In the case of a huge advantage of 3:0 in the big score, the 76ers did not end the series in the last game against the Raptors, in fact, this is somewhat expected, after all, this is the playoffs, the strength of any team should not be underestimated, in the post-game interview Harden said: "Losing is a good thing for us, which is a wake-up call for us, we think everything is very good, we thought things were easy, but it was not like this." This defeat is not about anyone, it's about ourselves. ”
Harden's words are still very reasonable, even if there are some effects of the referee's decision, and even after the game, Embiid openly accused the referee that they came with a task and did anything very well, but in the end the team did not play the ideal performance. Looking at the post-game stats, the team made 16 turnovers, including Harden 4 and Embiid 5, while the Raptors used those turnovers to score 22 points, while the Raptors made 11 turnovers but only let the 76ers score 3 points. Even though Embiid was affected by injuries in this game, the team had so many mistakes and they needed to sum it up.
However, in the end, the difference in strength between the two teams is huge, and the result of the final game will not be suspenseful, after all, the 76ers have also ushered in some positive news. The first is that Embiid escaped. So far, the league has not issued a fine against Embiid, after all, he taunted the referee in the last game, which is not allowed by the league, and in the past, the league would make a penalty decision the next day, but now it seems that the league has no intention of fining.
Then there is Harden will usher in a heavyweight helper, the past two games 76ers are going to Toronto to play, and toronto's local epidemic prevention situation is different from the United States, they require players to get at least two shots of vaccination to play, so this led to Sebel's past two games have not been able to appear in the activation list. And everyone knows how important Sebel is to the 76ers, come and see the first two games of the playoffs, Sebel played in the first 19 minutes with 3 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal, and in the second game played 10 minutes with 5 points, 1 assist and 3 blocks, it seems that his data is not outstanding, but Sebel plays an important role in the 76ers' defensive improvement, his height arm exhibition is a great interference to opponents, the past two games because Sebel is not rotating, Rivers had to increase Milton's playing time, But his defensive performance was too far from that of Sebur.
Of course, for the 76ers, the worry is still Embiid's finger injury, because the impact of the pain has greatly reduced the effect of his treatment on the court, and the team wants to end the game as soon as possible, and then Harden needs to stand up and do more, take out his former momentum in the Rockets, if the series drags on longer, then Rivers, the king of reversals, does not rule out the possibility of overturning the ship again.