76ers vs Knicks
The G3 is very controversial. Embiid scored 50 points and received a lot of bad reviews after the game for a malicious foul and 21 free throws. At this moment, the first thing that flashed in my mind was the picture of Uncle Da solving the wall in Shaolin football, and the snort was heartbroken in the past. is so rude today, how can you care about others pointing fingers.
Two controversial moves aside, this is another game where the X-factor is messed up to determine the outcome:
First, the 76ers three-point explosion;
One is that blowing the penalty scale is not good for the Knicks.
Interestingly, these two events happened to happen separately in G1G2, which the Knicks won. From this point of view, the two sides are even.
Hart shot 4-of-8 three-pointers, and his shooting level became more and more unclear, and I now default to him as a shooter.
The 76ers pulled away in the third quarter. They have been doing one thing - Maxey first blocks Lowry and then Embiid, which can lure Bronson to switch defenses, weaken Maxey and Embiid's defensive strength when blocking and picking, and also prevent OG from switching Embiid online.
Basically, the 76ers spent most of the third quarter playing Maxey, Embiid, and Lowry to fight the landlords, and the Knicks also insisted on Bronson, OG, and Harden 3 defense and 3, until the score was pulled away, Thibodeau changed the alignment, let DiVincenzo go to Lowry, and put Bronson here - Oubre and Harris smoked in the bottom corner of the third quarter.
But I think Bronson, OG, and Harden performed well against the 76ers against the landlords, and they didn't defend it particularly well, nor did they stand particularly badly, but Embiid and Maxey felt too bad. In the third quarter, Embiid bukkake three points, and Maxey also threw a sudden pass that was hard and purple. There's no way around it.
In this game, Payne was reactivated by Nas and played extremely well. The Knicks don't look prepared for Payne, and this X-factor is key to changing the direction of the wind on both sides.
Another X-factor that changed the outcome of the transition was that Miro was injured and Miro and Harden were fouled for most of the game, which led to Thibodeau using Achiuwa more.
Objectively speaking, I think Achiuwa has basically completed the work of a center forward in the transition section, and the problem is that Miro is originally a father in the transition section, and Achiuwa and Reid can only talk to each other on an equal footing, and they are far inferior to Miro in interfering with Maxi's breakthrough.
One increase and one decrease, although the Knicks still won points after Embiid went off the court, the Knicks' previous script to establish an advantage in the transition period could not be continued.
Compared to the more uncontrollable three-point randomness, the penalty scale may be easier to predict, with clear home-court advantage on both sides. Because the No. 5 position is overriding in this series, and the No. 5 position, as the position with the greatest risk of fouls, is very scale-free.
It wasn't just Harden and Miro who were trapped in foul numbers in this game, Embiid also committed 3 fouls in the first half (although his foul style was different from that of the Knicks center), the 76ers couldn't win him for offense, and Embiid didn't dare to exert his strength on the defensive end, resulting in the 76ers' second quarter basket protection being useless.
In turn, the Knicks center was even worse. It doesn't matter if Embiid goes straight to the free throw line, the key is that the playing time is limited. If Achiuwa's performance as a center in the transition section was passable in this game, then it was a bit miserable that he was still on the court in the crucial stage of the fourth quarter. But Miro was injured, Hatten was fouled 5, and Thibodeau had no other choice. Without two dead men, the Knicks will be limited on both ends of the floor. In the key ball stage of G1G2, Miro and Hatten are simply Qin Shubao Chi Gong, full of security at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, these two are one less, and the Knicks can't lead 2-1.
The suspense now is what is Miro's injury and whether G4 can play. If Miro is absent, the Knicks may have to adjust their defensive strategy in G4 and shoot down Embiid in the low post earlier, which is more meaningful than at home, which can reduce Embiid's kills and protect Harten.
Originally, the G2G3 of this round of the series were all very good-looking games, but they were all disturbed by controversial events, and they bit failed the micro-manipulation of Nas, the elegance of Little Pony, the feel of Embiid and the enthusiasm of the Knicks.