Grab seven, the Hawks eliminated Philadelphia 103-96 and will meet the Bucks in the East! With 2 minutes and 31 seconds to go until the end of the game, Trae Young, 1 of 10 three-pointers in the whole game, the 11th three-point shot without the slightest hesitation, a super-far hollow into the net! The Eagles snatched seven battles to eliminate 76ers and enter the Eastern Finals. In the eyes of Eagles fans, this moment the new king of the NBA was born!
Last season, Trae Young handed over a super stat of averaging 29.6 points and 9.3 assists per game, but the hot thing is the team's sparse record, Trae Young is not satisfied with the Eagles' single-minded operation, and put pressure on the team in the middle of the season. Team manager Schlenk did not dare to neglect Trae Young, smashed 158.5 million contracts in the summer, snatched Serbian top scorer Bogdanovic from the Bucks for 4 years and 72 million, signed the Italian cannon Gallinari for 61.5 million in 3 years, and used a total of 25 million contracts for two years to get Rondo and Dunn, plus Capela and Redish traded last year, Hunter's two lotto shows, and the Eagles' lineup in the East is also counted.
14 wins and 20 losses coached off class
But this luxurious lineup only played a 14-20 record at the beginning of the season, behind the record, the Eagles' two major players, Trae Young and Collins, and the dissatisfaction of the former coach Pierce.
According to the Athletic reporter Sam Amick and Chris Kirschner, the Eagles coach Pierce, whether seniority or prestige, can not hold the line. Pierce has been encouraging Trae Young to improve his leadership skills, but sources say young is not cold to Pierce's ability, and he is not the only player who is frustrated with Pierce, since Pierce began coaching the Hawks in 2018, a number of players have questioned his ability to coach at different times and occasions.
Trae Young: I'm the big villain
The Eagles couldn't stop the scene, quickly cut through the mess, and let assistant coach McMillan take office to replace Pierce. Since then, the legend that belongs to Atlanta has officially begun.
As soon as McMillan took office, the Eagles immediately returned to fourth in the East with an eight-game winning streak. From last season's All-Star start to the loss of an All-Star, Trae Young is struggling to prove that fans around the world are wrong about him.
Will only touch porcelain to create fouls? Rely on three points to eat, three points are not allowed? Even if the ball style is ugly, the hair is almost bald?
In New York's Madison Garden Square, Trae Young shrugged his shoulders as he listened to the boos and scoldings. He is too accustomed to playing the role of a villain, from the beginning of the ninth grade to the current NBA, his short stature, under-punching expression, cunning style of play, always so unpleasant, but the more others boo him, the more excited he will be, the better he plays.
Despite the regular season New York sweeping the Hawks 3-0. Trae Young let the New Yorkers know how big the gap between the playoffs and the regular season was every minute, and he made a throw in Madison in the first game. In his fifth away game of 4-1 elimination of New York, he bowed to New York fans and gave him a flying kiss, saying goodbye to his first playoff defeat in the coolest posture.
The Great Reversal! Two consecutive games against the 76ers
The second round against the Philadelphia 76ers, who are favored by many people, the Eagles are still on the underdog side. Trae Young's 25+7 in the first half of the game startled the Philadelphia fans in a cold sweat, but Philadelphia quickly won two consecutive games and led the Hawks by 18 points in the fourth game.
Reaching the semifinals in the first playoffs is a good record for the Hawks, and they may be able to accept the fate of being eliminated by the team led by MVP favorite Embiid, but Capela saw Philadelphia's fate at that time. Speaking of Embiid after the team completed an 18-point comeback, he said: "Whenever you run out of his physical strength, everything about him gets a little tougher. And when he's tired, it's a completely different game. ”
The core of Philadelphia is Embiid, and Embiid's style of play is too traditional, in Embiid's mind, he is a 2m 16 Kobe Bryant, he likes to threaten the box three behind the ball in the mid-distance position or dribble to the low position. Although Embiid has improved his mid-range shooting rate by nearly 10% this season compared to last season, this style of play is still too exhausting, and Philadelphia can also pack him in some rounds because of the presence of players like Simmons who are completely unable to shoot.
After the big reversal of 18 points in the fourth game, it can be said that Philadelphia is light, and in the fifth battle of Tenno Mountain, Embiid started with 8 of 8, and Philadelphia once led the Eagles by 26 points in the third quarter. But Philadelphia was once again mute, and in the final 15 minutes and 19 seconds of the game, Philadelphia shot only 6 of 21 shots, only Embiid and Curry scored in the athletic battle, and the other players scored only 4 points on free throws.
According to Espn, the 76s are the only team in the past 25 seasons to have wasted more than 18 points in the back-to-back playoffs.
Didn't choose Doncic? We don't regret it at all!
How exactly did Trae Young dismember the Philadelphia defense? Trae Young has two numbers that are the first in the league: one is the most used blocks per game (14.1 per game), and the other is the most throws per game (4 per game).
Trae Young's attack is initiated by blocking and dismantling every game, and for him, his attack with the ball is far less destructive than the opportunities he creates for his teammates to eat cake and empty positions. And if the use of blocking and dismantling to deal with the change of defense is not in place, Trae Young's throw, it is a solid league first.
In the playoffs this season, Trae Young shot 41.1% + 30.6% from the field when he won and 47% + 43.3% when he lost. When he wins, he has a lower shooting rate, proving that his personal offense is not the key to dominating the Eagles' wins, as long as he can take advantage of the blocking and disrupt the opposite defense, the Eagles have no shortage of players who can stand up and score.
The Hawks have actually found Philadelphia's goal after consecutive reversals, and as long as Philadelphia dares to play Simmons, they can make Philadelphia's defense pay the price every minute. The reason why Philadelphia reversed in the sixth game was that simmons-7 plus-minus and substitute Maxy+12 were positive and negative. With Simmons present, his defense can't keep up with Trae Young, the offense is completely useless, and he will be targeted to death by the Hawks.
In the seventh game, Trae Young did not find the offensive feel for a long time, but we can see that as long as he is on the field, there is always enough offensive threat to mobilize the offensive resources of the philadelphia team. The assist to Capela in the third quarter directly silenced the three Philadelphia defenders.
Hult and Gallinari also contributed to the big heart performance in today's game. One is the Eagles' own developed shooter, and the other is the players that the team smashed last year with a high salary. Team manager Schlenk had worked for the Warriors for many years, and the helpers he found for Trae Young could more or less see the shadow of that Warriors, with a shooter with excellent ballless ability playing sg, two young defensive flanks (Redish + Hunter), and Capela and Collins could be fed by Trae Young every game.
The Victory of the Eagles is not a light opponent of Philadelphia, but the team's ace players have a stronger offensive influence, the overall tactical system is much newer than Philadelphia's outdated tactical system, and the space and speed emphasized by the team are also in line with the emphasis of today's basketball.
Of course, the Hawks can eliminate Philadelphia, and the most important thing is that they have Yang no regrets, a superstar who makes the Hawks fans raise their eyebrows and say, "We don't regret not choosing Doncic at all."