Coach, I don't want to retire yet

Chapter 554 The real emperor and the fake emperor!
After the last regular season game on April 4, the playoff schedule was released.

After two days of rest, the playoffs will start on April 4th.

The first-placed Bobcats in the Eastern Conference faced the eighth-placed Bulls.

The second-ranked Celtics in the Eastern Conference faced the seventh-ranked 76ers.

The Cavaliers, third in the Eastern Conference, faced the Knicks, sixth in the Eastern Conference.

The Heat, ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference, faced the Raptors, ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference.

In the West, the first-placed Lakers will face the eighth-placed Trail Blazers, the second-placed Warriors will face the seventh-placed Mavericks, the third-placed Thunder will face the sixth-placed Clippers, and the fourth-placed Rockets will face the fifth-placed Timberwolves.

Among these eight first-round playoff games, the most focused battle is naturally the one between the Bobcats and the Bulls. Jordan is going home in the playoffs, and the whole world is watching.

In addition, the match between the fourth-ranked Heat and the fifth-ranked Raptors in the Eastern Conference are considered the two groups with the closest strength in the first round. The other group is the fourth-ranked Rockets in the Western Conference against the fifth-ranked Timberwolves in the Western Conference.

The other games did not receive as much attention as the Bobcats and Bulls, and their strength was not as close as the two groups of fourth vs. fifth.

And basically there is not much suspense about the result.

However, it is not completely without highlights.

For example, the second-placed Celtics played against the 76ers. This was a showdown between the magical Monty and Coach D's disciple Iverson.

Both of these head coaches are extremely popular.

In addition, the most interesting point of this series is that Embiid, the rookie player selected by the 76ers in 13, can finally participate in the game!
Embiid hasn't played a game in almost two years since entering the league in 2014.

Two consecutive years of serious injuries and two consecutive years of season reimbursement have led many people to label him a fake.

The two people who competed with him for the No. 2014 pick in , Wiggins and Jokic, have now become superstars in the league, all-stars, and even Jokic has won the championship.

Only Embiid has not played a single game yet.

Of the three people who originally started at the same starting line, Embiid has now been completely left behind.

Embiid was last injured in August 2015. That month, Embiid successfully underwent navicular bone transplant surgery on his foot. The recovery period was about 5-8 months. In order to protect Embiid and give him more recovery time, the 76ers and Iverson announced that Embiid was out for the season.

In fact, even if we conservatively estimate the recovery period to be 8 months, Embiid can actually play in April.

However, if we don’t play in the playoffs, the regular season in April will almost be over, and there will be no need to come out and play.

However, this season, the 76ers made the playoffs, and things became very interesting.

Before the last game of the regular season, Embiid announced on his own that he could appear in the NBA. In the end, the 76ers still held back and did not let him play or lift his season-ending status.

However, I heard that before the 76ers' last regular season game, Embiid performed extremely well in the 76ers' internal team training match and was indeed in good shape to play.

However, in the end, Embiid was still not on the court in the 76ers' final game. However, in the post-match press conference, the 76ers' head coach Iverson said that Embiid would return in the playoffs.

In other words, Embiid will dedicate his NBA debut to the playoffs.

Embiid is very famous in the NBA. After all, he was a rival of Wiggins and Jokic back then. Whenever Jokic and Wiggins are mentioned, many fans like to step on Embiid.

At the same time, Embiid is a very active guy who likes to speak out online and criticize everything.

Active players, retired stars, experts, and reporters, there is no one he doesn't criticize.

Apu in China often reposts some of Embiid's keyboard speeches. Even on Apu, Embiid is very famous.

Of course, it’s not a good reputation. If you are such a Dio, why don’t you go up and play a few games?
Therefore, domestic fans gave him the nickname "Bide" based on Embiid's name. In China, instead of saying a person's full name, they just say the last two characters, which is considered a joke.

"Bede" became the pun "Peter", and then "Peter" became "The Great", Peter the Great.

And giving Embiid the nickname of "The Emperor" also complements the relationship. You haven't even played an NBA game, but you can talk so much. You are simply the American version of "The Emperor goes to war and nothing grows."

I can only say that although Embiid has been lying in bed for the past two years, his presence is too strong.

There are a lot of jokes about him.

"I learned the dream step from watching the video"

"I can shoot three-pointers as accurately as Yao Ming while lying in bed"

"James's flopping is too fake. I can teach him how to flop so that he looks more like a woman."

"James, come on, come to the 76ers, I'll teach you how to flop, and together we can beat Coach D with flopping!"

"Rihanna, I think you are more attractive if you like me than James. I am the one you should love the most."

