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Mitchell's interview attracted heated discussions from the media and fans, and Tang Tian was a little helpless. He had reminded him many times in private, but Mitchell still had this personality.

As one of the parties involved, Simmons did not speak out at this time, but his teammate, Embiid, who also has the king of talking, stood up to speak for him.

"Ben is the best rookie in my heart. I have experienced those. The feeling of sitting on the court and not being able to play for the next season, still training? Tactics? They haven't experienced that, they don't know how difficult it is, and this is the rule of the league , Blake Griffin is also the best rookie."

"He said that the championship will be his biggest motivation, and that is also ours. Ben is the same as me. We are confident that we will get to the next round. At that time, we will see who is more worthy of this (best rookie)! "

Embiid's response made the already lively fans and the media fry up. Simmons has a shy personality, but Embiid was the king of Twitter back then, the man who even Madonna had flirted with. This is to replace Simmons And Mitchell just went head-to-head.

And let alone, after winning Tianwangshan, the 76ers really hope to advance to the second round, when their opponent is the Nets.

The fans didn't think it was a big deal to watch the excitement, not only on social media, but also went to the Toronto Raptors' training hall to pull banners.

This approach of the fans obviously angered the Raptors players. In the sixth game of the series, DeRozan scored 35 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, helping the Raptors win the 76ers away and bring the game back home. The tiebreaker.

The 76ers were cheated by the fans abruptly.

As many people expected, the 76ers and the Raptors played back and forth, and the series will usher in a tiebreaker as many people predicted before the game.

At the same time, another group of unfinished games will also usher in a tie-break, the Cavaliers and Pacers.

The first round of this year's playoffs has given fans enough appetite.

Tang Tian and Frank went to Toronto to watch the tiebreaker.

In the previous life, both the 76ers and the Raptors made it to the second round, but they never faced each other, so he couldn't predict who would advance to the final round.

If he was given a choice, he would still prefer to play the 76ers.

It’s not because the 76ers team is younger and better at playing. Speaking of playing well, the Raptors are rarely strong in the playoffs with two guns in the backcourt, especially against a team with overall strength like the Nets. .

It's because the 76ers will definitely be more excited to play the Nets after the things about Simmons and Mitchell are heated up.

The goal of the Nets is to win the championship, so before they meet the Warriors, they must adjust to the best state. If they go all the way to the finals like a bulldozer, causing the players to relax, it may not be a good thing.

So he would rather hope that the team suffers before then.

Of course, this is just his hope. If the young 76ers want to win the tiebreaker in the away game, it is not so difficult.

Tang Tian is very familiar with the Canadian Airline Center arena. This arena, which can accommodate 20,000 people, is full of seats. When he played away games here, he has experienced the enthusiasm of Canadian fans many times.

The tiebreaker made the enthusiasm here even more, and being in it, Tang Tian could feel the waves of heat around him.

The game started quickly. The Raptors played with two shots in the backcourt. Lowry and DeRozan attacked the 76ers' defense in turn. .

There were bursts of cheers.

Tang Tian was also thoughtful.

It is said that the Raptors are "garbage brothers" with two guns in the backcourt, but they have actually played very well this year, especially DeRozan, who is trapped in depression and still able to perform like this. It is not easy.

At halftime, the Raptors led the 76ers 56-43.

Data can sometimes be deceiving, but most of the time it represents a high probability time, and there is a reason for the 80% probability of the tie-break home team's advancement.

In the third quarter, the Raptors played very steadily, withstood the 76ers' counterattacks one after another, and at the end of the third quarter, they still led the 76ers by as much as 10 points.

In desperation, 76ers coach Brett Brown made a desperate move and threw Simmons and Redick on the court at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

Simmons did not live up to Brown's trust. He continued to press back and attack the position, hitting the Raptors under the basket for a while.

Casey also messed up his position at the critical moment, putting up two centers to stick to the basket, which also gave Redick a chance on the outside. The latter scored consecutive three-pointers and helped the 76ers overtake the score.

Relying on this wave of momentum, the 76ers are in full swing, DeRozan is invisible at critical moments, and Lowry is also frequently hitting the iron.

In the end, the 76ers achieved a 13-point reversal, defeated the Raptors 115 to 110 in the away game, won the tiebreaker, and approached the second round strongly.

Simmons scored 23 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists, and his performance was quite eye-catching.

Tang Tian saw infinite vitality from the 76ers, and Simmons' impact was really a bit like James in his rookie period.

At the press conference after the game, the 76ers who won the tiebreaker were also extremely excited.

When ESPN reporter Hayes asked who would be the best rookie again at this time, Simmons, who had always chosen to be silent, didn't let Embiid speak this time, but responded positively by himself.

"Who's going to win this award? Me, 100 percent."

Simmons' answer caused a commotion among the reporters below, but this was the answer they had been looking forward to. It didn't look like a supernova if he didn't respond positively to Mitchell.

However, Simmons' next answer made them feel that the next matchup would really earn a lot of attention.

"Then do you think there is any rookie worthy of your attention?" Hayes continued to ask.

"No one." Simmons replied simply, "My eyes are on those great players, so for me, my focus is on players like Durant, James, Curry, Westbrook, etc. The stars, they're the ones I'm going to focus on."

It's not that I don't respond, but that I disdain to treat you as opponents!

This time the reporters below were completely blown away. It turned out that all the silence before was to find a suitable opportunity. Now that the tiebreaker has played well, it is undoubtedly the best time to lead the team to advance.

Mitchell and Simmons, one dissatisfied with each other, and the other simply looked down on each other. This is a real grievance, and they directly fell in love!

The attitude of the two also made the fans look forward to the next round.

In the semifinals between the Nets and the 76ers, the confrontation between Simmons and Mitchell, whether it is the final victory or defeat, or the performance of the two on the field, the loser or the weaker side, will become the fans and media. object.

The first round was lively enough, but this round is even more itchy.