ends of the attack and defense, and the golden age seems to be coming, and the future is bright. The 76ers' lead didn't last long. The Thunder beat the 76ers 34-22 in the fourth quarter to win the opening night with a six-point advantage. But Embiid won, arguably, and for the first time since 2001, 76ers fans were truly at ease.
3. Jan. 10, 2021 Denver Nuggets 115-103 Philadelphia 76ers – Maxi Nights
You may not pay attention to this game. At that time, the 76ers had only 7 players in rotation, and there was a shortage of defenders. We can only watch the unpredictable blacksmith Danny Green as an offensive point of possession, but the "process believer" Teres Maxi exceeded the fans' expectations in his first start, and he got 39+7+6, leaving the team struggling for two quarters. Maxi's outburst has ignited fan expectations, but it remains to be seen whether it can be matched by Brandon Jennings or Rodrigues Boboise. In any case, this is one of the best report cards handed over by the 76ers guard since this century. Play against a well-staffed team and contribute efficiently without other offensive options. Either way, he was already part of the "process immortality."
2. March 1, 2020 Los Angeles Clippers 136-130 Philadelphia 76ers – Milton Nights
This game is difficult to distinguish from Maxi's highlight night. Seriously, they're a lot like each other. The "process" era can be such two games, it is really time to burn high incense. It was a race that belonged to Milton. On Sunday afternoon, our double guard exploded, scoring 39 points on 14-of-20 shooting, which was fine. At that time, 76 people were at a low ebb, and we desperately needed some reinvigorated performances. We challenged the Clippers on the road in Los Angeles, and on the surface, their staffing was enough to limit threats of Milton's level. Maybe just look at this tweet to see why this game is in second place.
(Paul George's defense of Milton may have thought: Hurry up and someone help me!) ）
We can see what these lads will look like in a dozen years, but for now, I think Sheik's outburst is just a small lump.
1. January 30, 2016 Golden State Warriors 108-105 Philadelphia 76ers – Kanan Night
If you've been paying attention to the 76ers of the "process" era over the past seven years, you might have thought that this game would be number one. Five years ago, before Harrison Barnes hit a bottom-corner three-pointer to help the Golden State Warriors win, Sean Livingston pulled Robert Covington's arm without being blown. This game is a special presence in the era of "process". Just last Sunday, on our podcast, Mike only needed a little connection to find a reason to complain to Ricky about those years again. But most of the memories are still good, and we forced the 73rd victory over the Warriors to the last moment. Thanks to Isaiah Kanan, he scored a team-high 19 points, including a four-point fairy ball, which was basically thought to be our Larry Johnson moment.
This game is a classic of the "process" era, and even if we forget one of the team's victories in that season, we will always remember it.