From 3-0 to 3-2, the Raptors in the 76ers home and then the next city, to know that no team in history in the 0-3 behind to complete the reversal of the promotion, and Rivers is the 3-1 lead was reversed the most of the head coach, now the Raptors are full of momentum, the next game is still the Raptors home, if you play to grab seven, the result is really not necessarily, Rivers will create the most humiliating record of the coaching career?
Looking back at the 76ers returning to the game of losing to the Raptors at home, the 76ers' Sebel can appear, the Raptors' VanVleet is absent due to injury, the promotion game of "heaven and place is favorable", but let the Raptors play to the collapse in the final quarter to close the army early, Embiid and Harden two teams absolutely core this game to bear responsibility, the 76ers only scored 88 points, obviously in the offensive problem, the number of times Embiid entered the interior line in the game is countless, he has been receiving the ball at the top of the arc, and can not bring the opponent the oppressiveness of defense, Harden also had no idea of breaking through at all, and the two played a meaningless ball on the outside line, simply unable to give his teammates the opportunity to shoot in the empty position.
Raptors is a very strong forward team, most players have a terrifying arm span, the speed of defense and reinforcement, strong interference ability, Embiid obviously felt some anger in the post-game interview, he said he hopes that Harden will play aggressive, but not to mention that now this is also 50% of the strength of Harden, even if the peak Harden faces the Raptors' forward lineup will not take too much advantage, blind breakthroughs will only cause unnecessary mistakes, giving opponents the opportunity to push back.
The biggest advantage of the 76ers against the Raptors is Embiid's dominance on the inside, only when he presses the inside line will change the opponent's defensive strategy, Embiid suffered an injury with a torn finger ligament in the third game, which will definitely have a certain impact on his state, frequent entry into the inside of the hand-to-hand combat will also cause the risk of aggravation of the injury, but if it is not so, the 76ers are difficult to win, and the more games are dragged, the less time Embiid rests, and it is more than worth the loss, in the final analysis, the 76ers are still Embiid's team. Harden's current form is not enough to support him to dominate the game.
The next game is no less important to the 76ers than to grab the seven, how Harden and Embiid play, Rivers is the one who makes the final decision, let's analyze how the team should change:
First: Harden increased breakthrough; although it is said above that Harden is difficult to break through the front line of the Raptors, it is not to say that Harden does not break through, with the current 76ers lineup, The goal of Maxi's breakthrough is only to attack the basket, the opponent is very good to defend, only harden's breakthrough of the pass threat has the possibility of tearing apart the opponent's defense line, even if the offensive efficiency is not good, the next Harden will increase his own breakthrough.
Second: Embiid blocking and dismantling down; finger injuries must affect the feel of the shot, Embiid must attack the inside line more, the Raptors will definitely strictly guard against Embiid's low-post receiving, frequent positions will also increase consumption, he and Harden still have to do more to block and dismantle the cooperation, after covering Embiid to go down instead of bouncing out, compress the opponent's defensive camp to create better shooting space for teammates.
The original easy series was messed up by the 76ers, although the Possibility of the Raptors reversing the promotion is unlikely, but if the 76ers continue to play like this, let alone impact the championship, the next round is also difficult to win, Rivers is to prove himself or hit into the abyss, let's wait and see!