On May 3, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued. The Philadelphia 76ers, the favorite team to win the Eastern Conference, also came to Miami to play the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals with the Heat. Embiid did not go with the team due to injury, and Rivers could only passively activate Jordan Jr. on the bench to play the role of starting center. However, after this change of lineup, the Philadelphia 76ers fell into an extremely embarrassing situation, not only losing the opportunity to open the second round of the series, but also exposing the shortcomings.
Yes, jordan Jr. has a certain interior vision in the process of playing the starting center, but the role played is not very ideal. In the 17 minutes of playing, although he has an efficient shooting rate of 2 shots and 2 shots, the data contribution of 4 points and 2 rebounds is obviously too chicken. Compared to Embiid's previous data performance of averaging two double-doubles per game, Jordan Jr. played the starting center, and the Philadelphia 76ers suffered a big loss on the inside first. Perhaps it is precisely because of the disadvantages of the inside line that the 76ers, who want to gain an advantage in the outside three points, are self-defeating!
No one would have thought that in the process of shooting 34 three-pointers on the outside line, they only shot 17.6% of the shooting rate, scored 6 of them, did not play the advantage of the outside three-pointer, but once became a burden. In fact, with no advantage on the inside and outside, the performance of the Philadelphia 76ers' starting core players is not very satisfactory. One of the handblocks should belong to James Harden, who plays the role of commander of the stadium. Although he has been playing the role of starting point guard since leaving the Houston Rockets, we have never forgotten the fact that he was also the scoring champion of the regular season.
In the first game of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, I thought Harden would prove his worth, but he never imagined that he was still the soft-footed shrimp in the playoffs. Under the defense of league defensive champion PJ Tucker, Harden only delivered an inefficient shooting rate of 5 of 13, as well as 16 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, as well as 5 turnovers. Not only did it not play the style of the former scoring king, but the organizational offensive end did not play a big role. Tucker, who is home to Harden, clocked out of work in the third quarter and played for nearly 28 minutes, sending 10 points and 7 rebounds to help the team beat the opponent's key 9 points!
To this end, the heat's official social media account also liked Tucker, who had made great contributions on the defensive end, and attached a photo of Tucker: Welcome to the kennel! The results of the facts once again prove that hardened the opponent's defensive state, Harden really does not have the strength to fight a hard battle. After the game, the Heat's head coach said of Tucker: He has a way of doing things that inspires the whole team. And Harden also had to admit Tucker's defensive ability, bluntly saying that Tucker was Tucker, and he played tough.
Defending Durant on the stage of the Eastern Conference semifinals last season and Harden in the second round of the series this season, Tucker's role simply cannot be advanced by data. After the opening game of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Philadelphia 76ers lost completely, and it is necessary to study embiid's continued absence from the G2 game. And the heat, who won the game, obviously can not be taken lightly, continue to maintain the aggressiveness of the offensive end, as well as the iron barrel of defensive efficiency.