On April 17, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs officially kicked off. Following the Eagles and Pelicans' wins in the playoffs, the playoffs of 16 teams in the East and West have been clarified. The playoff predictions are usually popular events before the start of the game, and some well-known commentators and journalists in China will express their own opinions.
Among them, the famous commentator Su Qun talked about the prediction of the first round of the East-West showdown in his article. Among them, he believes that there are two teams in the East that can complete the "following gram", these two teams are the Raptors and the Nets. Their opponents are the 76 and the Celtics.
Of course, after all the previous "punching face" predictions, all media people do not like to say that they are predictions. Su Qun was even more cautious in his words, saying that this was "blindness". Of course, this is the freedom of others, and it is also the opinion of others. However, since he made predictions as a professional, it means that there will be no empty wind and there is a certain basis.
On the first day of the playoffs, the NBA arranged four sets of showdowns, including 76 games between the Raptors and the Raptors. In the end, the 76ers, who held home advantage, defeated the Raptors 131-111 to achieve a playoff start.
Su Qun thought the 76ers would lose because he thought Embiid loved to cry his nose. As we all know, the year Leonard led the Raptors to win the championship, it was in the East that he crossed 76 to become more powerful. Embiid cried his nose in the players' walkway after he was eliminated.
However, today is not the same as in the past, the 76ers ushered in Harden's strong reinforcement, and the Raptors have long since lost Leonard, and Danny Green is not in the lineup, but has become Embiid's helper. But Su Qun still feels that the 76ers' ceiling is in Harden, but his performance after coming to the team is unsatisfactory.
Harden has averaged 10.5 assists per game with 21 points per game with the 76ers this season, and his teammate Tabur has gone the way Irving has gone without vaccination. That way, the 76ers really don't look as strong as paper.
However, the 76ers can be regarded as a breath of contention today. They played quite well in this game, in addition to Embiid and Harden scoring doubles, Harris also had 26 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, and second-year rookie Maxi scored a game-high 38 points, plus 4 rebounds and 2 assists, and the whole game plus-minus value was +20, which completely made Harden and Embiid a background.
In fact, Embiid and Harden's performance in this game is equally praiseworthy, the emperor 19 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists, and Harden got 22 points, 5 rebounds and 14 assists to contribute to the team. Harden's form will get better as the playoffs progress, and Embiid is no longer the big boy who cried his nose, and their goal this season is not the first round!
Although, Su Qun predicted that the 76ers 2-4 Raptors only played one game. However, this game shows that the 76ers are not only Harden and Embiid, but also players such as Maxi and Harris are also players that opponents cannot underestimate.
Perhaps, this is the year the 76ers have the best chance of making the East this season!