Game 79: Celtics @ 76ers 4/4 8 pm TNT Game Thread

Murray_17 · Post #21 » by **Murray_17** » Wed Apr 5, 2023 12:06 am

The Celtics need Grant Williams if they want to defend Embiid, that's the only advantage we have on a match up lol

Mik317 · Post #22 » by **Mik317** » Wed Apr 5, 2023 12:09 am

biid stahp

Murray_17 · Post #23 » by **Murray_17** » Wed Apr 5, 2023 12:11 am

Maxey has been great with those steals while backtracking lately

Mik317 · Post #24 » by **Mik317** » Wed Apr 5, 2023 12:12 am

our offense is buns rn

very stagnant

phillynative · Post #25 » by **phillynative** » Wed Apr 5, 2023 12:14 am

Mik317 wrote:our offense is buns rn

very stagnant

Harden, tobi and and pops

Andrew Toney · Post #26 » by **Andrew Toney** » Wed Apr 5, 2023 12:14 am

Mik317 wrote:our offense is buns rn

very stagnant

ISO’s with everyone standing around?

Classic Doc Rivers bball

ExplosionsInDaSky · Post #27 » by **ExplosionsInDaSky** » Wed Apr 5, 2023 12:15 am

ProcessDoctor wrote:
mjkvol wrote:
ProcessDoctor wrote:Must-win.

Seriously? How so?

These are pros, two teams that know each other inside out and know they will likely be meeting in the playoffs. This is nothing more than a sparring match.

It would be unprecedented for a team to be 0-4 against a team during the regular season, then proceed to win a playoff series against that same team.

Not only this season but in previous seasons, Boston has clearly had our number (even excluding the bubble sweep without Simmons).

If we can't beat them without Rob Williams and Jaylen Brown, I can't imagine there'd be much confidence heading into a playoff series versus them.

I may be wrong, but didn't we sweep them in the regular season and then get swept in the bubble by them? I at least know we had the edge in the regular season series against them.

HardenGoat · Post #28 » by **HardenGoat** » Wed Apr 5, 2023 12:16 am

We need to fix our shooting. Harden has been missing open 3’s. He has to hit those to help out spacing for Embiid.

Mik317 · Post #29 » by **Mik317** » Wed Apr 5, 2023 12:19 am

feels like teams have figured out the pnr skip pass and we have nothing else lol

Mik317 · Post #30 » by **Mik317** » Wed Apr 5, 2023 12:21 am

seriously we are just coming up...giving the ball to one dude, dude dribbles and takes a tough shot.

ProcessDoctor · Post #31 » by **ProcessDoctor** » Wed Apr 5, 2023 12:21 am

I *still* can't wait to trade Tobias. Elton Brand is an ****.

phillynative · Post #32 » by **phillynative** » Wed Apr 5, 2023 12:22 am

Why would anyone think this team is on the level as the Celtics or Bucks. I'm just being honest. Yes they are dangerous but nah

Celtics/Bucks
Sixers.....Cavs
Knicks...Heat

Murray_17 · Post #33 » by **Murray_17** » Wed Apr 5, 2023 12:22 am

Tobias not taking advantage of being guarded by Kornet is classic Tobias

HardenGoat · Post #34 » by **HardenGoat** » Wed Apr 5, 2023 12:25 am

phillynative wrote:Why would anyone think this team is on the level as the Celtics or Bucks. I'm just being honest. Yes they are dangerous but nah

Celtics/Bucks
Sixers.....Cavs
Knicks...Heat

Third seed. They have a shot but have to play high level defense. Our real shot rests on Harden stepping up his game which he hasn’t in past years. But I do have faith.

Murray_17 · Post #35 » by **Murray_17** » Wed Apr 5, 2023 12:27 am

Rough time for Maxey to get cold

Mik317 · Post #36 » by **Mik317** » Wed Apr 5, 2023 12:29 am

our chance is random hot shooting at the right time and of course injury luck.

which is fine and better than the Iggy years for example in which just getting to the second round required that lol

but its not great either lol

the key to being a real ass contender is to have muliple ways to beat teams and ways to take away other teams...we lack those

phillynative · Post #37 » by **phillynative** » Wed Apr 5, 2023 12:30 am

ExplosionsInDaSky wrote:
ProcessDoctor wrote:
mjkvol wrote:
Seriously? How so?

These are pros, two teams that know each other inside out and know they will likely be meeting in the playoffs. This is nothing more than a sparring match.

It would be unprecedented for a team to be 0-4 against a team during the regular season, then proceed to win a playoff series against that same team.

Not only this season but in previous seasons, Boston has clearly had our number (even excluding the bubble sweep without Simmons).

If we can't beat them without Rob Williams and Jaylen Brown, I can't imagine there'd be much confidence heading into a playoff series versus them.

I may be wrong, but didn't we sweep them in the regular season and then get swept in the bubble by them? I at least know we had the edge in the regular season series against them.

No one will want to admit it but Ben not playing played a big part of us getting swept. He was our only playmaker and wing defender sadly.

phillynative · Post #38 » by **phillynative** » Wed Apr 5, 2023 12:33 am

Only up 5 with 18 pts from Embiid terrible

ProcessDoctor · Post #39 » by **ProcessDoctor** » Wed Apr 5, 2023 12:33 am

Does anyone else find Mazzulla to be weird AF?

Mik317 · Post #40 » by **Mik317** » Wed Apr 5, 2023 12:34 am

phillynative wrote:
ExplosionsInDaSky wrote:
ProcessDoctor wrote:
It would be unprecedented for a team to be 0-4 against a team during the regular season, then proceed to win a playoff series against that same team.

Not only this season but in previous seasons, Boston has clearly had our number (even excluding the bubble sweep without Simmons).

If we can't beat them without Rob Williams and Jaylen Brown, I can't imagine there'd be much confidence heading into a playoff series versus them.

I may be wrong, but didn't we sweep them in the regular season and then get swept in the bubble by them? I at least know we had the edge in the regular season series against them.

No one will want to admit it but Ben not playing played a big part of us getting swept. He was our only playmaker and wing defender sadly.

yep. Milton wasn't ready and Biid didn't even want to be there also hurt