The NBA playoffs continue to be in full swing, and the semifinals are in full swing. The 76ers headed off the road to challenge the No. 1 Heat in the East. In this game, the 76ers' star Joel Embiid continued to miss due to an orbital fracture and a slight concussion.
Embiid is out of the game
The 76ers faced the Heat's high-pressure defense and fought incredibly both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. Miami had a 14-point lead in the first half, and Tobias Harris led the team in a frenzied pursuit. At halftime, the 76ers led by one point.
Harris singled Butler
In the second half, the Heat continued to improve their defensive intensity. Embiid's absence made it difficult for Philadelphia to defend the penalty area and protect rebounds. At the same time that the 76ers lost the inside line, the pressure on the outside defense increased sharply. Both the inside and outside were difficult to score on the offensive end, and the 76ers were caught in a five-minute scoring drought. Miami took the opportunity to blast an 18-5 offensive frenzy in the final quarter, widening the point difference to 21 points, and the game lost suspense. In the end, the 76ers lost 92-106 and lost Game 1 of the semifinals.
Tucker defends Harden
Lao Li said that the team dribbled too much, suspected of secretly criticizing Harden! Famous people accuse Harden of lacking offensive aggression!
Lao Li is suspected of secretly criticizing Harden
After the loss, 76ers head coach Douglas was interviewed. Speaking about the 76ers' 6-of-34 shooting percentage, 17.6 percent from three-point range, Lao Li said: "When you shoot a performance like this, you can never win a game..."
Dow Griffiths was interviewed
"I don't like our transfer tonight, I think we passed the ball too late. There have been too many times when we attacked with the ball and the passing opportunity was there, but we would dribble extra and then play the ball again, and then the other side was ready..."
DowGliffers and Harden
The old implication is that the 76ers have the problem of too much dribbling and not passing the ball in time. It is worth mentioning that in the case of Embiid's injury, the 76ers have a large amount of ball rights under the control of James Harden. As the core of the team's possession, Harden is the player with the highest possession of the ball in Philadelphia. At the same time, Harden's dribbles and the number of transfer balls are also the highest on the team. After all, Harden was the 76ers' on-court commander and offensive launch point.
Harden was packed
Looking at James Harden's game, it can be seen that he habitually dribbled slowly through the half, and then dribbled frequently to wait for his teammates to run. Once caught in a bag or struggling to find the right shooting opportunity, Harden often passes the ball to his teammates at the end of the 24 seconds of the offense. Lao Li's remarks in the interview may be a secret criticism of Harden. Lao Li did not clearly point out that Harden dribbled too much and passed the ball in time, perhaps because he did not want Harden to bear too much public pressure, which affected the game after the preparation.
Harden and Dow Graves
Barkley accused Harden of lacking offensive aggressiveness
It is worth mentioning that the 76ers star, the current NBA program commentator Charles Barkley also made a spicy comment on Harden's performance. Famous mouth Gurley said, "I was disappointed because they were still biting the score in the first half. "Harden scored four points in the second half, it wasn't 'aggressive.' He played well in the first half, but for some reason he only scored four points in the second half. ”
Barkley and Harden
"You have to make more than 4 shots [in the second half], Embiid is not there, you have to shoot 25 shots. I didn't think the 76ers could win, but the difference in the first half was only one point. Harden should have remained super aggressive. ”
Barkley bluntly said harden lack of offensive aggression
It is worth mentioning that Harden played 35 minutes in this game, shooting 5 of 13, 2 of 7 of 3-pointers, 4 of 4 from the free throw line, and had 16 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 turnovers. Harden played 19 minutes in the half, shooting 4-of-9, 2-of-5 from three-point range, 2-of-2 from the free throws, and had 12 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, and three turnovers.
Harden dribbled the ball on the court
In the second half, Harden played 16 minutes, 1 of 4, 0 of 2 from three-point range, 2 of 2 from the free throws, 4 points, 3 boards and 2 assists, and 2 turnovers. As the no. 1 highest salary in the team, Harden's annual salary is as high as 44.31 million. Harden, however, was invisible in the second half. No wonder Bagley was furious with Harden. Barkley accused Harden of lacking offensive aggressiveness, hoping that Harden would be able to carry the team on the offensive end in embiid's absence. However, Harden only had four shots in the second half, making it difficult to support the team on the offensive end.
James Harden, at his peak, was able to shoulder offensive and tandem teams during his time with the Rockets. At the time, Harden had won the regular season scoring champion and MVP.
Harden
However, with the change of the NBA's blow rules and scale, harden has become more and more difficult to score points by making fouls to go to the free throw line. Losing a steady free throw score, Harden's offensive efficiency has plummeted, and his shooting percentage and average of points per game are not as good as before. Harden's playing style has also undergone major changes.
76ers backcourt superstar James Harden
If Harden can't regain aggressiveness on the offensive end, the 76ers will have a hard time winning Game 2 at home to the Heat.