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Chapter 255

Chapter 255

Since the start of the game, the 76ers have won 9 consecutive victories, making them the only team in the league to maintain a complete victory.

Although before the season, some experts predicted that this season, the record of the 76ers will improve.

But with such a fierce momentum, a large group of people were still stunned.

Countless experts analyzed and discussed why the 76ers have such a good record this season.

After analyzing a lot of players, tactics, etc., in the end, experts basically attributed the main reason to Zhang Zifeng.

He averaged 20.9 points per game last season and 29.7 points per game this season, an improvement of 9 points.

In addition to the improvement in scoring, the ability to grab rebounds has also been greatly improved, from an average of 2.7 per game to an average of 7.1 per game.

Many experts believe that Zhang Zifeng's improvement is the biggest reason for the improvement of the 76ers' record this season.

Just when everyone was wondering how many consecutive victories the 76ers could win.

On November 11, when the 18ers faced the underdog Timberwolves at home, they suffered a defeat.

In this game, Embiid took a break and Noel started.

Although Embiid's absence has affected the 76ers' inside offensive power.

But last season, Noll proved with his performance that he is fully capable of guarding the inside and protecting rebounds.

The 76ers still had the advantage in the first half, firmly controlling the situation on the court.

But an accident at the beginning of the third quarter disrupted the rhythm of the 76ers.

Zhang Zifeng bruised his right middle finger while grabbing a rebound in the backcourt.

After receiving treatment off the court, Zhang Zifeng played again in less than 3 minutes.

It was just a finger poke, not a serious injury at all, but the contusion of the middle finger affected Zhang Zifeng's hand feeling.

Zhang Zifeng scored 14 points in the first half. In the second half, he made 10 of 3 shots and only scored 6 points.

Without Embiid, Zhang Zifeng didn't feel good, and the 76ers lost two major attackers for a while.

Can only rely on Rondo and Grant to support hard, the score was slowly tied.

In the last 17 seconds, the 76ers trailed by two points.

The 76ers sent a sideline ball. After Zhang Zifeng received the ball, he took the ball and was not in a hurry to attack. It wasted time every second.

With 6 seconds left, Zhang Zifeng suddenly accelerated, used the screen to get rid of the defense, and made a jumper from the three-point line, but unfortunately missed.

The ball hit the ground and the two sides competed for it. After Ibaka grabbed the ball, he passed it to Zhang Zifeng on the outside.

Zhang Zifeng made another shot. When the time was up, the ball landed without touching the basket.

88 to 86, and finally the 76ers lost by 2 points at their home court.

On November 11, the 20ers continued to play at home.

This time Embiid returned and started.

The lessons from the last game made Zhang Zifeng understand that his hand feeling is not as good as before. He reduces his shots and relies more on his own involvement to help other players create opportunities.

Under the two backcourt feeds of Rondo and Zhang Zifeng, Embiid exploded this time.

In the first quarter, Embiid had a good touch and scored 2 three-pointers in a row. He led the team to a 12-7 lead.

When the Suns Booker scored 5 points in a row and tied the score, it was Embiid who stepped forward and scored 7 points with penalty shots. The score opened.

首节结束时76人队以32-19领先13分，恩比德单节砍下17分。

In only 29 minutes, Embiid scored 30 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 blocks.Help the team finally beat the Suns 120-105, rejecting the losing streak.

Zhang Zifeng only scored 17 points, 7 assists, and 5 rebounds in this game.

November 11.After a week of massage and healing, Zhang Zifeng's middle finger stab wound has healed a lot, and the bruise has dissipated.

Just when Zhang Zifeng thought he had recovered, the reality taught him a lesson.

Zhang Zifeng's touch still hasn't recovered in this game. He made 17 of 5 shots and only scored 14 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

This data is a good result for an ordinary second-year rookie.

But for Zhang Zifeng, he couldn't even pass the exam.

The fans have higher demands on him, and they want Zhang Zifeng to align himself with the MVP.

Zhang Zifeng's performance was sluggish, but Embiid continued to perform well.

Relying on him scoring 6 points in a row in the fourth quarter, he led the team to a 10-0 spurt and secured the victory in one fell swoop.

