Raptors after the All-Star Game 16 wins and 9 losses, the win rate reached 64%, the ranking from the playoff directly to the fifth place in the East, the whole team is in excellent shape, and the personnel are all in a healthy state, before the end of the regular season against the 76ers, the Raptors also won, so in the playoffs, the 76ers were not optimistic about having an absolute advantage, and even some media were more optimistic about the Raptors promotion, unexpectedly, the first round of the first game, the 76ers won the Raptors by 20 points, without giving the opponent any hope of winning.
In the game of the 76ers against the Raptors, Maxi shot 14 of 21, bombed 38 points, 4 boards and 2 assists, which was the key to the 76ers' victory, Harris also played a representative game in the playoffs, 26 points and 6 boards and 6 assists on 14 shots, while the absolute core of the team, Embiid and Harden, from the data point of view, did not shine very brightly, Embiid shot only 5 of 15, only got 19 points, 15 boards and 4 assists, Harden shot 6 of 17, got 22 points, 5 boards and 14 assists, In fact, this is the best game the 76ers have played this season.
Embiid has always been in the ranks of the best candidates for MVP in the regular season, and is also the most potent contender for the scoring king, the 76ers have given Embiid a lot of usage (37.5% league first) in order to let him get as much personal honor as possible, this idea makes the team sometimes play a little deliberately, not a good offensive opportunity to force Embiid to play, in order to maintain the physical strength to end the offense, Embiid is also a little relaxed in defense, not only that, Harden also wants to help Embiid as much as possible, As a result of hesitation in the attack, unnecessary mistakes are often generated, and other players also lose the opportunity to participate in the attack.
Now that it's time for the playoffs, the various awards have settled, Embiid can finally unload the burden of data and start fighting for the championship, although his offensive efficiency is not good, but Embiid really began to dominate the game at both ends of the attack and defense, the Raptors' strategy is to constantly wrap embiid, this time Embiid did not play invalid singles (only 15 shots in the whole game), but through continuous passing to find teammates in a better position, the rotation of the defensive end is faster, and there is no easy outside shot for the Raptors. Reinforcement and co-defense also showed their own top consciousness, compared to the attack, Embiid's defense is the key to the team's victory.
Embiid let go, Harden is more unnecessary to have any scruples, although his shooting rate is not high, but play more aggressively, which has been blocked many times have the suspicion of fouls, but this season the referee is really not blowing ah, and Harden is very good to maintain his own mentality, not affected, constantly break through the score to give teammates the opportunity to shoot in the empty position, 14 assists in the whole game, only 1 mistake, this mistake is still sent when the last moment is not related to the overall situation, under the leadership of Harden, The team played fairly smoothly overall, with a total of 29 assists and only three turnovers, making it a perfect team win.
The playoffs have only started once, the Raptors will definitely change their strategy to launch a counterattack, but on the superstar color, the 76ers are completely crushing, as long as they have been playing in the right way, the Raptors basically have no hope of winning, but the team wants to impact the championship, or need Harden to find a better offensive state, he and Embiid can suppress the opponent inside and outside, the 76ers can really be indestructible, let's wait and see!