76 in order to avoid dragging the series into the rush to seven, in the away game of the Raptors 35 points, successfully advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals, the next round they have to challenge the more powerful Heat, for the next round of opponents, Rivers, Harden, Embiid all said that the players have the strength, the team has the ability, to defeat the Heat.
En said after the game: It is good to play 6 games with the Raptors, the system of the Raptors and the Heat is very similar, these two teams are using unlimited changes in defense, players from both teams can play from the No. 1 position to the No. 5 position, all of us Raptors have adapted to this rhythm, for the Heat, I am confident and defeat them with great confidence, and then we need to go all out to prepare, try to play, and do both ends of the attack and defense.
In fact, Embiid said is not comprehensive, after all, the Heat and Raptors lineup is not right, the Heat compared to the Raptors lack of large body forward players, more guards, but the defensive end is not as strong as the Raptors, the current Heat lack of Lowry, so that their defense is worse, the overall discipline of the team is not as good as the Raptors, but the ability of the stars is higher than the Raptors, such as Butler, Oladipo, Adebayo, Hiro, in the previous games are more strong, the Raptors on the front line have, Siakam, Barnes, Anunoby, Achuva, Boucher and other players , and the Heat front line has Tucker, Morris, the defense is good, the offensive end is slightly worse, the heat as a whole is an upgraded version of the Raptors lineup, but the premise is that Lowry needs to come back. Embiid will also encounter the bag tactic again in this round.
Rivers said in an interview that we have four good players, although Embiid, Harden, Maxi played very good statistics, but Harris's performance throughout the series is very impressive, before playing against the Raptors, we maintained a high enough intensity, and finally won the game, against the Heat will be a higher level game, their configuration and defensive intensity are not comparable to the Raptors, we will face adults, but we are not afraid of challenges.
Rivers put aside coaching, on the talk, he is really a high emotional intelligence head coach, Kwa Harris defensive end of the hardest, offensive end is the team's most sacrificed player, and he all says that other players will not have opinions, this is the art of praise, tell the silent payer, his contribution is seen, Rivers' presence, let the 76ers more united, but he Heat than as an adult a few meanings, is the Raptors still a child? Rivers is highly praised for the Heat, after all, they are the first in the East, but against the game, Rivers is still confident, after all, holding the Big Four, he is still very confident.
Harden showed more domineering after the game, he said: "The Raptors are one of the toughest series I have ever played, they can change defenses, they have strong athleticism, height and arm span are above us, they will constantly change their defensive strategies, disrupt our offensive rhythm, we must praise Nas, it is he who has built a tough team. After praising the Raptors, Harden updated on his personal social media: "Great team wins, 12 more wins."
After eliminating the Raptors, Harden has been promoted to the division semifinals for 6 consecutive seasons, the last first round of elimination is still stuck in the Rockets period, but now Harden has been dragged by age, can take away the game in a limited number of games, but the age has not allowed him to be like the Rockets, one person directly carries a team to sweep the whole field, against the Heat, Harden needs to play harder, the performance should be more stable, although the Heat do not have the Raptors forward height and number, but they are more experienced. Harden shouted 12 wins, in fact, to win the championship, although it seems domineering, but it requires the whole team to work hard to achieve this goal.