NBA playoffs, 76ers away challenge to the Heat, Embiid injured, so that the former is not optimistic, and the latter Lowry is absent, but their staffing is higher than the 76ers, the two teams after four quarters of competition, the Heat 106-92 victory over the 76ers, to achieve the opening red, Harden fell into the downturn again, the first half is so brave, only four points in the second half, the last quarter did not get a point, became the focus of outside discussion, the Heat as a whole played strong, the win is also deserved.
Why did the 76ers, who were on top of the championship, lose so badly to the Heat?
First, Embiid was injured, the semi-finals did not start, the 76ers first lost a big player, Embiid was injured, so that the 76ers interior line almost became the object of the Heat, Jordan Jr. replaced Embiid to start, played 17 minutes, 2 of 2, got 4 points, 2 rebounds and 2 blocks, it seems that the data is good, but his plus-minus reached -22, on the court is completely like sleepwalking, the offense is completely incompetent, the defense can not limit Adebayo, let the opponent get 24 points and 12 rebounds, how can such a performance get the team's starting opportunity?
What is even more puzzling to the fans is that after the game, Rivers said: For Jordan Jr., whether you like it or not, the next game the team will continue to arrange Jordan Jr. to start, because the team likes him, and our players believe in him. Rivers is completely the opposite, after Jordan Jr. came on the court, the 76ers directly from the leading side to the backward side, can they continue to believe him?
Second, Harden's performance is dismal, if you mention Harden, you must think that he is an All-Star player, the strength must be above most players, maybe you are still stuck in the Rockets period of the omnipotent Harden, came to the 76ers, the team originally entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, Embiid was injured, Harden as the only All-Star player in the team, should be strong, not to say that he can lead the team to win, will not let the team lose so miserably, but this game Harden played 34 minutes, 13 shots 5, three-pointers 7 of 2, got 4 free throws, With 16 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, plus 5 turnovers, the shooting statistics are not as good as Maxi and Harris, and the defense is not as good as most of the players on the team.
The Heat's pre-game arrangement is very clear, that is, to limit Harden, in the first half, Harden played very well, although the defense is average, but at least he dares to attack, assists teammates many times, so that the team can maintain the lead, but in the second half, Harden suddenly gave up the initiative to attack, slowly past the half, the offensive time is left for a few seconds, thrown to teammates, such an offensive way is so simple, how can it improve the 76ers' offensive efficiency, more importantly, on the defensive end, Harden also did not do everything that a core should do, Eye defense can be seen everywhere, there are only 2 fouls in the whole game, do not know what Harden is hiding?
Third, Rivers tactics are completely well known to the opponent, Embiid is absent, so that Rivers tactical arrangements appear to be stretched, the inside line with Harris and Jordan Jr., the outside line with Maxi and Harden combination, the outside line with Green, Niang and other shooters, but the inside line Harris performance is acceptable, Jordan Jr. is not powerful, the outside line Maxi performance is active, Harden is sluggish, Glenn and Niang two outside the three-point 12 shots only 1, so under the performance, the 76ers want to win than the sky is more difficult.
Compared with Rivers, heat coach Spault's tactics are more diverse, Adebayo with Tucker town to guard the inside line, Butler Vincent town to guard the outside line, the defensive end of the initiative to strength, the offensive end dares to shoot, more importantly, the bench, Hiro and Oladipo became the biggest contributors to the victory, and the 76ers substitute, no players stood up, no Embiid, the bench can not stand up to make up, such a game, waiting for the 76ers only one step by step fiasco.
The 76ers are completely suppressed by the Heat, want to reverse and overturn the game, can only wait until Embiid returns, and Harden and Rivers need to make a change, if the offensive end is not comparable to the opponent, it is really not as good as the small lineup to deal with, at least the team speeds up, is conducive to the offense, but will the stubborn Rivers and Harden make changes?