On June 21, Beijing time, another group of eastern semifinals was officially staged. The Philadelphia 76ers fought the Atlanta Hawks in a "you die me live" battle. In the end, the 76ers lost to the Hawks 96-103 and were eliminated!
The first place in the east was reversed by the fifth place in the east, which is really a very faceless thing. In this series, 76ers head coach Doug Rivers once again wrote a magical stroke in the history of "being turned over" in his coaching career. He also suffered four consecutive defeats in the coaching rush to grab seven battles, equaling the longest record in history.
The history of reversals in the old man can be said well. American media Outlet StatMuse summed up In detail Rivers' last two years of playoff exit.
Rivers 2020 playoffs out:
G5 - Lost 16 points to lead
G6 - Conceded a 19-point lead
G7 - Conceded a 12-point lead
Rivers 2021 playoffs out:
G4 - Lost 18 points to lead
G5 - Home conceded a 26-point lead
G7 - Home loss to grab seven, the opponent's best player shot only 5 of 23
In addition, Rivers is also the coach who has led the team to the most seven home losses in history (5 times), far more than the second-placed coach Pat Riley 2 times.
In this game, "The Great" Joel Embiid shot 11 of 21, scoring 31 points and 11 rebounds, but there were 8 turnovers. But Embiid had given everything he could, emptying the blood tank. Speaking about the turning point of the game in an interview with the press after the game, Embiid said: "I'm honest, I don't know how to say it, we had an empty shot in the fourth quarter, and then we just hit a free throw. ”
So who is this person? I believe I don't need to say more. Shout out his name: Ben Simmons!
So far in this year's playoffs, Simmons has hit 25 of them on 73 free throw lines, and the free throw shooting rate is only 34.2%, which is the worst in history among all players who have made more than 70 free throws in a single playoff.
The second difference in history was O'Neill's 37.4%, and the third difference in history was 38% of Chamberlain's. Lo and behold, Simmons is also a historic player. But O'Neill and Chamberlain are both innate inner monsters, and if you don't foul him, he can blow up your inside line without fouling him, but can Simmons do it?
In this game, starting point guard Ben Simmons played 35 minutes and 50 seconds, shooting 2 of 4 and 1 of 2 from the free throw line, scoring 5 points.
In a post-match interview, Simmons said of losing: "Losing is really bad. I am what I am, and that's the way it is. It's also true that winning is not an easy task. Nets got finished by the Bucks, it's not easy to win. ”
To use a line from Zhuge Liang in the old "Romance of the Three Kingdoms": I have never seen such a brazen person! The Nets were also shot while lying down.
As a 24-year-old All-Star player with a 169 million top salary contract, Simmons was also nominated for the best defensive player and was selected for the best defensive team. Speaking about the future, Simmons said he loves Philadelphia and hopes to stay with the 76ers.
At the last moment, Embiid looked helpless and left the scene lonely.
Well, if you don't go, then I'll consider leaving.