Philadelphia has little suspense in locking up a playoff spot, they are currently in third place in the East, and Philadelphia's current roster and pre-season have changed dramatically, especially harden's joining has helped the team tremendously. Now the US media has interpreted in detail from three aspects, believing that Philadelphia is expected to win this season's NBA championship, after all, they have the unstoppable double core of Embiid and Harden, And West is also growing rapidly, and there is a very strong lineup depth.
3. Maxi is a rising supernova
Young point guard Maxi showed good potential last season and has continued to improve this season to become the team's main defender. In his second year in the league, Maxi proved his worth on the pitch more than ever.
After a great rookie season, Maxi secured the starting point guard position this season, played for most of the season in place of Simmons, and teamed up with Harden to become a backcourt double gun after Harden joined. The 21-year-old Maxi is one of Philadelphia's new big three, and his combination with Embiid and Harden is extremely powerful and is also expected to become the next all-star.
Despite his young age, Maxi knows what people expect from him, especially in the absence of Embiid and Harden, leading the team to beat the Heat, the first in the East, and a crucial three-point win in the final moments.
2. Philadelphia has an extremely deep lineup depth
There are a lot of bandits on philadelphia's bench, which is one of the reasons for their excellent performance this season. In the previous game to beat the Heat, Philadelphia's bench bench collectively played a high-light reimbursement, including Colkmaz 18 points and Milton 20 points, contributing their energy.
So far this season, Philadelphia, in addition to Curry Jr. and Drummond, who have been traded away, have four players in the team score in double figures, including Embiid 29.8 points, Harden 22.5 points, Harris 17.6 points and Maxi 17.5 points.
As for role players Niang 9.6 points, Kolkmaz 8.2 points, Milton 8.1 points, Sabour 5.8 points, Danny Green 5.7 points, plus veterans such as Millsap and Jordan Jr., the excellent squad depth is also the guarantee for the championship.
1. The Embiid and Harden duo are almost unstoppable
On some nights, starters, including Embiid and Harden, may not play well enough, or even be unable to play due to injury. It's just that when Embiid and Harden duo are healthy, they're almost unstoppable. According to StatMuse, the high plus-minus for the first 295 minutes of the two together is +89. This figure brings 122.5 offensive efficiency, 105.7 defensive efficiency, 16.9 net efficiency and 63.2% true shooting percentage.
Embiid and Harden together have a plus-minus of +89 in 295 minutes.
122.5 Offensive efficiency
105.7 defensive efficiency
16.9 Net Efficiency
63.2% true hit ratio
All 4 statistics will be ranked first in the NBA.
When Harden joined the team, he eased embiid, and under the leadership of these two stars, Philadelphia's path to the Finals tended to be clear, and their only goal this season was to win the championship.
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