……

Embiid, who has been out for two consecutive years and has not played a single NBA game, actually dared to brag on Twitter that he is as strong as Olajuwon and Yao Ming, recruited James, flirted with Rihanna, and kept talking. Such a presence naturally brought him a lot of popularity and black fans.

His popularity among NBA fans is comparable to that of a superstar, but all of these fans want to see him make a fool of himself, to see if he can be as good as him in his first NBA game.

After all, he is the man who is teased by fans as "As strong as Embiid is, he also scored 0 points like me in the NBA."

He has been lying in bed bragging for two years, but no one pays attention to him except Rihanna, Olajuwon, Yao Ming, James and others.

Well, Rihanna said, if you want to pursue me, go to the All-Stars first.

This is actually a mockery from Rihanna. How dare you, a person who has never played in the NBA and hasn't even made it to the NBA All-Star Game, pursue me?
Go look in the mirror.

But Embiid took it seriously and responded directly: "That's what you said, wait for me!"

Embiid is a very interesting player in the past two years. Most fans are teasing him at this moment and expect him to make a fool of himself.

But some fans went from criticizing him to liking him. After all, this rookie who hasn't played a single game is really interesting.

Even if the number of people who like him is a minority, the popularity of a superstar is so great that even if it is a minority, the number of people is still huge.

Therefore, Embiid, a player who had not played a single game, received almost super-huge attention after the playoffs were announced as his NBA debut.

"Jokic once said that the finals and the regular season are no different, they are both basketball games. It's the same for me. A truly strong player always performs better in the finals than in the playoffs, and in the playoffs than in the regular season. I am such a truly strong player."

This can really add to your drama.

Even Du Kang was alarmed.

At the beginning, Iverson took Embiid to study with him for a period of time.

This kid's basketball talent is indeed very strong. When he was seriously injured for the second time, the whole world said that he was the next Oden, no, the next Oden who didn't meet Coach D. Du Kang suggested to Iverson and the 76ers that even if he was injured throughout his rookie season and didn't play a single game, the 76ers should renew his contract.

This kid not only has a high basketball IQ, but is also very smart. He is simply James at the center position.

Don't think that his crazy attempts to attract hatred in the past two years are stupid, and that his crazy attempts to add drama to himself are idiotic. When he was drafted, he was the one among the three who was best at adding drama to himself. He conquered the 76ers management with just one tryout.

As long as he can fulfill his boasting, then this popularity and black water will immediately become his real popularity.

Embiid is full of confidence in his own strength.

He really learned the dream footwork from watching videos.

He really lay in bed and developed a three-point shot that rivaled Yao Ming's.

The king of Twitter who is ridiculed by the whole world, everyone is waiting to laugh at his joke. If in the end, he is really NP, then what kind of scene will it be?
After Embiid said in the post-match press conference that there was no difference between the playoffs and the regular season, the attention on the game between the Celtics and 76ers instantly exploded.

The popularity directly surpassed that of the Bobcats and Bulls.

This is a huge surprise for the NBA.

Because the Celtics' home game against the 76ers is the opening game of the playoffs.

The first game on April 4th is the Celtics' home game against the 16ers. Because Embiid is so arrogant, and he trained with the Bobcats this summer, the Bobcats are very familiar with him, so they pay close attention to him.

On April 4, almost the entire Bobcats team was watching the game between the Celtics and the 16ers.

After all, Embiid is one thing, and the Celtics are indeed a big mountain that the Bobcats need to overcome.

"Embiid actually started in the first playoff game?"

"I thought he would come off the bench and steal a few points during the substitute rotation. If he could score ten points in a game for ten minutes, that would be pretty impressive."

However, Embiid started.

In this game, the 76ers' starting players are center Embiid, power forward Covington, and the three guards are Devin Booker, Stauskas, and Canaan.

This is a very small lineup.

Du Kang has always known that the system Iverson built with the 76ers is an organizing center system, so when Embiid was injured, the 76ers chose Okafor and used him in the same way.

However, Okafor's ability as an organizing center is average, and the tactical strength surrounding Okafor's organizing center is naturally average as well.

Now that Embiid is back, Okafor will be a substitute.

Iverson is telling Embiid that he trusts him, trusts him very much. An organizing center with four guns outside, this directly elevates Embiid's status above Canaan.

You know, Canaan is the 76ers' leading scorer this season. He competed with the league's leading scorer Seth Curry for the leading scorer for a season, but unfortunately lost in the end.

Canaan, a point guard averaging 30 points per game, is the league's most aggressive player.

In fact, it is really inappropriate to say that a player like Canaan, who has a 43% three-point shooting percentage and an average of 5 three-pointers per game, is a nervous person.

