恩比德。(USA TODAY Sports)
〔體育中心/綜合報導〕今七六人與老鷹之戰,儘管老鷹少主T.楊恩(Trae Young)因被檢驗武漢肺炎(新型冠狀病毒病,COVID-19)陽性而缺陣,但七六人當家中鋒恩比德(Joel Embiid)命中率不及4成,更錯失最後的追平一擊,最終七六人仍不敵老鷹,以96:98敗下陣。
此役恩比德繳出23分、10籃板的雙十演出,不過全場17投僅6中。更令球迷扼腕的是,比賽剩1.1秒之際,此時的七六人還落後2分,恩比德在中距離的位置明顯有極大空檔,然而他未能把握追平比數的絕佳機會,在自家主場將勝利拱手讓給老鷹。
Joel Embiid at the buzzer... No good!
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) December 24, 2021
Hawks pull off the upset over the Sixers!pic.twitter.com/k0MLNIX8ot
根據《ESPN Stats & Info》統計,恩比德在今天錯失追平一擊後,生涯在第四節或延長賽剩5秒時,所出手的追平或致勝一擊,為慘澹的18投1中,目前全聯盟僅尼克控衛沃克(Kemba Walker)的25投0中比恩比德淒慘。
Including tonight, Joel Embiid is 1-18 in his career on game-tying/go-ahead FG in the final 5 seconds of the 4th quarter and overtime.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 24, 2021
Only Kemba Walker (0-25) has been worse on such shots since Embiid came into the league in 2016-17 (min. 10 FGA). pic.twitter.com/4QXdY96PI0
本季七六人因B.西蒙斯(Ben Simmons)持續上演「拒打」鬧劇,使得恩比德必須獨自一人扛起球隊。不過今日輸球後,七六人的戰績16勝16敗,僅位於東區第7名,近期5戰更狂吞4敗。