One Thousand Two Hundred and Ninety: Five Major Deaths

While the players on both sides were still warming up, ESPN showed split-screen shots of Link and Embiid more than once.

Although the two did not face off directly today, they were the real hot spot of the entire game.

"I bet if you give Link and Embiid a boxing glove each and let them fight on the court, then the fans will not be so excited about the next game."

Kevin Harlan looked at the serious Link and Embiid and joked.

It can be seen that due to the exchange of insults between Embiid and Link, the overall relationship between the two parties today is relatively tense.

Although there are two former Grizzlies players on the 76ers' side, this cannot ease the atmosphere of this game.

Tobias Harris and Josh Richardson both greeted everyone from the Grizzlies in a friendly way before the game and chatted with Link for a long time, but after all, they are now members of the Philadelphia 76ers. One member.

No matter what glory they had achieved in Memphis, no matter how close they and Link were as brothers, it was impossible for their butts to tilt towards the Grizzlies now.

As a professional player, the most basic quality is to help his team win.

Moreover, Harris and Richardson do not have great influence in the 76ers locker room, so naturally they cannot change the fact that this game is full of gunpowder.

Before the game started, Stephen A. Smith loved to cause trouble. He also specially interviewed the big-mouthed "The Great" and asked him whether he was ready to confront Marc Gasol.

Embiid was extremely disdainful of this.

"Marc Gasol was once one of the best centers in the league, well, he was. I will do my best today to help the team find an advantage in the paint. Those nonsense words Link said are just to comfort myself."

It can be seen that Embiid is very confident in today's match against Gasol. His target is Jokic, who is known as the number one center in the Western Conference, rather than a has-been old center.

This season is Gasol's transition from a star player to a role player.

Jokic's outstanding performance in the starting position and even Howard's rebirth in the Grizzlies have caused Gasol's attention to decline repeatedly.

Facing a player who is rarely mentioned by people, Embiid is naturally a little confused.

Embiid’s arrogant attitude,

This undoubtedly makes Grizzlies fans very unhappy. Of course, at the same time, it made Philadelphia fans extremely excited.

This courtside interview brought out the heat of the game and the excitement between both sides.

Soon, the starting players from both sides stepped onto the court to face off.

All the fans in the Wachovia Center stood up. This was the first time the 76ers played against the Grizzlies this season. In the past, they were unable to compete with the Grizzlies and could only watch the league's dominant team crush the 76ers again and again.

But now, they can finally compete with the greatest team of this era. It is obvious that this game carries great expectations from Philadelphia fans.

Link looked at the five people standing opposite him and suddenly felt a sense of oppression.

It's not because of how strong they are, but because Philadelphia's lineup is so damn high!

Point guard Ben Simmons is 2.08 meters tall, two centimeters taller than the "Magic" back then.

The two centers of Embiid and Horford are not to mention tall.

The two shortest players in the 76ers' starting lineup are the two Grizzlies veterans, Richardson and Harris.

But considering that their heights are 1.98 meters and 2.06 meters respectively, Philadelphia really has an absolute advantage in height.

Really. The five elements of death.

The 76ers may be the first team in the NBA to truly realize Pat Riley's prediction of the future of basketball.

In this era when the whole world is playing small lineups, in this era when Green, who is 2.01 meters tall, is very comfortable in the fifth position, the 76ers are indeed trying to take the wrong approach.

Embiid stepped into the center circle and faced Marc Gasol.

Gasol was temporarily put into the starting lineup to replace the injured Jokic in the last game, but he did not show a good state.

This is also Embiid’s biggest source of confidence.

After all, he is the number one center in the Eastern Conference. There is no way he can't even beat the Grizzlies' backup center!

He was going to embarrass Link today for having spoken to him.

The referee threw the ball up, and Embiid surpassed Gasol in height with an overwhelming advantage and got the basketball.

The high bounce of tofu seems to be the tradition of the Grizzlies center...

After Embiid won the basketball, Ben and Simmons slowly advanced with the ball.

Link leads the defense with open arms. Although Simmons is the point guard, it will undoubtedly be a disaster if Conley is really matched up with him.

After all, Simmons really has the power of a power forward.

As soon as Simmons got close to Link, Embiid's screen came up.

Since Simmons has no long-range shooting ability, the 76ers' offense is basically initiated by the pick-and-roll.

