The 76ers won a perfect victory at home to beat the Raptors and open the playoffs. They have been dominant since the opening and have maintained almost double-digit leads since the second quarter, winning by 20 points. In the entire first half, they made 0 mistakes as a team, and there were only 4 mistakes after the whole game, which showed the rigor of the game.
In fact, the 76ers are obviously stronger than the Raptors, and it will not be surprising to win the game, but Raptors coach Nas is very unhappy about losing in this way. After the game, he was dissatisfied with the referee's blowing scale and pointed the finger directly at Embiid.
In an interview, Nas said bluntly: "I would like to have more penalties for Embiid, I feel that there have been a few times in the game where we attacked Embiid successfully and did not get the whistle. In addition, Embiid has pushed his elbow into the face of our players three or four times, but only once has he been blown foul. ”
Nas's words were clearly accusing the referee of blowing different penalties, Embiid could easily get the whistle and stand on the free throw line, and even if he elbowed the Raptors player in the face during the offense, the referee turned a blind eye. Raptors players, on the other hand, were fouled when they attacked Embiid, but the referee did not blow the penalty.
In this game, Embiid shot 5 of 15, but the free throws were 9 of 11, still maintaining the prolific and efficient shooting line, even if his shooting rate is very low, but with his excellent foul-making ability, he can still keep himself aggressive on the offensive end and bring great help to the team. In the end, he contributed 19 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists, although there is still a certain gap with the regular data, but the containment he brings from the inside line is still a key part of the team's winning. It is worth mentioning that Embiid received 5 fouls in this game, and 1 was just about to leave the field.
Nas's accusations against the referee naturally have their reasons, but Embiid is indeed the only one in this season when it comes to fouls. Because of his skill, when a big man can make a defensive move and complete the attack under the basket, the opponent can easily lose fouls. So, Embiid gets a lot of whistles, not much controversy, after all, his threat in the box is in front of you, if you don't foul, you can only watch him send the ball into the basket, which is like twice the poison, you can only choose one cup.
Nass named Embiid at this time and pressed the referee, which was actually part of the off-court tactics of the series. If the referee listens to him and begins to pay attention to embiid's movements on both ends of the attack and defense, then embiid's next whistle may be reduced, the possibility of some actions being blown foul will increase, and the purpose of Nas's complaints and accusations this time will be achieved.
Of course, whether the referee will change his blowing penalty because of this pressure, we still don't know, but the playoffs are a round of 7 games and 4 wins, as a head coach, through various ways, trying to find a glimmer of life for his team to win, there is nothing wrong with it.