On December 22, 2023, a Porsche Palmela was driving to Philadelphia International Airport.

"I want to take leave because there is something very important that I need to do as soon as possible, so I have to miss the game on 2324th."

"Did something happen at home?"

"No, but it's still a very important thing."

"Okay, I agree." It's not clear why, but Travis Schlenk, president and general manager of basketball affairs, agreed to Young's request.

"By the way, what are you going to pack and unpack?"

"Gifts, one is a gift that is too late for me to give now, and the other is a birthday gift someone gave me."

"Dior's rose gold-rimmed glasses, are you short-sighted?" Keane saw through the rearview mirror that Young had a pair of glasses stuck on the bridge of his nose.

"——" Yang didn't say anything, but turned his head to the familiar scenery outside the window.

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Let’s take the time back to 2016

After breaking the record for the most consecutive games with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists with the Celtics.

Young did not choose to move on and compete for the 20th record.

Instead, he executed a strategy that was long overdue against the Nuggets:

Take turns

Of course, in order to save face for the league, the Philadelphia 76ers reported that the reason for their absence was naturally not resting but left knee soreness.

The absence of Young, who has an astonishing influence without the ball, did not stop the 76ers from moving towards victory. They still won the game 113:106.

Part of the reason for the victory is that the Nuggets' offensive and defensive strength is still far behind the 76ers, who are first in the Eastern Conference.

Part of the reason is naturally the strong output of Embiid, Brogdon, and Richardson. In Young's absence, they completely digested his 27 points per game.

8 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks

James Johnson, who played as the starting power forward, performed well in auxiliary duties in 27 minutes of playing time.

After ending the game against the Denver Nuggets at home, the Philadelphia 76ers began a three-game road trip:

Conley out

The Grizzlies only have the black and white pair of Randolph and Gasol to support the situation.

Faced with the opportunity to beat the Grizzlies, Young didn't want to miss it at all, so he decisively ended the rest in this game.

Tony Allen, 0/6 shooting percentage, 0/6 three-point shooting percentage, 1 turnover

Zach Randolph, 5/13 field goal percentage, 0/1 three-point field goal percentage, 2/5 free throws, 3 rebounds, 4 turnovers, 1 block

Tony Allen's shooting shortcomings have further expanded. He relies more on Randolph's offensive ability than last year. In addition, with Conley's absence, Gasol began to lose his main offensive ability.

The Grizzlies, who were riddled with three major weaknesses, were attacked by the 76ers with Covington sweeping around. Young took over Randolph's singles, and Embiid was stuck waiting for breakthroughs to resolve them one by one.

When the 76ers were on offense, the Grizzlies' use of unconditional double-teaming on Young last year failed on defense this year because

What Young did last year was duels, breaking situations, and initiating tactics. He was the source of all tactics.

This year, in addition to retaining the necessary game-breaking and strong solutions, the rest of Yang's work has changed.

Instigation point, diversionary weapon, strategic seduction

When the people around you change from having only one and a half shooters to having only half of them and half of them having range issues

The Grizzlies' strategy of focusing on double-attacks and emphasizing retreating defense has become the best way to reduce Gasol to go out.

Using Young's attack ladder, Embiid and Covington, who had range problems, kept collecting offensive rebounds during the game to increase the number of rounds in the game.

107:72

In this duel between "modernization" and "anti-modernization", the Grizzlies were unable to resist for three consecutive quarters and achieved a rout.

He just threw himself out as bait, which affected Young's statistics. Although he relied on moving without the ball, making three-pointers, and cutting to the basket, he scored 21 points.

But I will never get 5 assists.

21 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. In the first game back, Young lost 5 or more assists in every game this season.

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22 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks vs. 34 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks

Facing the combination of Pelicans center Ajinza and Asik, Embiid effortlessly completed the blowout.

Covington took a rest, Embiid and Young did not take over, and Siakam suffered from Anthony Davis in the starting lineup.

A pick-and-roll cut from the left, a turn and cut from the right, a second attack from the previous one, and finally a post-up ravage.

Even if Young's help defense is very good, it can't prevent Anthony Davis from scoring 34 points

pity

Anthony Davis, who scored 34 points, encountered a

Holiday in super ghost state

Only scored 21 points on 16 shots.

Plus Moore scored 14 points.

With three people scoring in double figures, the Pelicans had a hard time resisting Brogdon with 27 points, Embiid with 22 points, Yang with 15 points, VanVleet with 12 points and Richardson with 12 points.

The impact of five players scoring in double figures

100:116, this basically non-defensive offensive battle allowed the New Orleans Pelicans to retire decently in the last quarter.

Joel Embiid, foot discomfort

Yang, soreness in left knee

Brogdon, rested

Covington, rested

The first game of a back-to-back, and the last game of three consecutive away games, they will face the Cavaliers tomorrow. Philadelphia, which is plagued by three major factors, made a decisive decision to rest four of its five main players; even if it costs the league a fine of 500,000.

Detroit Pistons 79:97 Philadelphia 76ers

As the only main force, Richardson performed well in this game. Originally, he could only be regarded as an ordinary pick-and-roll ball-handling shooter. In this game, he made an explosion of 5-for-8 from the field. After adding several air cuts to the basket, he won the game.

Scored a team-high 22 points.

Of course, Richardson scored 22 points and contributed, but the more critical point is Drummond. His inability to get out of the basket allowed the 76ers who could not hit the basket to get many valuable opportunities.

With 22 points, VanVleet, who played as the starting point guard, also performed at a sixth-man level: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and steals.

James Johnson, who was suppressed by Young, Covington, and Siakam, did not play when the first two players did not play.

He had an excellent supporting performance of 8 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals.

And the piston………

December 12, 2016

The Philadelphia 76ers, No. 1 in the Eastern Conference, and the Cleveland Cavaliers, No. 2 in the Eastern Conference, meet again.

Strictly guarding against pressure tests and a large number of flanking attacks, the Cavaliers increased the intensity and density of flanking attacks to full capacity as soon as the game started. The purpose was simple, not to give Young room to handle the ball.

Since he wasn't even given the opportunity to handle the ball, Young simply took people to cover the bottom line and left the game to Brogdon and Embiid for the time being.

Faced with a situation that was basically not directed at him, Brogdon used pick-and-rolls and off-ball cuts to continuously attack the Cavaliers' lightweight inside line.

Embiid

Of course, Young did not completely run without the ball. When Embiid came off the court, Young began to go to the high position to cover VanVleet/Richardson. While forcing the Cavaliers to attack, he quickly provided cover to Covington/Sia

Feed Cam some pie.

The offense is going well, but the defense is not that good. Faced with LeBron James and Irving chasing defensive weaknesses,

The 76ers were helpless. They thought about using bypass defenses instead of switching defenses, but LeBron James and Irving's outside touch is really good.

I had to force the 76ers to pick up and switch defenses.

Once it changes, the result will be good
Chapter completed!