The Mavericks beat Philadelphia at home, and the Eastern European combination played the most tacit match since the partnership.
On the one hand, Kidd adjusted the starting line-up, replaced the elder Holladay with Josh Green, and the flexibility and athleticism of the wing position instantly raised a notch, on the other hand, it can only be said that the opponent's backline is too good.
These guards in Philadelphia are sharp on offense, but the defense is really unbearable, and as far as this game is concerned, except for Melton, the rest look like they are scrambling, slow and not enthusiastic enough.
In contrast, several forwards were much more aggressive, and after the opening of the fourth quarter, the cooperative defense between McDaniels and Reid the Great forced the Lone Ranger to make consecutive positional errors and create counterattack scores.
It's a pity that Rivers doesn't dare to stick to the civilian lineup, otherwise with the momentum at that time, there may be a real chance to make a big turnaround.
Having lost three of the last four games, if Philadelphia's goal is to win the championship, it will be almost impossible to achieve without changes in the back line.
Unstoppable and unwilling to defend, these are two concepts, can not be prevented, but can provide physical confrontation, in the process can at least consume the opponent's physical strength, and unwilling to defend, is equivalent to providing the opponent with the opportunity to practice shooting in actual combat.
The Lone Ranger has two offensive killers, but Philadelphia only began to press on the intensity in the last two minutes, it is simply confusing, and the loss is imminent and begins to defend hard, why did it go early?
Lazy, this is my judgment of the Philadelphia backline, Embiid was also a defensive pillar in the early years, but this will be just as lazy, muddy and weak.
The worst thing is that he always likes to write his mood on his face, constantly transmitting negative emotions to his teammates, why does he feel that the game is getting more and more ugly, because the spirit of the current stars and predecessors is not at the same level at all.
Since the back line is mentioned, let's not talk about Seibre.
One of the most oppressive defenders in the league, first the coaching staff did not give a chance, and then sold it at a super cheap price, all causes must be fruitful, Philadelphia's defeat today is completely caused by its own hands.
Seibl is an expired contract, the offseason renewal or retention decision is all in his hands, there are more than twenty games left in total, and it is okay to stay as a playoff player, why rush to shoot.
With him, Philadelphia's back line today won't be so hard, and Irving won't shoot as easily.
The Blazers are also lucky, revitalizing for so many years, dead or alive can not sign high-quality defensive wings, this year came several, since joining, Saibao has shot 14 three-pointers in 6 games, and can also contribute 1.7 blocks and 1.7 blocks, a live top 3D.
It really doesn't make sense to engage in sports leagues and entangle the luxury tax of three or four million.