Embiid was fined 50,000 and missed the game. The 76ers won by 24 points! O Neal: He should give up power to young people

Embiid was fined 50,000 for his "obscene celebration" and also missed the game due to injury management. As a result, the 76ers won by 24 points! The twin stars in the backcourt continue to shine, and O'Neal bluntly said that Embiid should give up power to young people for development.

The 76ers beat the Nets by 24 points

After losing to the Celtics by 1 point in the previous game and missing out on their 5-game winning streak to start the season, the 76ers faced off against the Nets, who were the bottom of the Eastern Conference this season. As you can imagine, the 76ers beat the Nets 129-105 and gave the latter 6 consecutive losses to start the season.

Compared with defeating the Nets and scoring 24 points, what makes the 76ers even more happy is that the team is getting rid of its dependence on Embiid.

With Embiid absent and fined US$50,000 for obscene celebrations, the team's backcourt twin stars Maxey and No. 3 overall pick Edgcomb provided steady output, and the rookie Grimes also broke records and completed his transformation.

Embiid was fined 50,000

Before the start of the game, 76ers reporter Kyle Neubeck revealed that Embiid would miss the game due to left knee injury management. At the same time, he specifically emphasized that Embiid had no new injuries and his absence from this game was already planned.

Embiid's absence is not surprising. After suffering consecutive serious knee injuries, it is not easy for Embiid to return to the game. After the last game against the Celtics, Embiid also publicly admitted that he felt tired.

While missing the game, Embiid also received a $50,000 fine. The NBA officially fined Embiid $50,000 for his indecent celebration in the previous game against the Celtics.

It is worth mentioning that this is not the first time Embiid has been punished. He had been fined $25,000 for this celebration before.

As a result, Embiid was still dissatisfied. He directly forwarded the NBA's penalty report and responded directly: "You'd better punish the referee for the obscene blocking foul action. After all, I was not allowed to do this action."

The referee's "blocking foul" action mentioned by Embiid was to put his hands on his hips and the tiger's mouth on both sides of his hips. It is indeed similar to the obscene action made by Embiid, but the implied meaning is obviously different.

Maxi broke the record

Fortunately, Embiid's absence and the farce of being fined did not affect the 76ers at all. Instead, the team rebounded strongly after Embiid's absence and won a big victory, sweeping away the haze of a 1-point loss in the previous game.

Among them, Maxi easily scored 26+6+7 data. He sent at least 25+5 assists in the first 6 games of the season, becoming the fifth player in NBA history to deliver this feat. The first four players are Doncic (22-23), Harden (16-17), Iverson (05-06) and Archibald (72-73).

The third overall pick continues to explode

In addition to Maxey, after Embiid's absence, the third overall pick Edgecombe returned to a comfortable role and continued to perform brilliantly, scoring 16 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.

Not only is he full of presence on both ends of the offense and defense, but his efficiency of 6-for-12 and his scoring explosiveness of 12 points in a single quarter in the second quarter give Edgecombe a bright future and a strong chance of winning the Rookie of the Year award.

Raiders Career Night

While the dual-core backcourt was showing off, Grimes also continued to transform, scoring 22 points on 7-of-13 shooting, 7 rebounds, 13 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.

Not only handed over +32, the highest plus-minus value in the game, but also sent out 13 assists to show his versatile style. Among them, 13 assists in a single game set a new career high for Grimes.

With this performance, Grimes became the first player in the history of the 76ers to do this as a substitute since Allen Iverson in 2004.

O'Neal persuaded Embiid to give up power

Obviously, after experiencing a serious injury, Embiid is no longer the best core candidate for the 76ers, especially when Maxey, Edgecombe and Grimes all performed brilliantly on the outside.

O'Neal also talked about this on "The Rich Eisen Show". He advised Embiid to give up power to young players to grow and actively integrate into them.

O'Neal said, "When Embiid returns, will he slow down the young players? In fact, you can have both. Dominique Wilkins once taught me the 'seven points per quarter' principle. This also applies to Embiid. When you have such young players next to you, after you get 7 points, you should give up the power to the young players to let them play."

"Joel, you can play lower. Position, make more air cuts without the ball, or even stand directly in the penalty area and call the referee a three-second violation. You can score in other ways. You can completely take into account both. "

"But many times he (Embid) does a lot of unnecessary actions such as holding the ball, fake moves, and shaking left and right, so he must make a decision, whether to hinder the development of young players, or join them to enjoy the game." O'Neal added.