Canaan, like Seth Curry and Stephen Curry, is often unstable, but when he is accurate and throws the ball around, it is really scary.

It is actually very surprising that Iverson put a player who has never played in the NBA as a starter in the playoffs. It is appalling to let such a player become the tactical core of the team right from the start.

So much so that the on-site commentator Chris Webber directly said: "AI is worthy of being Coach D's disciple. He always surprises everyone in terms of unexpectedness! D's disciples will never believe what they once had!"

Indeed, even the amazing Monty was frightened by Iverson's scary starting lineup.

How dare you do this!

Since you are going to do this, the Celtics will naturally not let you go.

The Celtics started this game with their regular lineup of Davis, James, Leonard, Jeff Green, and George.

Davis defeated Embiid in a jump ball in the Celtics' first attack. In Paul George's eyes, Devin Booker, Canaan, and Stauskas were all losers!
He was so bad that he didn't even need to pass the ball. George sat on Canaan and made a turnaround jump shot. Canaan definitely couldn't block it, and couldn't even interfere. But...

This boy Kanan is really strong!

Bang!
George forged iron.

Davis rushed for the frontcourt rebounds, trying to bully rookie Embiid. The 76ers only had one Embiid in the interior, and it would be a shame for Iverson's lineup if they didn't grab the rebounds.

However, Davis's attempt to steal the ball failed, and Embiid not only blocked Davis's attempt, but also grabbed the rebound with one hand!

This rebounding ability surprised many fans who wanted to make fun of Embiid. Davis's rush for frontcourt rebounds is well-known.

The 76ers attacked and James's forward-pushing style of play was activated. Not only could he use the forward-pushing style of play on offense, but he could also use the forward-pushing style of play on defense.

It is certainly difficult for a big forward to force three young and flexible small guards, so James' target is Covington, a former Lakers player under the former coach D. 】

Covington is an accurate three-pointer, so even if he was kept in the backcourt, the three guards in the frontcourt plus a rookie center could not break the Celtics' defense at all.

Therefore, as long as Covington is not involved in the offense, the 76ers' offense will be ruined.

Seeing James pressuring Covington, many Knicks fans watching had complicated expressions on their faces.

"Remember the brawl of the century at Madison Square Garden? Those Lakers were all martial arts masters!"

"James suffered a great loss at the hands of McGrady and Antetokounmpo. Covington was also a member of that Lakers team!"

Many Knicks fans haven't reacted yet.

James had already fallen in the backcourt.

After Covington knocked down James, he didn't even look at James and quickly rushed to the frontcourt. For a moment, the 76ers became 5 against 4!

And the five of them lined up outside the three-point line, the scene was spectacular!

The Celtics can only choose to let go of one, and let go completely.

Who to release?

Of course it’s Embiid!

Embiid received the pass from Canaan, broke through to the basket without any defense, and dunked against the assist from Davis.

First two points in career!
Get it!

Embiid opened his arms in celebration.

It's like the game has been won.

"This kid's unguarded dribbling breakthrough is a bit like an organizing center. He has good ball control. However, isn't it too early for him to open his arms and celebrate with an unguarded breakthrough?"

Embiid's lucky unguarded breakthrough and celebration with arms open angered all Celtics fans.

Thick eyebrows were also irritated.

The reason why he let Embiid go was that he felt that even if he let him go, he could still bring him back to help defend and block the shot.

Just a big center.

He did make a mistake, but I didn't expect this big center to be so fast.

In the end, she actually let him open his arms in front of her and show off.

He was humiliated by the real great Oden in last year's playoffs, but this has always been his pain.

You are just a fake emperor, and you dare to show off in front of me?

Davis felt that he needed to say some tough words and then welcome rookies to the NBA like other NBA veterans.

Thick Eyebrows walked over.

then……

Farke! ! !

Thick Eyebrows was stunned!
Embiid actually ran to the baseline and yelled at the Celtics fans!!!

"Welcome me to the NBA! Welcome me to the NBA with your boos and insults!!!"

The thick eyebrows behind me are numb!

The real emperor who averages 30+10 per game is not as arrogant as you!

You are a fake emperor, you stole a chicken, and you are just like that? ! ! !
And this happened in Boston, and the ND Garden was so arrogant, isn't this just courting death?

This is so much fun!
Fans and haters of "The Great Emperor" on the Internet are going crazy!
"When it comes to causing trouble, besides Coach D, it's Bede! No, now I'd like to call him the Great Emperor. The Great Emperor's total NBA points have finally surpassed mine, hahahahaha..."

"Next, wait for the Celtics to beat up the Great Emperor. The Great Emperor has made his debut difficult to the level of hell, no, it's nightmare level!!!"

(End of this chapter)