The Pistons didn't dare to win
The white colt crossed the gap, and suddenly, the NBA regular season came to the last game day. The Philadelphia 76ers have a challenge for the Detroit Pistons, and for the 76ers, they can't win this game. Why? If the Pistons win this game, the record will come to the bottom four in the league, which is far from the probability of winning the third-to-last in the league. After a hard season, the Pistons certainly won't want to win, and for the 76ers, this game can indeed be won.
Fourth in the East could indeed avoid the Nets perfectly in the first round, but they had to face the Toronto Raptors. This season's Raptors can be described as a strong team nemesis, coupled with Toronto's epidemic prevention rules, Sable can not play, which is not a good choice for the 76ers. However, if you want to get the third place in the East, you have to wait for the Green Army to lose.
The 76ers won easily
Harden and Embiid are out of the game, and the 76ers still hold the initiative on the court. In the first quarter, Milton had 11 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 5-of-5 shooting, Maxi also had 7 points, and the 76ers fired 36 points in a single quarter to take a 6-point lead. However, after returning from the second quarter, Milton and Maxi teamed up to score another 11 points, but the team only scored 26 points, the Pistons seized the opportunity, the whole team blossomed more, a single quarter bombed 30 points, at the end of the half, successfully narrowed the point difference to 2 points.
In the second half, Maxi was once again in charge, shooting 6 of 8, each goal was under the basket, successfully got 14 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, leading the 76ers to shoot 31 points in a single quarter, and the point difference was widened to 5 points. After returning from the final quarter, Maxi did not play again, because Reid completely dominated the game, shooting 7 of 8, constantly attacking the box, bombarding 14 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, and Milton also had 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. With the help of the two, the Philadelphia 76ers eventually beat the Detroit Pistons 118-106.
Although the 76ers won the game, the Celtics also beat the Grizzlies by 29 points, so the 76ers still ranked fourth in the East. The Bucks lost to the Cavaliers, so the Celtics came to second place in the East, and the Bucks became the biggest winner, fell to the third place in the East, successfully avoided the Brooklyn Nets, and picked a good opponent.
Rivers was overconfident
The Philadelphia 76ers, who are fourth in the East, will challenge the Toronto Raptors, who are fifth in the East, in the first round of the playoffs. This is not good news for the 76ers, and it can even be said to be bad news. Why? The first is the 76ers' defensive thug Sable, who couldn't travel to Toronto for the game because he wasn't vaccinated. Then there is this Raptors, who have the league's first record against the east and west strong teams this season, and are the typical strong team nemesis. This team has a gorgeous frontal configuration and is definitely a nightmare for offensive players.
However, Rivers was still full of confidence, saying that Sable's absence would not have any impact, after all, he only missed the third and fourth games. In other words, in Rivers' view, the 76ers can settle the fight in five games, and it has to be said, somewhat overconfidence. Subsequently, Rivers also named two players, one is Jordan Jr., when the opponent uses a big center, Jordan Jr. is the best substitute center candidate, and against the small No. 5 player, Reed is the best substitute center.
In the first round of the playoffs, the 76ers faced the Raptors, Rivers was overconfident, and the Nets reporter openly mocked. Today's Philadelphia 76ers, Harden has not really become the core of the team, more or rely on Embiid, and the big center team, the most feared is this kind of forward configuration of the team. So this round of the series, for the 76ers, the difficulty is not small. Nets reporter Chris Milholen predicted that the Raptors will tackle the 76ers in 6 games, which is undoubtedly a mockery for the 76ers.