The 76ers lost to the Raptors and suffered two straight losses
The NBA playoffs continued to be hot, with the 76ers playing the Raptors in the first round of G5 in the East. In that game, the 76ers were suppressed by their opponents. After scoring the first goal in the first quarter and taking a two-point lead, Philadelphia has been lagging behind in passive point-chasing. With a barrage of turnovers and inefficient offense, the 76ers have trailed by 13 points in the first half.
Raptors multiplayer pack with Embiid
In the second half, the Raptors blossomed at many points and continued to improve their defensive intensity. The 76ers relied on Embiid's interior dominance to bite the score. However, Toronto relied on Siakam and Achuva to constantly attack the inside line in the final quarter, extending the point difference to 18 points. The 76ers only scored points on sporadic singles and were unable to close the point difference. In the end, the Raptors defeated the 76ers 103-88, rewriting the big score to 2-3.
The Raptors beat the 76ers, and the big score was rewritten to 2-3
With a 3-0 lead in the series, the 76ers swallowed up a two-game losing streak. The next showdown between the two sides will return to the Home Stadium of Toronto. At that point, the 76ers will be in a tougher position.
76ers 2 consecutive defeats, Embiid angrily spewed Harden Laoli! Harden bluntly said the root cause of the defeat! Lao Li is very confident!
Embiid angrily spewed Harden, Lao Li
The 76ers' star, Joel Embiid, was interviewed after the game. Embiid angrily criticized teammate James Harden, as well as head coach Douglas.
Embiid angrily criticized Harden and Lao Li after the game
Asked if Harden needed more shots, Embiid said: "Ever since he came to the team this season, I've always wanted him to play more aggressively and he needs to be himself. It's not my job [to persuade Harden to take more shots] it's more of Rivers's job, especially when opponents are defending me like I'm doing now. ”
Embiid played 39 minutes in the game, shooting 7-of-15, with 20 points, 11 rebounds and four assists, as well as four turnovers and five fouls. Facing multiple players and high-pressure defense, Embiid scored the highest score in the team and got the most rebounds of the game. Embiid has done his best on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and his post-game remarks are obviously unhappy with Harden and Dow Graves.
Embiid was caught in a multiplayer bag under the basket
As can be seen from Embiid's remarks, he has been urging Harden to play more aggressively on the offensive end after James Harden joined the team. However, James Harden's performance clearly did not meet the expectations of the team and Embiid.
At the same time, Embiid believes that it is the responsibility of The Old Man to persuade Harden to shoot more on the offensive end. That means Embiid is also accusing Dowd of not doing a good job as a manager. Harden lacks aggression on the offensive end, and Embiid believes that Griffiths is to blame.
Embiid with Harden and Dow Griffiths
Harden bluntly spoke out about the root cause of the defeat
James Harden, on the other hand, pointed out the root cause of the team's defeat in the interview. Asked if the Raptors' team bothered him, Harden shook his head and said, "I shot 11 times, no..."
Harden bluntly said the root cause of the team's defeat
Speaking about the game, Harden said: "It was tough from the start, our shots struggled tonight and there were too many mistakes. Too many pointless mistakes, so it is difficult to win. ”
In that game, the 76ers made 15 turnovers (Harden 5 and Embiid 4) and made 7 more turnovers than their opponents.
Harden's implication is that the root cause of the 76ers' loss in this game is that the shooting is not ideal, and there are too many mistakes. Harden played 40 minutes in the game, shooting 4-of-11, including 2-of-6 from three-point range and 5-of-6 from the free throw line, and had 15 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 break and 1 cap. Harden shot just 36 percent from the field and dropped to 33 percent from three-point range. As the highest salary in the team, Harden only has a shooting rate of about 30%, which is obviously not able to play a performance that matches his value.
Harden defends Barnes
Harden scored 5 points on 2-of-7 at halftime. In the second half, Harden scored 10 points on 2-of-4 shooting. As the league's former leading scorer and MVP, Harden is hailed as the best point guard of the moment. However, Harden did not take on the team's offensive responsibilities in the game, nor did he show aggression on the offensive end in the second half.
Embiid and Harden
Dow Griffith was confident
However, 76ers head coach Dogreavers is still confident.
Lao Li said after the game that he was not worried about the team's mentality after two consecutive defeats. Lao Li said, "We have too many reluctant shots." But I know we have an extra gear in the last two games that we haven't used yet. ”
Dow Cliffords remained confident
Obviously, the old man meant that he still had extra winning skills that he had not released. Dow Griffiths remains very confident after the team suffered two consecutive defeats.
It is worth mentioning that statistics show that since 2015, 76ers coach Rivers has only 3 wins and 11 losses in the series finale.
DowGreaves has been reversed the most in the playoffs
Rivers lost 31 games in the playoff series finale of his coaching career, the highest number of games in history, and the worst win rate in history at 32.6% (at least 20 series finale battles).
With a big lead in the playoff series, Dow Grifos was the head coach with the most reversals. Thus, Dow Griffith is also regarded as the "reversed king".
Harden and The Elder Rivers
It seems that Dow Griffith's coaching ability and on-the-spot adaptability really need to be improved.