THE Joel Embiid he probably didn’t convince anyone by saying how the elimination of the Sixers by the Celtics it does not constitute failure. The Philadelphia team met her 122-88 Game 7 rout and said goodbye to the playoffs ingloriously.
“I personally see it as a good step. As someone said, it’s not a failure, but one more step toward success,” said the regular season MVP who is still looking for his first championship. “It doesn’t matter in which phase you lose. You won’t get any trophies for second, third, fourth, fifth or sixth place anyway. It doesn’t matter if you get eliminated in the first round or lose in the finals. Only one team wins in the end and if you don’t make it then so what, will you be happy to be second? Not me anyway! To me, if you are not first, you have not succeeded. The rest doesn’t matter“, he added.
In fact, I was harshly self-critical, but also critical of his teammates. “I have to improve and I will improve. That’s what I focus on. All of us should find ways to keep getting better. But you can’t win alone. Me and James (Harden) can’t win by ourselves. That’s why basketball is played five-on-five“, he said.
Source: Sport Fm
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