After Toronto's away defeat to the Raptors, Philadelphia fans hoped they would be able to return home to end the series, but in the end, Philadelphia fans did not get the result they wanted, and before the game was over, a large number of fans had already walked out of the stadium because they knew that the game was powerless.
But the more serious problem is that after Philadelphia lost two consecutive games, their team conflict is already on the verge of erupting, Embiid has made it clear, in a post-game interview, he said: "Since Harden came to the team, I have always hoped that he will shoot more, he needs to do his own job, but it is not my job to persuade Harden to shoot more, but Rivers's job, especially when the opponent defends me like this!" It is not difficult to see that Embiid has the heart to blame harden for the team's defeat, but the continuous loss can not all blame Harden.
Let's review this game, the 76ers' entire team defense is not good, in the absence of VanVleet, the Raptors let Siakam hold the ball, with the advantage of height and arm length, the Raptors defensive end basically no weak ring, the offensive end Although the Raptors' outside projection is not good, but they frequently kill the 76ers in the box, scoring 56 points in the box. It can be seen how poor the 76ers' defense is, embiid after being transferred to the outside line, the 76ers have no one to protect the frame, the height and size of the outside line are not matched, and the overall feel of the offensive end is sluggish. In particular, Embiid's performance can only be regarded as average, to know that the emperor is the main attacker of the 76ers, but in this game, the emperor's influence on both offensive and defensive ends has not been shown. Maxy has a lot of possession this time, and because the whole team has a poor feel, the Raptors defense line is very small, which is also the reason why Maxy and Harden can't burst in, Maxi as a master of chaos, in such a tight state on the inside line, three points are not scored, which makes Maxy's room to play very small.
As Harden said after the game: "It was tough from the start, our shots struggled tonight, there were too many mistakes, too many senseless mistakes, it was hard to win. Of course, Harden's personal condition is also very poor, playing for 40 minutes, shooting 4 of 11, including 2 of 6 three-pointers, plus 5 of 6 free throws, 15 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 break and 1 cap, and 5 mistakes. Coupled with Embiid's injury, his state on the court has also been greatly reduced, which can be said to be an important reason for Philadelphia to be defeated by the Raptors.
But in fact, in addition to these factors, the performance of the 76ers is not like a whole, even if Embiid's fingers are affected by injuries, but Harden and Embiid are the two major killers of this team, Harden Embiid was originally a very suitable partner for blocking and dismantling, but we rarely saw the interaction between the two of them in the game, Embiid is more accustomed to personally holding the ball alone, but because of the impact of injury, he can not play the greatest power, Harden can only find other teammates when organizing tandem, However, the other teammates felt cold, which made Harden, who had lost his explosive power, also feel weak. In fact, if the two of them, especially Embiid, can lower their posture, this round of the series may have ended long ago, you know that Howard was unwilling to fight with Harden, and the result was a disagreement.
If Philadelphia still can't find a way to win, then in the atmosphere of the team now, you can imagine how much water will be in the future...