At the top of the key, Embiid caught the ball and began his show.
And what was about to come... was his signature big-guard, face-up isolation move to start things off~~
Facing Davis, Big Butt started with a triple-threat stance and took a jab step. After watching AD's footwork, he decisively gathered the ball and pulled up for a three right where he stood.
Dang!!
It missed. The ball bounced off the rim and fell into Chen Xi's hands.
A soft long rebound helped Chen pick up his first stat of the night~~~
Meanwhile, just like the Thunder had done moments earlier, the entire 76ers team quickly turned and hustled back on defense, retreating to their own end.
Clearly, they were already used to Embiid's style of play...
As those four players turned and ran back in perfect sync, they looked just like giant robots doing synchronized drills in Pacific Rim.
Chen couldn't help laughing at the sight.
Then he dribbled over half court, reached the frontcourt, and started the offense.
At the top of the key, he passed to Westbrook, then slowly moved to the left corner.
At the same time, after getting into position, Davis stepped up to the perimeter to set a screen for Westbrook.
Westbrook immediately used the screen to drive, charged into the paint, and accelerated straight toward the basket.
His absurd speed left the 76ers' two forwards—already poor at providing help defense—with no way to stop him. They could only watch as he drove to the hoop.
Embiid and Walker also miscommunicated on defense. Embiid didn't switch right away, instead hanging back and continuing to guard Davis...
That left Walker in a tough spot.
After fighting his way around the screen, he realized he couldn't even see Westbrook's taillights anymore.
That was rough~~
Westbrook