On May 3, in the second round of the NBA playoffs in the Eastern Conference, the Heat beat the 76ers at home in G1 to make the opening and take a 1-0 lead. The 76ers did not fare well without Embiid, did not withstand the onslaught of the Heat's Hiro, Adebayo and Butler in the second half, and played garbage time in the final quarter, with the 76ers losing. Harden single-handedly played, he shot 5 of 13, cut 16 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, and 5 turnovers, and the final stage of the 76ers were carried away by a wave of heat, which is directly related to Harden's 5-minute scoring drought.
After the game, the elder Rivers said of Harden's final dud, saying: "It's not just about James personally, but about everyone. James could have scored more individually, but we have to put him in a better position. We have to do better on the offensive end. ”
In addition to Harden, Jordan Jr.'s performance is also not good, this game has 4 points, 2 rebounds and 2 blocks Jordan Jr. plus-minus -22, second only to Harris and Maxi, Jordan Jr., who sits on the inside line, is almost beaten by the opponent. After the game, there were statistics that when Jordan Jr. left the court, the plus-minus value of the 76ers was +8, which showed that Jordan Jr. played a negative role on the court.
In response to Jordan Jr.'s data and questions from the outside world, The Elder Rivers is in a strong state, he said after today's game: "Whether you like it or not, we will continue to let Jordan Jr. start, because we like him, our players believe in him." ”
In addition to Jordan Jr., Niang's performance is also very bad, he played 21 minutes, 7 shots all from the outside, all iron, 1 point was not scored, which is a huge gap compared with Niang, who has repeatedly played amazingly. Maxi's outside shots were also not good, with only 1 of 6 three-pointers in the whole game, and the two outside played affected the 76ers' offensive rhythm.
It was because Ofion and Maxi combined to make 13 outside the line, the 76ers also set an embarrassing record, with the team shooting 6-of-34 from three-point range, setting a new record for the lowest shooting percentage in the team's history when making at least 30 single-game shots in the playoffs.
In this way, the 76ers regrettably lost the first game, in the absence of Embiid, the old Rivers' tactical system has indeed been significantly impacted, and then they want to turn over, in addition to hoping that Embiid will return as soon as possible after G2, there are Harden and others who need to take responsibility and look forward to their next performance.