You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 961 We Are Just Unlucky
In the 2017 All-Star, Kobe became an outlier.

He is the only old man.

He turned 39 last month, and the birthday gift he gave himself was 23 of 7 three-pointers and was laughed at by Wei Xia for half a month.

The fact that Wei Xia and Kobe took three-pointers for fun is no longer news. Some people wonder whether their happiness is at the expense of the 76ers' record.

This suspicion is not unreasonable, because their three-point shots are indeed a bit too much.

Because they shot a lot and scored a lot, the two of them currently occupy the first and second rankings in the number of three-point shots and hits made by individuals this season.

However, no matter how you question it, the efficiency of Wei Xia and Kobe cannot be blackened.

In terms of their three-point production, they kept their three-point shooting at a pretty good level.

Wei Xia has a 40.7% three-point shooting rate, and Kobe is slightly worse, but has 38.5%. You must know that they are the two people who made the most three-pointers this season. Based on Mo's magic ball theory, their efficiency is really good.

As for sacrificing the record for fun, that's just a self-deprecating statement.

With so many injuries for the 76ers, it is difficult to play the game seriously.

Their chemistry and teamwork has been fractured due to constant injuries and sidelines.

The reimbursement of Hayward and Robertson for the season made their originally one of the best wing reserves instantly become the lowest in the league.

Moreover, they shot so many three-pointers, there is an element of anger in it, and a willingness to have fun in it, but if it is wrong to do so, how can Jay Wright allow them to continue this style of play?

Wright does not exclude Weixia and Kobe from shooting so many three-pointers, because he sees other benefits from these three-pointers.

Since Wei Xia and Kobe have a high three-point tendency, as long as the two of them stand on the left and right sides of the field, Cousins ​​​​can get a wide space for singles.

Cousins ​​is one of the most important combat powers of the 76ers at present. His offensive pressure is relieved, which is definitely a good thing for the 76ers themselves.

Therefore, no matter how the outside world hears about the three-point game between Weixia and Kobe, their crazy competition has not stopped.

During the All-Star weekend, Kobe averaged 25 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists per game, and was elected as the No. [-] starter in the Eastern Conference.

Aside from Jordan, he might be the second-oldest All-Star starter in history.

The All-Star Game is boring, it's all about shooting contests.

Anthony Davis scored 50 points, the West won, over.

What disappointed Kobe even more was the slam dunk contest. The matchup of the century between LaVine and Gordon last year completely lost its flavor this year.

The champion favorite Gordon failed the preliminaries due to his creativity, but he made many mistakes.

Those who entered the finals regarded the slam dunk contest as a hurdle competition, and every slam dunk required a trapeze.

The process is boring and the result is ugly.

The only remaining benefit of the All-Star break is rest.

Wei Xia is 33 years old and Kobe is 39 years old. The situation of the 76ers makes them need to work harder in the game to get a good position and enter the playoffs.

At the end of February, Wei Xia averaged 41 points per game and won the best performance of the month in one fell swoop, leading the 76ers to enter March with a complete victory.

Kobe's performance declined slightly after the All-Star Weekend, but Weixia's state showed a better and better curve.

They went all the way to second place in the East, and then they were sanctioned by the invincible Warriors.

The Warriors lost Drummond, but the combat effectiveness shown in the game was stronger than in the past.

It is indeed not a big loss for the seven-star Warriors to become six-star, especially since Drummond was only the seventh player on the team last season.

The only ones who can solve this Warriors team are the 76ers last season, the old man and the super luxury tax.

To maintain the lineup, you have to pay a lot of taxes. Curry's child labor contract has expired, but because the new contracts of Thompson and Green were signed before the salary cap skyrocketed, they still have two cheap and high-quality contracts.

But starting this season and every summer after that, they have to face the same problem.

To remain competitive, or to pay taxes.

Looking at the present, of course they want to hit the results unswervingly.

They have reached the time when they have to give results.

If there are no more results, the star-studded lineup will really become a joke.

They easily defeated the 76ers who wanted to fight with all their strength.

Losing is not an unacceptable thing for the 76ers.

With their current lineup, it is not surprising to lose to anyone.

At the end of the season, Cousins ​​also had a little problem with his toe.

Cousins' injury, not serious, was an iconic moment.

This means that the starting five of the 76ers have all suffered from injuries. Their injuries vary in size. Except for Wei Xia, everyone else has a truce due to injuries.

In mid-April, the regular season of the 2016-17 season came to an end.

The Celtics have the first record in the Eastern Conference, followed by the Cavaliers, and the 76ers are third.

Wei Xia played 82 games, averaging 36 minutes and 24 seconds per game, which is less than in the past.

