January 27, 2017, Philadelphia, before Game 45 of the Philadelphia 76ers

The mvp selection list, which is released every half month, is out:

"1: Russell Westbrook: 31.3 points, 10.7 rebounds, 10.4 assists, 28 wins and 19 losses"

"2: James Harden: 28.7 points, 8.7 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 33 wins and 16 losses"

"3: Young: 26.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.5 steals, 1.5 blocks, 36 wins and 8 losses"

With the first 41 games of the season completed, this year's regular season mvp situation is becoming clearer:

Westbrook has the greatest chance. Durant's departure and the blessing of currently averaging a triple-double per game have allowed him to successfully occupy the seat of the most favorable mvp contender.

Although James Harden has a better record than Westbrook, the 1.3 rebound gap compared with the storyline brought about by Durant's departure makes him and Westbrook unable to turn around in the mvp contest.

Howard, didn't he also go to Atlanta? Why is our storytelling worse than theirs?

A James Harden fan gives his opinion.

That's Durant...

In terms of storytelling, even Young fans will admit that Westbrook is the deserved winner at this point.

As long as he averages a triple-double per game, he will definitely be the winner this year.

Why is the third MVP contender?

Young dropped from 28.1 points, 7.0 rebounds and 7.8 assists to 26.4 points, 7.8 rebounds and 6.1 assists.

It can only be said that the advantages of the right time and place have brought Yang Zheng out:

The previous mvp merged with the previous mvp, making them no longer strong contenders in the mvp selection.

Although Leonard, who is second in the West, has made significant progress, the Spurs' lack of data and record disadvantages prevent him from reaching the top three for MVP.

Without creating a third contender in the West, there is no strong contender for Young in the East.

Everyone mobilized to seize the second place Celtics in the Eastern Conference, coupled with Irving's explosive statistics,

LeBron James, whose record and data are both at a disadvantage, has no chance to participate in the MVP battle.

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Six hours after the list was released, No. 1 in the East and No. 3 in the West met at the Wells Fargo Center:

Beverley, Harden, Ariza, Anderson, Capela.

There are no changes to the starting lineup of the third seed in the Western Conference. It is still their newly determined starting five this year.

Brogdon, Richardson, Covington, Young, Embiid.

Embiid will not rest, and the others are healthy, so the 76ers will naturally not see much change.

Jump ball victory

The large Embiid easily defeated the small Capela

feel the ball

Facing an opponent that is difficult to handle, the first thing the 76ers started to do was to give Covington and Richardson, who had little possession of the ball, a sense of the ball.

Brogdon screen

Putting Embiid in the low post, as the most misplaced target on the court, the 76ers came up and created an excellent environment for Embiid on one side.

Switch defense

In order to avoid Capela's mistake of being caught by Brogdon, Beverley had no choice but to switch defenses.

impact

Catching the misplaced Embiid, he lowered his center of gravity and ran directly inward.

"beep"

"Defensive Foul" Facing Beverley who was lying on the ground, Kenmaur gave a defensive foul very quickly.

"******"

"Technical foul." Facing Beverley who broke out with trash talk as soon as he started talking, Kenmaur didn't hesitate and gave him a direct technical foul warning.

When Richardson took another technical foul free throw, the third in the Western Conference started a small meeting:

"Where's the assisting defense, where's the assisting defense, can't you see my misalignment?"

"I can't help." Ariza is best suited to help on defense. He can't even be distracted, let alone help on defense.

"…………"

"…………"

James Harden and Ryan Anderson, the two people with the most money, did not pay attention to the act of helping defense.

The silence didn't last long

The game returned to normal again.

Pick-and-roll and dynamic offense, Brogdon and Embiid pick-and-roll 1-5, and Covington, who drags the space, provides a screen for Young.

Switch defense

Switch defense

Continuously dismantling the offense allowed the 76ers to seize the best mismatch opportunities.

Brogdon vs Ryan Anderson

Ryan Anderson, who was dribbling behind the back and breaking through at a fast pace, and moving slowly laterally, was broken by Brogdon's offense.

Assist in defense

The third seed in the Western Conference who wanted to deploy his forces to regain the basket suddenly found that no one except Beverley could deploy him.

"Want to recycle"

When he saw that Beverley wanted to risk recovery, Covington immediately put in his second magic weapon in this lineup to not delay the offense besides fixed points:

cover

At the same time, in order to prevent Capela, who is larger than Brogdon, from recycling and interfering with layups.

Embiid also made a screen,

No defense change

The first matchup ended in four consecutive singles, leaving the third seed in the Western Conference unable to afford this set of matchups.

"2 points, from Brogdon..." All the help defenses were completely dismembered, allowing Brogdon to successfully score the points.

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Embiid vs. Ariza, Richardson vs. Ryan Anderson, Covington vs. Capela, Brogdon vs. Beverley, Young vs. Harden

"The 76ers' coaching staff has worked hard. They have figured out all the tricks for their opponents to finish third in the Western Conference this year."

"All the usable pick-and-rolls have been removed," the 76ers gave their specific point of view on the positioning of the positional battle.

To defend James Harden, Young also gave a target: block the left and let the right

Why are the 76ers so targeted in a regular season game? Some people must be wondering about this question

76ers: James Harden is a competitor, so designing some tactics is a must.

As he spoke, the third pick-and-roll in the Western Conference started.

Go around the screen and raise your hands

Young's defensive strategy follows the instructions of the coaching staff;

Pass the ball

James Harden, who was used to feeding Ryan Anderson the ball, found that he couldn't pass the ball

Call for cover again

Ryan Anderson was eliminated, leaving James Harden to seek another screen to get rid of his opponent.

Raise your hands high and then go around the screen

If Harden calls for a screen again, Young, as the opponent, will naturally go around the screen again.

Of course, what I explained clearly in my hand was not lost at all.

squatting

Capela goes out to cover, and Covington, as the "center", naturally cannot go out.

1v2

Harden is attacking, Capela is moving forward, and Covington is standing inside, and they know exactly what is going on.
To be continued...