The 2021-22 regular season came to an end, in addition to the 4 teams that need to participate in the play-offs, the 3-6 place matchup in each division has been determined, the 76ers ranked fourth, although avoiding the Nets, but also met the very strong Raptors after the All-Star, the Raptors are known as the "arm span" team, the team has a number of 2 meters or so of front, each height arm length, the ability to move is also excellent, this kind of player has large defensive coverage, strong defense and supplementary ability, is Harden's very jealous type, more embarrassing, The team's starting small forward Sable will not be able to play at home for the Raptors due to unvaccinated.
In the previous few days of the game, the 76ers lost to the Raptors, giving the opponent stronger confidence, for the 76ers, the first round will be a difficult challenge, but Rivers is not completely unchanged, he replaced Sable start with Green, although the pace moved slower, but let the team's offensive space be more open, and Green's playoff experience is very rich, easy not to make mistakes, will make the 76ers start the offense and defense more stable, not only Green this, there is a player appearing in the rotation lineup became a surprise He was Paul Reid, last year's second-round pick.
Reed replaced Jordan Jr. in the game against the Raptors, becoming the internal line of the substitute lineup, he played 10 minutes and 44 seconds, contributed 5 points, 7 boards and 1 break, compared to the weight type center Jordan Jr., Reid was 2 meters tall, the original team positioning was a big forward, Rivers let him top the center position is to deal with the Raptors' small lineup, Reed in the attack of the block to remove the shun faster, and even can hold the ball to complete the attack frame, can reduce the opponent's success rate of packing Harden, but also has a good frontcourt rebounding ability, Defensively, he is more mobile and can participate in changing defenses to avoid giving opponents the opportunity to easily shoot through blocking.
After playing the Raptors in the next two games, Reed appeared in the regular rotation lineup, it can be determined that Rivers wanted To let Reid better adapt to the game, become the secret weapon of the first round of the playoffs against the Raptors, Reed did not live up to Rivers's trust, played very efficiently, facing the Pacers to get 8 points, 5 boards and 4 breaks, against the Pistons is to play their own career masterpiece, 14 shots 12, bombarded a career high of 25 points, and 6 boards, 2 assists and 4 breaks, the entire regular season, Reid averaged 7.9 minutes per game, scoring 3.1 points, 2.4 boards, 0.9 breaks 0.4 blocks, which translates to 36 minutes is 13.8 points, 10.9 boards, 3.9 blocks, 1.7 blocks, although the performance on the field can not be directly converted according to the data, but at least it shows that Reed's performance is very versatile.
76ers and Raptors series, the strongest point of the 76ers must be Embiid, the Raptors no player can match him, but the Raptors player's bag will definitely make Embiid play very uncomfortable, harden at the end of the regular season hardened has not found the state, it can be predicted that the first round of the playoffs against the Raptors' forward group, Harden is also difficult to play beyond the level, even the performance is sluggish, he needs to better drive teammates, and Reed is likely to become the X factor that determines the direction of the game, let's wait and see!