场均得到33.4分8.1篮板和9.2助攻，三项命中率是48%、40.3%、86%。职业生涯第五次拿下得分王。

Compared with the past, rebounds and assists have increased, and his shooting percentage has dropped significantly, but his three-point performance is a bright spot.

This season, he averaged 4.5 three-pointers per game, and 380 three-pointers in the regular season, second only to Curry in the unanimous MVP season.

In the first round of the playoffs, the opponent of the 76ers was the third-ranked Bucks in the Eastern Conference.

This young team has attracted attention due to the existence of the Greek monster and Parker.

They have a promising future and reaching the playoffs is like an explanation to the fans.

If you only have talent but can't make it to the playoffs, then the so-called talent is just a mirror image, lying to yourself.

In order to train the Greek, the Bucks have gone to great lengths. Except for the center, Kidd let him play all positions.

Kidd aspires to create a Magician-like player.

The Greek has better conditions than the Magician, but he obviously doesn't have the extraordinary ball sense and creativity of the Magician.

In the series against the 76ers, the Bucks used their physical talents to hit the offensive rebounds and narrowly won a game.

It was the first win of the Greek's playoff career.

In this game, the 76ers were sent out 4-1.

Since the 76ers and Cavaliers ranked second and third, the two strongest teams in the Eastern Conference met early in the semifinals.

The Cavaliers just swept the Eagles 4-0 in the first round, and James is in the best playoff state of his career.

When the two sides met, they first had a battle to the death.

With league opposition, lots of hand-to-hand combat, unrelenting refereeing law, countless whistle blows, and the game being sliced ​​into pieces due to the high number of free throws.

The Cavaliers won by a narrow margin at home.

Game2, the two sides fought again to the last moment.

In the last few minutes of the last quarter, the 76ers trailed by 10 points. Weixia broke out and caught up to 1 point. James made one of two free throws at the free throw line and Kobe equalized at the buzzer.

In overtime, Weixia and James didn't feel the touch, Kobe was exhausted, and Irving stepped up to take over the battle.

"I'm always ready for this moment!" Irving said after the game.

The Cavaliers led 2-0, and then went to the home court of the 76ers. Somehow, they were dragged to the last second by the 76ers.

Wei Xia no longer gave a chance, and controlled the time to count down the lore.

Unfortunately, in the next game, the continuous high-intensity game made the 39-year-old Kobe unbearable. His state dropped to freezing point, and Cousins, who was already troubled by a toe injury, could not provide more help.

Fans hope to see the 76ers equalize the big score to play Tianwangshan.

However, they suffered a disastrous defeat at home.

3 is better than 1
One more Cleveland kick could knock the tired defending champions out of the playoffs.

They should have ended the series at home.

The 76ers did not give up because of too many injuries, and were not overwhelmed by the exhaustion of successive years of fighting. They chose to fight the Cavaliers to the end.

This was the most relaxed game for the Cavaliers, and they thought they were sure of winning.

Then the 76ers who had given up hope led the whole way, and they just left Cleveland with a big score of 2 to 3.

Game6
James and his teammates made an unshakable determination to avoid the tie-break!
This is a game that is difficult to express in words.

They played three overtimes, Weixia did not rest for a second, Kobe made six fouls in the second overtime, Cousins ​​was injured and retired in regular time, and Oubre broke out and scored 27 points.

Rookie Siakam is like a heavenly soldier with 10 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks.

In every sense, the 76ers have drained their own potential.

Wei Xia didn't go down for a second from the opening to the end of the three overtimes. In the end, he scored 50 points, 19 rebounds and 9 assists. Kevin Love, who was underestimated by everyone, made a tip-up lore.

When the final whistle sounded, Wei Xia sat down.

He is bored.

This game drained him.

James walked up to him, "We're even."

Wei Xia snorted and laughed. In the past seven years, he has played against James six times and won three times each, so he said that it was even.

Wei Xia stood up holding James' hand and made a prophecy: "Watching you being swept by the Warriors at home should have a different flavor."

He walked off the field tiredly, saw the regret on Kobe's face, and couldn't help saying: "Although we lost, I don't regret it."

Wei Xia is as strong as him: "Yes, we are just unlucky."

It's not that the skills are inferior to others, but that it's bad luck.

That's how they sum up the season.

The 76ers have far more injury lists than other teams, and the injury reports can provide a basis for their self-feeling.

They walked to the player tunnel together, changed their clothes together and faced the reporters.

A reporter asked Bryant if he would retire.

Kobe asked back: "Why do you think I will retire?"

Why do you think he will retire?Because he's 39 years old and has yet another failure.

But he can still average 25 points per game in the regular season, easily surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA's all-time scoring leader; averaging 23 points per game in the playoffs is Wei Xia's most powerful support.

Age will affect physical fitness, and physical fitness will affect his continued performance, but he can still play, so why should he retire?

(End of this chapter)