Link went directly behind Embiid, intending to directly block Simmons' breakthrough.

He did succeed. Without shooting ability, he was easily targeted by the opponent.

But Simmons is not a player known for his high scores. What people are really talking about is his versatility.

Just when Link was about to block Ben Simmons, the 16-year No. 1 pick suddenly threw the ball over Link's head.

Simmons' overall view coupled with his height allows him to always send the ball wherever he wants.

Link immediately turned back, and sure enough, Tobias Harris, who was cutting towards the basket, received the ball.

Since both Horford and Embiid have shooting abilities, the basket has long been empty.

Facing Dillon Brooks, who plays the second position and has a wingspan shorter than his height, Harris has an absolute advantage!

After receiving the ball, he took two big steps and went up for a layup. This set of mismatched positions left Brooks helpless.

Harris scored easily and did not give face to his old club. The cheers in the Wachovia Center became louder and louder.

This is the Philadelphia 76ers now, and this is why they are at the top of the Eastern Conference.

The 76ers find mismatch opportunities more easily than any other team.

Their Big Five of Death is very oppressive indeed.

"The 76ers took the lead. Look at the atmosphere at the scene. It's really exciting! The Wachovia Center is a veritable devil's home stadium. A statistic that many people haven't noticed is that the 76ers have only lost at home so far this season. Just one game! Even the Grizzlies have lost twice at home this season."

Kevin Harlan is not surprised by the 76ers' performance. Their home winning percentage is really scary.

Link touched the wrist guard his daughter gave him, and then called for everyone to press forward and attack.

This is the game of basketball, and every team has its own strengths.

Sometimes, you can't even contain the opponent's advantage.

The 76ers' height, that's their advantage, and it's really difficult for the Grizzlies to solve.

By switching defense? All five of them are tall, so the problem cannot be solved by switching defenses.

It's impossible to forcefully stretch the rest of the Grizzlies...

Therefore, what the Grizzlies have to do now is not to dwell on their own disadvantages, but to use their own advantages to attack the opponent.

In this attack, Link thought that Simmons would be the one facing him.

However, when he got closer to the three-point line, he discovered that it was his former teammate Harris who was guarding him.

Despite his height of 2.08 meters, Simmons really defended Conley!

Simmons' defensive ability is well known. He is similar to Link, James and others, and can truly defend from position one to position five.

Of course, it's still a bit worse than Artest who played in the audience.

Moreover, Simmons is also a well-known defensive player in the league. As a player with the height of a power forward, he averaged 2.1 steals per game this season, which is more than many short point guards. This shows Simmons' judgment on the defensive end.

It stands to reason that the strongest defensive player should be used to defend the opponent's strongest offensive player.

But the 76ers don't. This season, Simmons spends most of his time defending the opponent's No. 1 player.

As for why? Conley knows it now.

When a player with the size of a power forward stretched his arms in front of Conley, he couldn't see anything at all!

And Simmons' long arms also greatly limit Conley's passing routes.

The advantage the 76ers have gained in size and height is not only reflected on the offensive end.

Conley swallowed, he wanted to give the ball to Link quickly. However, Simmons seemed to see through Conley's mind and quickly stepped in, interrupting Conley's ball action.

This time, Conley was completely blinded. No matter how good Link is, what's the use if he can't catch the basketball?

Besides, Harris' defense itself is not bad. Even if Link gets the ball today, he won't be able to attack as he pleases.

Link was preparing to meet Conley, but before Link could get in position, Simmons snatched the basketball from Conley's hand during the confrontation.

Then Simmons took advantage of the situation and ran fast.

Link estimated that Kendall Jenner would also be here today.

In front of his girlfriend, Simmons is always full of energy.

Finally, Simmons ended the attack with a powerful tomahawk chop.

Although Link tried his best to catch up, the two sides were too far apart from the beginning, so it was difficult for even Link to catch up.

4-0, the 76ers got off to a clean start. Embiid is not alone in trouble today.

Embiid laughed, rushed up and touched Simmons' head.

Sure enough, the current 76ers are fully qualified to defend the championship!

In fact, if Leonard hadn't completed the buzzer beater at the last moment of the Eastern Conference semifinals last season, God knows whether the 76ers would have played against the Grizzlies in the Finals.

The 76ers started with great momentum, which also gave Embiid great confidence.

Next, it’s his turn to perform.