The last game of the 76ers eliminating the Raptors, in the case of victory or defeat, Rivers has not let Embiid rest, which eventually led to him being elbowed by Siakam, causing an orbital fracture plus concussion, the problem of orbital fracture is not big, wearing a special mask can play, but the league is very strict about concussion management, players must pass the test of league professionals, and it has been determined that Embiid will miss the first two games of the second round.
In the first game, the 76ers can still stalemate with the Heat in the first half, but still failed to win, Embiid's absence allows the Heat to unscrupulously wrap Harden, do not have to shrink the inside line, so that the 76ers are difficult to get an easy shot of the shooting opportunity, according to statistics, this game received Harden's pass, teammates' three-point 10 out of 0, in fact, not only to receive Harden's pass, the entire game 76ers three-point 34 shots only 6 of 6, shooting rate of 17.6%, and have to admit, Harden is no longer the omnipotent Harden of the Rockets era, at least this season he does not have explosive power, it is difficult to destroy opponents through offense.
Although the 76ers lost the first game, but the series is far from over, the Heat as the first in the East, want to win at their home is certainly not an easy thing, the second game Embiid is still not there, Rivers needs to make adjustments to stimulate the team's offensive firepower, especially the shooting accuracy of the outside line, in the first round of the game against the Raptors, the team pitcher Niang performed very well, three-point shooting rate reached 66.7%, averaging 2 shots per game, a good completion of the task of opening up space, However, in the first game with the Heat, Niang shot 0-of-7 from three-point range, and his loss had a huge impact on the team.
Niang is a standard pitcher, good at receiving the ball after the direct shot, facing the Raptors series, the team has Harden on the outside, Embiid on the inside, the two attract too much attention from the opponent, other players on the outside will get a large number of empty shooting opportunities, Niang shot a total of 18 three-pointers, 17 of which are in an empty state, enough to prove the power of the Dendi combination, but due to Embiid's injury, the opponent's defensive pressure is sharply reduced, and the other players of the 76ers will be difficult to get an easy shot. This is also the key to Niang's dysfunction.
In the second game, there needs to be someone who can replace Niang to play performance, the best candidate is Kolkmaz, in the first game he played 9 minutes and 31 seconds on 5 shots, three points 2 shots 1, blasted down 9 points, compared to Niang's fixed point projection, Kolkmaz can complete the shot in high difficulty, and he also has a certain ability to break through, can tear the opponent's defense line, help Harden share the pressure of holding the ball, this nerve knife attribute is very suitable for use when the situation can not be opened, In the regular season 76ers against the Heat, Harden and Embiid did not play, facing the full Heat, the 76ers were able to win by 7 points, and Kolkmaz's contribution was indispensable, he played 27 minutes and 15 seconds, 7 of 12 shots, 7 of 3 points, 18 points, plus or minus +13 the highest in the game.
Rivers is still very accomplished in tactical arrangement, but the adjustment of the team's problems will be a little slow, Embiid's absence after the team has no advantage on the inside line, need more breakthroughs and outside projection, although Korkmaz may not necessarily bring great results, but at least it is worth trying, he is likely to become X factor, if you can steal a victory at home with the Heat, wait until Embiid returns, the 76ers will take the initiative, I hope Rivers can change it.