With Joel Embiid canceled throughout much of the meeting double brand brooklyn and one James Harden except and inaccuratewere the second figures to come on stage so that the The 76ers beat the Nets 2-0. This time, with a win for 96-84in a game that tilted in their favor in the second half (52-35).
Although Embiid put up his numbers in the final quarter (20 points, 19 rebounds and 7 assists), the truth is that the Nets struggled with the Cameroonian all night, showing his usual problems solving certain types of defense. : especially the double chips and the facade.
in favor of potential MVP of this campaign, and unlike other previous seasons, Embiid didn’t force the run (just 11 pitches) and kept looking explodes 4 vs. 3 he took off for the Sixers the rest of the court whenever he drew two defenders.
Philadelphia slaughtered Brooklyn’s 3-pointers this way in Game 1, but this time missed too many of those open shots (11 of 35 from three). However, amid a rise in accuracy in the second half, a superlative defensive work and one elastic Maxey unstoppable for the Nets, Doc Rivers’ ended up wrapping up the proceedings fairly easily.
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Maxey ended the night with 33 points and a 13-23 fieldwhile Tobias Harris contributed with 20 points and 12 rebounds, with 8-14 shots. Enough to make up for little Embiid and the 3-13 Harden.
Brooklyn’s defensive strategy can help prevent Embiid from scoring 30 points every night. But in the long run constantly defends 3 vs. 4 is very uncomfortable in an NBA where 90% of players are capable of scoring open shots with a steady foot.
In Brooklyn, his work Cameron Johnson with 28 pointswhile Mikal Bridges added 21. However, the 84 total points clearly show the problems that Brooklyn had to deal with Philadelphia’s physical superioritywho broke it on the boards: 56 of 33 in total rebounds.
The Sixers defended hard, didn’t lose patience with the poor play of their figures and weighed their clear talent advantage to go 2-0. The series is now moving to New York.
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