Beijing time on April 19, the NBA playoffs continue, today the 76ers and Raptors ushered in the second game of the series, the first battle between the two sides ended with a 76er victory of 20 points, the gap between the strength of the two sides is very obvious, and the Raptors side also injured the core Barnes, although this battle Trent came back, but only played 9 minutes, because the state is not good to leave the court, this game The Raptors only insisted on one section, the third quarter has been behind by 24 points, the game has lost suspense, In the end, the 76ers beat the Raptors again 112-97.
The Raptors side of their dual core play is very inefficient, Siakam only 7 of 20 shots to score 20 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal, Van Jordan shot only 7 of 23, 5 of 16 three-pointers, 20 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, Anunoby tried his best today, 10 of 14 shots efficiently scored 26 points and 3 assists, sixth man Boucher, 8 of 13 shots, 17 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks.
The whole game raptors are like 4 people playing 76ers the whole team, the other 5 players on the court scored a total of 14 points, if this game has Barnes Raptors although the loss may be very large, but not as miserable as today, they have been behind the opponent by up to 29 points, but the resilience of the Raptors is commendable, in the fourth quarter began to trail 24 points, they once narrowed the point difference to 9 points, did not give up, but the gap between the strength of the two sides is too large, the 76ers on the strength, they can not play the suspense.
The 76ers side scored the most points today is Embiid, 9 of 16 shots, 2 of 3 points and 11 rebounds efficiently scored 31 points and 11 rebounds, Embiid's dominance is really too strong, the whole game created 10 fouls against opponents, 14 free throws, the Raptors team only 12 free throws. Harden slumped today, scoring 14 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists on 3-of-9 shooting, but Harden stepped up when Embiid was plagued by pinch attacks in the second quarter, scoring 9 points and 2 assists in a single quarter to lead the team forward, and sent 3 steals and 2 blocks, and the defensive end was also desperate.
This game the 76ers can win or thanks to Maxie and Harris two, Maxi shot 8 of 11 in the whole game, three points 6 of 3 won 23 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal and 1 block of the comprehensive data, in the fourth quarter when the Raptors frantically chased points, it was Maxi who followed the three points to help the team stabilize the rhythm, and his star temperament and confidence are getting better and better. Harris shot 7-of-11 from the field and 3-of-3 from three-point range for 20 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 blocks.
Harris's lack of ability to play hard battles has been criticized, thinking that he is not worth a large contract of 180 million, but now with Harden and Embiid to attract defense, the defensive pressure on him is very small, so he has also played a very efficient performance, so far in the playoffs, Harris averaged 23 points, 8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2 blocks, shooting 64% from the field, and 8 of 10 shots from three points, such efficiency and data are more like a player with a salary of 180 million.
Although the data sample of the two playoff games is small, we can see the tactical status and his state of some players from here, Harris has significantly improved his tactical status after Harden and Embiid are targeted by defense, and his state is also very good, but he is not hardened and Embiid's first choice after being targeted by defense, the first choice is Maxi.
Maxie in the playoffs two games can average 30.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5 assists of the comprehensive data, shooting 68.5%, three points total 14 shots 8, is also very efficient, in the playoffs so far Maxi average shots per game the first in the team, scoring the first on the team, has become the team's offensive end of the guarantee and stability of the choice, now the 76ers are two cups of poison, either you focus on defending Harden and Embiid, or give up the pinch two.
The result of giving up the pinch attack two may be to be blown up by the two, so many teams will inevitably choose the former, that is, to lock up the emperor and Harden, let the other role players beat, lose I also admit, and now the 76ers have top scorers such as Harris and Maxi, these two cups of poison look very inexplicable. When the Nets traded Harden, they wanted Maxi, and the 76ers resolutely refused to give, and it turned out that they chose the right one, and such a good player really shouldn't be traded.
Let Harris, Embiid and Harden three hundred million players willing to sacrifice the data to let this season's annual salary of only 2.6 million he play, to him as a deputy, Maxi is proud, then speaking of this, what do you want to say about the current 76ers? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.