Chapter 792: Chapter 792

The situation is the same as 3-0, but it’s completely different from the first round before.

The Wizards couldn’t pose a threat to them, but the 76ers could.

Taking this game means they have completely crushed this 76ers team.

After the game, during the handshake ritual, Hansen said some encouraging words to the 76ers players.

Seeing that Embiid still looked a bit numb, he reached out and patted the other’s shoulder to encourage him.

Though they were opponents, the performance of the 76ers tonight was worthy of respect.

Or rather, respect is earned through one’s own efforts.

After the handshake, Hansen and Jokic attended the post-game press conference together.

They were asked about some of the events of the final quarter because they turned the game around in the decisive moments.

"We won by luck, this game also served as a wake-up call for us, we have no qualifications to be complacent."

Hansen used the opportunity to remind the team with tonight’s game.

After all, since entering the playoffs, neither the Wizards nor the 76ers had put enough pressure on them.

"But luck is also a part of strength, we showed the same determination as our opponents, which is why we created the opportunity for the last attack."

Of course, the Cavaliers’ performance in the last quarter was also commendable, after all, luck is just one ball, not to be overlooked is all the effort made to reach there.

"What do you think about Embiid crying in the player’s tunnel after the game?" At this moment, a reporter from FOX Sports asked.

This question stunned Hansen.

He didn’t know about this.

The reporter then detailed the event to Hansen.

Embiid, after entering the player’s tunnel, finally awoke from his dazed state, as if he had just woken up from a dream, and walked along weeping bitterly.

In other words, he was beaten to tears by Hansen and the Cavaliers!

Now that this matter has been captured by reporters, it has become trending news.

After losing, everyone expresses emotions in different ways.

Some players choose to go to clubs or similar places to vent their emotions, others choose to do extra training, and famously, there was Stoudemire furiously smashing a fire extinguisher back then.

But compared to them, Embiid’s post-game crying, especially wailing, was unique.

Blood and no tears, crying is seen as weak and childish behavior.

Especially this behavior coming from a player who had previously claimed to have killed a lion at age six and vowed to defeat the Cavaliers.

"I won’t say it’s a respectable behavior, but I can understand it."

No one expected Embiid to be beaten to tears, but Hansen’s response at this time was even more unexpected.

"If someone didn’t care about winning or losing, why would they cry because of a loss?" Hansen continued.

Those who don’t care about losing are likely to say something like "life is full of setbacks," "this is just basketball" after the game.

In Game 4 of the series, the 76ers, pushed to the wall, did not suffer the expected collapse, instead, they played with the same intensity as in Game 3.

On the contrary, the Cavaliers had some bad luck tonight, not only Hansen’s touch was just okay, but the outside shooting was also very dull.

The 76ers eventually defeated the Cavaliers 114-104 to achieve their first series victory.

Although it was just one win and largely lucky, the Philadelphia fans still showered their players with overwhelming cheers.

Because compared to the first two games of the series, such a team is what they expected as a rebuilding team.

Two days later, the Cavaliers and the 76ers moved to Cleveland to continue the series with Game 5.

Bad luck wouldn’t always be with the Cavaliers, although the Cavaliers still didn’t have a good touch from the outside, Hansen and Jokic were on fire, and the Cavaliers had ample offensive firepower.

Although the 76ers played as tenaciously as they did in the previous two matches, Simmons’ weakness on the offensive end meant they could never match the Cavaliers’ offense.

This ultimately led to their defeat.

Back then, the key to the Cavaliers’ ability to defeat stronger opponents, besides Hansen and Irving, was also that they had no obvious weaknesses in their lineup.

Whether it was the rookie Jokic or TT at the time, including JR, all contributed positively to the team.

This made it difficult for the Heat Team to play effective defense and forced them into offensive duels.

And once it’s about offense, it’s all about touch, or in other words, luck.

Ultimately, the Cavaliers defeated the 76ers 121-113, eliminating their opponent 4-1 and advancing to the division finals.

Before their series ended, the Celtics had already swept the Raptors 4-0.

The Cavaliers and the Celtics meet in the conference finals again after last season.

During the post-game handshake ritual, Hansen didn’t expect Embiid to take the initiative to express his gratitude while shaking hands with him.

This guy, beaten to tears and then says thank you?

Although Hansen could understand this guy, as he said, it doesn’t mean he agreed with what Embiid did.

After all, even if Hansen cared about the game a lot, he wouldn’t cry after losing.

"When we lost Game 3, I felt like the world was over, but your words gave me the courage to recover, I don’t care what others say, but you’re the greatest in history in my heart."

However, Embiid’s next words left Hansen completely stunned.

Did he really make Embiid his fanboy?

He never would have thought that one sentence at a press conference would change Embiid’s mindset so much.

After a moment, he laughed. Fresh chapters posted on 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⚫𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⚫𝘯𝘦𝘵

He certainly wouldn’t know, as after all, he’s not on the same team as Embiid and doesn’t know what the 76ers went through before Game 3.

He finally reached out and patted Embiid’s shoulder.

The opponents for the Eastern Conference Finals are set, while over in the Western Conference, later, the last group, also the group with the most enmity, the Pelicans, after six games of battle, eliminated the Warriors 4-2.

Cousins’ injury did more than make the Warriors’ interior vulnerable, it also blocked salary space that left the Warriors’ wing unable to match up against James.

The once James-restricting Iguodala had declined in all aspects with age.

And Green, facing a talent like Davis who completely overwhelmed him, could only do so much inside, ultimately resorting to poking Davis in the eye.

Also, Huoledi’s defense on Curry posed significant limitations.

Ultimately, the Warriors lost to injury, and the Rockets and Pelicans will clash in the Western Conference Finals.

In the team history of the Pelicans, counting their predecessor the Hornets, they’ve never reached the conference finals, they’ve already made history.

And on the Rockets’ side, it’s their first berth in the conference finals since the Olajuwon era.

Both teams are eager to advance further.

If considering they are teams from the Nike and Adi camps, the intensity of this matchup will be unprecedented.

"Boss, who would you rather face in the finals?" The night before the Eastern Conference Finals, Hansen, as usual, hosted a bonfire party at his home estate. Conningham came over to Hansen and asked.

This season, his rotation spot has been taken by David West, but it hasn’t affected his mindset because, for him, being on the same team as Hansen was enough.

Who would you rather face in the finals?

Of course, it’s the Pelicans.

After all, James promised to bring a dynasty to the Cavaliers.

Except the Pelicans might not be the match for the Rockets, this Rockets team almost took down the Universe Warriors in "history."

"Rather than that, let’s focus on our immediate opponent."

There wasn’t a trace of modesty in Hansen’s words.

This Celtics team, both in terms of lineup and playstyle, restrained them, in the regular season, their head-to-head record with the Celtics was 1-2.

This will be their greatest hurdle on the road to a dynasty.