The eldest brother and the third brother both lost the game today. The former's loss is expected, in the first three games, the Celtics have shown a certain grade gap, and the plot of the latter encounter is also a bit familiar. Previously, the 76ers won three consecutive games to lead the Raptors 3-0 by a large margin, and when everyone thought that the 76ers had made a steady promotion, the Raptors won two consecutive games, rewriting the big score to 3-2. This means that the next game will be the Battle of Tennoyama, and once the young team is out of competitive form, it will be difficult for the 76ers to win the last game.
After the last game, the 76ers' star Joel Embiid tweeted in an interview: "In my opinion, the referees came tonight with a mission, and they got the game done. Today, however, the Raptors didn't give the 76ers any chance and hit back embiid with a full-court lead. After losing the game today, Embiid was dumbfounded. In this game, Embiid only had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, Harden had 15 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists, Maxi 12 points and 4 assists, Harris 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, and Danny Green had 14 points and 4 rebounds. The starting line-up was too balanced, and that's exactly the problem. The five players who started all scored in double figures, if they won, they should be called all soldiers, and if they lost, then it was a problem for the two core players. Embiid and Harden combined only scored 35 points, how are the 76ers going to win this game?
Today's Embiid, a large number of outside shots, but only shot a mid-range, three-point shots and 4 shots were lost. Harden continues to play steadily, scoring 15 points from nearly 33 percent shooting, and he is no longer the winner of the game. As can be seen from today's game, Embiid's desire to win is not strong, and he frequently chooses outside shots in front of the huge body advantage, and G2's killer three-point shot gives Embiid too many illusions. Previously, the 76ers soared, Harden's sluggish performance was also no one mentioned, so far in the series, Ha has averaged 18.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 9.2 assists, shooting 37.8% from the field. After entering the playoffs, Harden's state is still difficult to say. The win masked harden's poor performance, and now facing a desperate reversal, the 76ers could not expect Harden to step up and save the team from fire. Whether the 76ers can successfully advance to the finale can only rely on Embiid.
In fact, the gap in this series is not as big as people think. Just think, if Embiid didn't make that one three-pointer in G2, maybe the Raptors were in the lead now. What's more, in the regular season showdown, the 76ers are also wins less and lose more, and it is understandable that this series has come to this point. But when the 76ers are chased to 3-2 with a three-win lead, it's not the same thing. No other team in history has done such a feat, and that's telling, and the 76ers wouldn't want to be nailed to history's column of shame. Considering that the 76ers' head coach is Doug Rivers, he has had eight reversals in the playoffs, lost seven of his last eight qualifying rounds, and lost a total of 31 qualifying roundups, the first in history. Rivers seems to have been born for a reversal, and now the Raptors are gaining momentum, and the 76ers' promotion advantage is gone.
What's more, the 76ers' two core players, Harden and Embiid, are also not good enough in their playoff resumes. In the face of the Battle of Tennozan and the Battle of Promotion, their performance was criticized. With the attributes of a sluggish performance in key campaigns running through the coaching bench to the team's two core players, the 76ers may really be about to create a history of humiliation.
The 76ers have another hidden danger — Embiid's injury. Embiid had previously suffered a torn finger ligament, which may have been one of the reasons for the inaccuracy of the outside line in this game. If Embiid has been obsessed with outside shooting and losing his crosshairs, the 76ers could have prepared for the holidays in advance. Supposedly, the core players are injured, and Harden, as the second leader, should hold up the banner of offense, but Harden has lost the trust of the 76ers. His slump has been all season, and can the 76ers still expect him to burst out? It's just self-consolation.