The 76ers beat the Heat 101-94 in the away game and won 2 consecutive victories.

Embiid scored 22 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks.

Zhang Zifeng only scored 15 points and 9 assists.

During this period of time, Embiid performed well, and Zhang Zifeng's state declined.

Under the push of the media with a good cooperative relationship between Nike and Adidas, criticisms of Zhang Zifeng continued for a while.

Many media hyped that as the game progressed, after the opponents became familiar with Zhang Zifeng's characteristics, Zhang Zifeng lost his crazy performance at the beginning of the season.

On the one hand, the media fiercely criticized Zhang Zifeng, and on the other hand, they praised Embiid vigorously.

As the game went on, Embiid got better and better.

He is a once-in-a-century center. He is a combination of the dream Olajuwon and the basketball emperor Chamberlain.

He is the emperor, the center forward who can become the most dominant.

The core of the 76ers team should be Embiid, not Zhang Zifeng.

With this wave of praising Embiid and belittling Zhang Zifeng came.

Let the hidden dangers inside the 76ers team explode.

After several outstanding performances in a row, especially under the touting of the media, Embiid felt that he should get more opportunities, and that he should be the cornerstone of the team's future team building.

Zhang Zifeng should help him, the "emperor", like Peter Pan back then.

In addition to Embiid's self-inflated, Rondo's uneasy factor also began to explode.

After the adaptation period, Rondo also had an idea.

In the first few games, Zhang Zifeng often took the initiative to ask for the ball.

This made Rondo often forced to pass the ball to Zhang Zifeng, unable to play the rhythm he liked.

After Zhang Zifeng reduced his possession of the ball, Rondo played very comfortably, especially with Embiid.

Partnering with Embiid, Rondo doesn't need to think so much.

Attack by yourself, or pass it to Embiid, it's completely up to you.

Rondo, whose emotional intelligence is obviously not online, publicly stated in an interview that he prefers the feeling of playing with Embiid than Zhang Zifeng.

Zhang Zifeng, who was already hotly discussed, was now pushed to the wave by the media, and was considered by many fans to be a ball bully, an arrogant, selfish and unpopular player on the team.

In addition to Embiid and Rondo, Noll is also very dissatisfied with his position in the team.

This year is his contract year, he wants to play time, he wants to play value.

But Embiid's existence prevented him from getting too many opportunities at all.

Noel has already sent a message that if the team refuses to give him more opportunities, he will consider going to a team that is more suitable for him.

The role of Noll in the second team is very obvious. It is because of his existence that the rebounds of the second team are guaranteed.

Once Noll leaves, the team's already strong inside line will immediately weaken.

More importantly, once he leaves, only Embiid and Lucas Noqueira are left on the inside of the team.

Embiid's injury has always been a hidden danger, otherwise there would be no need to take turns and control his playing time.

If even Embiid is injured, the team will only have Noqueira, the water dispenser administrator.

Noel's requirements are reasonable, but the team's tactics can't give him so many opportunities.

Originally considered giving Noll a contract, now because of Noll's statement, the team management has been discussing whether to keep Noll or send Noll away and use him in exchange for chips.

There are some things Zhang Zifeng can intervene in, but there are some things Zhang Zifeng cannot intervene in.

Like Noel.

What can Zhang Zifeng say?Can persuade Noel to say, for the team, you sacrifice a little.Feel free to be a substitute.

But the question is, why?

Why let the opponent be a substitute, just because you are the captain of the team?

On this matter, Zhang Zifeng didn't even have a position to express an opinion.

Embiid's seizure of power, Rondo's personality problem, Noel's pressure on the team, and the damn media's push to add to the fun, the 76ers had internal and external troubles for a while, and the atmosphere of the team was not like it was at the beginning of the season. There was a sense of anxiety.

Looking at the atmosphere of the team, Zhang Zifeng had a headache.

I originally thought that this season would be my explosive season, and I thought the team had a good atmosphere.

But in fact, it is just a bubble with a beautiful appearance. When the record is excellent, many problems are covered up, but once the record declines, the hidden contradictions will explode.

(End of this chapter)