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1321: Last game day

Joel Embiid punished Howard, who was huddled in the penalty area and couldn't come out with a beautiful three-point shot.

This three-pointer allowed Embiid to score his 28th point in this game!

At the same time, it also helped the Philadelphia 76ers to gain a 13-point lead.

At this time, there is only one minute left in the game. It is not easy for the Grizzlies to reverse 13 points in one minute.

Logically speaking, Embiid should be particularly happy now.

He has not forgotten that the last time he failed to fight with Link, he was fined and suspended by the league.

In today's game, Embiid was revenge.

However, Embiid could not be happy at all when facing his personal lead of 28th and 13th points.

Because today, the Grizzlies didn't play Link at all! The other starters only played for about twenty minutes.

This victory is simply not a real victory.

Today is April 13, the last game day of the regular season of the 19-20 season.

After this game, the fierce playoffs are about to start.

So today, Jogel didn't let the main players play at all. He made a big rest and prepared for the upcoming playoffs.

Therefore, Embiid, who is about to win the game, doesn't feel that there is anything to please.

What's there to be thankful for defeating a Grizzlies who didn't attack with all their might?

Besides, the 76ers' complete decline in the season also made Embiid not happy.

Last season, the 76ers at least won 51 wins, ranking third in the Eastern Conference.

After strengthening last summer, everyone was optimistic that the 76ers could dominate the East after Leonard left. People were looking forward to the 76ers being able to achieve a record of 60 wins this year!

What's the result? The 76ers' record is only 47 wins and 34 losses. Even if they win the Grizzlies, they only have 48 wins.

The 76ers after the reinforcement have a worse record than last season!

Moreover, this year, the competition in the East is fierce. With the Bucks, Raptors, Celtics, Heat and Pacers, the 76ers can only rank sixth in the East this season!

From third to sixth, this is definitely a big regression. What's more, it is even more unforgivable to have a regression when the lineup is strengthened in summer.

The 76ers have already failed in the regular season this season. From fans to management, they are very disappointed with the team's performance this season.

Embiid also increasingly disliked his space-type fifth position, but because of Ben Simmons' existence, he had to compromise.

At this time, rumors about whether the 76ers would leave Simmons or Embiid were flying all over the sky, which made Embiid feel unconscious.

So, Embiid really feels nothing to be grateful for.

The victory of this game can't make up for the mess this season.

On the other hand, the Grizzlies have achieved a record of 75 wins and 6 losses with the incredible 35 consecutive wins from the end of November to the beginning of February!

The winner and loser of this game is not important to the Grizzlies at all.

Another 75 win, this is the second time since the 16-17 season that the Grizzlies have achieved a 75 win in a single season!

70 wins in the 12-13 season, 74 wins in the 13-14 season, and 75 wins in the 16-17 season.

Before Link appeared, in the history of NBA for so many years, there was only 70 wins in a single season, which was the Bulls' 72 wins that year.

But Link's existence made this record, which was once considered "the hardest to break", instantly launched the mass production model and became completely normalized.

In just nine years, Link has won 70+ wins in a single season three times. After the tenth year of this year, the Grizzlies have won more than 70 wins in a single season four times!

This means that Link has won 70 wins in nearly half of his career seasons.

If the Warriors' 74 wins (74 wins in the middle), then Link's 70 wins in a single season will happen five times in the league in the past ten years!

From the most difficult record to break, to appearing five times in ten years... This is undoubtedly a terrifying record. No one expected that Link could win another 75 wins in the last year of his career.

Such an achievement is as incredible as Link's previous 83 points and 33 consecutive wins.

However, in fact, the Grizzlies have a chance to break the 75-win record this season.

It was just past March, and the main Grizzlies players suffered from injuries and lost some games.

And when the lineup becomes complete again, the playoffs are coming again.

In order to prepare for the playoffs, Jogel decided to control the main players' playing time. For example, today, he deliberately let the main players rest, even if the Grizzlies lose, Jogel can accept it.

All in all, he must now put the protection of the players first.

Without a series of injuries in March and without Jogel's rotation policy, it would be a relaxing task for the Grizzlies to break through 75 wins.

This is the fact that the Memphis Grizzlies in the regular season of this season, even if they lose this game today, they cannot hide the fact that they have played a great season.

Therefore, today the people who want to lose don’t feel anything, while the people who want to win are extremely depressed.

The whole relationship was inverted.

Embiid looked at his score and the difference, and felt that everything was boring.

Have you won?

No, this season, he lost a lot with the Philadelphia 76ers.

One minute later, the rebound was red and the game ended.

112 to 103, 76ers successfully won the Memphis Grizzlies away.

But the Grizzlies, who had 75 wins, still beat the Lakers 60, and entered the playoffs as the No. 1 in the West for the fourth consecutive year!

Although the 76ers achieved 48 wins, the record was the same as the Pacers who ranked ahead.

But because the Pacers' record against the 76ers this season is 3 wins and 1 loss, the ranking of the 76ers has also not changed at all.

Speaking of which, the 76ers only ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference after 48 wins this year.

This is perhaps the most competitive East has in the past five years.

At the end of the game, the coaches of both sides shook hands friendly. They both knew that the possibility of the two teams meeting in the playoffs was slim.

With the 76ers' form this year, can they rush out of the East?

The probability is too small.

Embiid did not embrace anyone, and he walked straight back to the player channel. He was obviously a winner, but he ran away like a loser.

Originally, the 76ers' record of Waterloo this season and Embiid's shrinking data were enough to kill him. Now, compared with Link, Embiid feels that he is extremely small.

He was really embarrassed to hug and shake hands with Link. His strong sense of inferiority made Embiid not even have the courage to face Link.

There are also many 76ers who left the stadium just like Embiid.

So much so that the reporters on the scene couldn't find anyone to interview...

In this way, quietly, the regular season of the 19-20 season was all over.

Link's last game of the regular season was not as sensation as Kobe or as tear-jerking as Wade.

The fans didn't feel any special at all, just like the last game of the regular season in ten years.

Link didn't say much, and returned to the locker room after the game.

Everyone knew that Link would appear here in a few days to continue fighting.

Link also knew that the last part of his career had not been completed.

Now, it's not time to put an end to all this.

The final day of the regular season is over, which means that the ranking of the top eight in the West is also finalized.

The Grizzlies and the Lakers successfully hugged their top two positions in the West.

Although Old Rivers' Los Angeles Clippers paddled wildly in the regular season and took off wildly, they still entered the playoffs as the third in the West, which is enough to show how powerful the Clippers are.

The Utah Jazz, led by Mitchell and Gobert, ranked fourth. The Thunder, which was originally planned to rebuild the badly thunder, was brought to fifth by Paul.

The Houston Rockets, which are more serious than the 76ers, are only ranked sixth in the Western Conference this season, with only 43 wins. The "magic ball theory" is getting farther and farther away from the championship.

The Denver Nuggets and the young Dallas Mavericks ranked seventh and eighth respectively.

Compared to last season, the situation has changed dramatically this year. The Spurs, Trail Blazers and Warriors, three regular playoffs, were eliminated one after another.

The addition of the Nuggets, Lakers and Mavericks undoubtedly gave fans a strong sense of freshness.

With the addition of fresh blood and the emotional bonus of Link in the last season, most people are still looking forward to this year's playoffs.

But Luca Doncic did not expect at all.

I met Link when I played in the playoffs for the first time in my career... What a bad luck...
Chapter completed!
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