After the Nets traded with the 76ers, with Harden in the debut game against the Timberwolves, strong 27 points, 12 assists and 8 rebounds of the strong stats, the 76ers won the opponent, Harden plus-minus as high as 35, became the brightest star on the court, a debut broke the doubts of the fans, and the Nets in the face of the defending champion Bucks, Irving finally returned after half a month, under his 38-point strong performance, the Nets beat the Bucks, revenge for last season's Eastern Conference semifinals, Simmons did not appear, However, Curry Jr. and Drummond are still so stable, and the deal is a completely win-win result for both sides. So the topic we're going to discuss is: If the 76ers meet with the Nets in the playoffs, who will win the final victory?
The two teams have a lot of similarities, the main players, 76ers have Harden, Embiid, two core lineups, one inside and one outside occupy the advantage on the court, while the Nets have Durant, Irving, Simmons, the big three model, the Nets outside the line is strong, the inside line is relatively weak, the core contrast, the inside Line Embiid can far surpass all the Nets center players, in the front line, Durant can pick out the 76ers Sable and Toha, the outside nets and the 76ers can be completely equal, Harden and Maxi's combination is very strong, both offensive and defensive, The shooting ability belongs to the top of the league, and the Nets guard line is numerous, Irving, Mills, Curry Jr., Simmons, Brown, Thomas, Dragic, Harris. Guard players are mostly offensive players, although Simmons height arm span defense is good, but his projection ability is the biggest problem, Dragic is old, other players are not tall enough, against the 76ers guard line has a win-loss, the Nets are expensive in the number of people, and the 76ers are not more people, expensive in the fine.
The second advantage of the 76ers against the Nets is the big forward position, Harris became the 76ers' "X factor" this season averaged 18.4 points per game, scoring a new low in the past three seasons, shooting 48.5%, a new low in the past two seasons, 34.5% shooting rate, the same new low in the past three seasons, but even so Harris still has its own place in the 76ers, when Embiid and Harden are targeted, whether Harris can stand up and contribute to the team will determine the outcome of the game.
There is also a point of the lineup is the chemistry and cohesion, the Nets are far from the 76ers, first, Irving's personality problems and home-and-away problems have become the biggest difficulty of the Nets, second, Simmons has been absent from the lineup for a long time, he has not played in the past six months, this point does not know how many successes he can recover, the first three, Durant's injury problem, is also a big problem, and the 76ers only have one more Harden, other players have run into each other for a long time, their chemistry is more sufficient, the most critical point, Durant and Irving have both won championships, and their desire for victory is not as good as Harden and Embiid, who have always wanted to prove themselves that winning the championship is what they are most eager for at the moment, so from the perspective of fighting spirit and hard work, the 76ers are better.
Coaching is the most obvious point of the gap between the two teams, Rivers is the champion coach, he knows the advantages and disadvantages of Embiid and Harden, whether it is reinforcement targeting or tactical arrangements have reached an unprecedented height, the old Rivers in the Clippers, 76ers, after many seasons of ups and downs, self-confidence and playing time allocation is more reasonable, he can adjust the strongest Harden and Embiid, so that the 76ers offense is more fluent, in the first game of the two, Rivers' tactical distribution is very clear, Harden and Embiid no matter who holds the ball, are the opponent's key defensive objects, they can also be outside the line can also cooperate with the inside and outside lines, but also can solve the battle single-handedly, in the NBA statistics, in the past 7 years, the average number of free throws per game in a single season, Harden and Embiid are in the top five, so Rivers can arrange a lot of tactical systems corresponding to different teams around the whole team.
And Nash compared to Rivers, both in experience and tactical arrangements are far behind, this is the second year of Nash's coaching career, the first year was questioned, the second year is the Nets from the first in the East, to the current 8th in the East, when Harden, Durant, Irving frequent absences are one of the reasons, and another important reason is Nash, in the pro game, Nash completely can not distinguish the situation on the court and the state of the players, random substitutions and untimely suspensions are more than many times to anger fans, excessive use of superstars, Coupled with the obstinate personality, the Nets tactics have been in a state of chaos. Although relying on Irving to win the Bucks, Nash's coaching level is still not optimistic.
If the 76ers meet the Nets in the playoffs, the 76ers have a lot of advantages to win the final game, the Nets can only rely on Durant and Irving to take over the game, and Whether Irving can play is still unknown, for these two teams, who do you think will go further?