Regardless of the "conspiracy theories", it is not surprising that the 76ers lost Toronto.
The latter has won nearly 7 games and 6 wins, admitting that the horse has lost its front hoof, to speculate whether Philadelphia has an element of acting, some drama is still a bit more dramatic.
As the dark horse in the East after the Cavaliers, the Raptors have a solid reserve of full-size fronts and a defensive basic plate that strangles any star player, which is definitely a difficult bone to gnaw.
As the regular season draws to a close, the attribution of major awards is unclear.
Based on the bonus of the proximate effect, it is natural that Embiid continues to exert force and impact the key period of the MVP+ scoring king, and he is eager to play 40+ on the field, is there a reason to accompany the performance?
On the other hand, the situation in the east is still chaotic, and the winning gap between the second echelon is extremely small. Philadelphia does not have the so-called "one step three calculations", hard to pick opponents or layout playoffs "sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight", deliberately create trouble for potential opponents and other considerations.
Coupled with the 76ers who rebuilt the duo through the honeymoon period, many problems surfaced, and the reality does not allow it to be taken lightly.
Harden has averaged 19.9 points, 6.7 rebounds, 9.6 assists and 3.7 turnovers in the last seven games, shooting only 35.0%, and the playing time after the transfer has also been stretched to 38.8 minutes, no different from the Nets era, which is jokingly called "when the cow is a horse" by fans.
Looking back, his compatibility with Embiid's partner is still in doubt, and the idea of expecting the latter to "Capela" is still dispelled as soon as possible, and Maxi's rookie dividend may not be able to make up for Harris's premium drag, only from the team's top combat strength, Philadelphia "Dengdi" definitely can't catch up with the Nets' big three gathering;
The famous champion coach, actually a chicken soup master + comes with a tumbled debuff, Rivers' coaching level fluctuates too much, and on some nights, it may not be better than his predecessor Nash too much;
Although the 76ers achieved a major upgrade in the backcourt as desired, introducing a position warfare threat that is more sufficient, attracting more attractive online bags, and maintaining 20+ outputs of the control field organizer to assist Embiid, it seems that there is no harm, but the price is the substitution depth loss + defensive system.
For Harden, whether this move is a profit or a loss can only be left to time to evaluate.
Harden struggled during the Nets era, and it is well known that Irving in the part-time model is the root of a series of problems, which is not to be said.
In addition to the lack of giant helpers to ensure attendance to help reduce the burden, Nash's limited ability to line up troops, the team's space allocation has been greatly relegated, and the so-called system playing style contradiction interference, the decline in beard's own state is the most critical reason.
He has gone from the Rockets period to the god of killing, the ability to cut points throughout the league is few, and at the same time has the ability to feed teammates, drive the system to operate the best two-powered double guard, degenerated into a personal scoring threat has faded out of the first echelon, too dependent on the ball to respond to the pinch of the All-Star second boss.
With the increase of age + the problem of advancing injuries, the impact of this loss is highly likely to be irreversible.
After all, the NBA is not a turn-based game, don't draw a cake in the honeymoon period, don't hang your head in the pain period, just keep a normal heart.
As for the "playoff weakness" label on The back of Harden and Embiid, there is no need to argue too much, it really needs to be made at a node, how to end the playoffs, and definitely play a more positive impact in saving personal wind reviews.
For now, at least, the 76ers, which sit on the 2.0 version of the OK combination, still have the theoretical possibility of crushing any opponent in a series, even if the prospect of a championship battle is not better than the Nets last season.
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