The battle between the 76ers and the Nets is perfectly in line with the tone of the New Year, which is both lively and tense, filling the atmosphere of the bloody showdown, the protagonist performs fully, the supporting roles are enough, and the plot has ups and downs.
Let's start with where the 76ers won. The Nets mainly play to change defense, which is their defensive advantage point after the improvement of forward resources, can do as much as possible not to leak people, one-on-one stuck, if the opponent has the ability, it will be singled out, otherwise it will be suppressed by the Nets.
For the Nets, the problem is precisely that the 76ers are very good at breaking defenses.
Embiid is a conventional weapon for changing defenses, Maxi gave a "sword and a halberd" in the connection paragraph, Harden has become accustomed to playing, but when the Nets looked like they were about to turn over in the fourth quarter, "Dengo" twice hit the list and stepped back for three points, like a fire extinguisher that extinguised the Nets' reversal flame. 、
The Nets' defense is relatively good for Embiid's defense, and the "Great" is really good for fouling, but the single defense combined with pinch shots still interferes with his rhythm, and the efficiency of 6 of 18 shots is not high, but Harden and Maxi as Embiid's side of the ball to develop offensive strengths, the Nets' defensive resources are still a little unable to keep up.
Especially considering that in order to strengthen firepower and gain offensive space, the Nets have to be cautious in their use of Simmons and give Curry the ball more hot. Curry Jr. has a strong firepower output with 32 points, but he is also an easy choice for the 76ers to single out military training.
The Nets' defensive personnel reserve is not worth playing most teams, but the 76ers have better conditions in the number of hard-solution players and can solve the battle in attack mode.
The 76ers won the game, but shivered in winning. The Nets have some trouble with defensive matching, but their offense has also made the 76ers feel struggling.
The Nets' offense is three-dimensional, with Simmons and Claxton in charge of air operations, and Irving and Curry Jr. focusing on ground offense. "Fourth brother" finishes with high efficiency, shooting 80% in the last 4 games, averaging 22 points per game, this game is 11 of 12 to score 25 points, he is no longer a regular time to eat cake, key moments to kill the inside is also very reliable.
The ability of the "fourth brother" to attack the basket increases the difficulty of the opponent's defense against the Net. The conventional method is to change first, the big man delays the Nets blocking the promoter, and waits for his teammates to bypass the cover, and then returns to the "fourth brother", but the "fourth brother" is fast as a big man, and the opponent returns to the defensive position a little slower, and his side has already caught the ball.
If it is completely changed, on the one hand, the opponent must prevent the "fourth brother" from playing small, but also worry about the Nets blocking the dismantling of the ball holder playing small, how to prevent it is a little awkward.
Irving scored 1.28 points per round in singles this season, the first in the league (averaging at least two singles per game), giving him the opportunity to single out, anything can happen.
The Nets have not yet Durant, forcing the 76ers into danger, and if it weren't for Harden's flash, the 76ers would be really hard to say.
When Durant returns, it means that the Nets will increase their offense and defense at the same time on the existing basis, and the complete Nets will be somewhat scary.
The 76ers have proven they can make it to the championship ranks, and the Nets will also be on the championship contender list as they welcome Durant's return.
The battle between the Greens, the 76ers, the Bucks and the Nets will be the theme of the Eastern Conference.
Such a theme is really good-looking.