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

[Bum Adebayo]

I would honestly just rest Embiid and Harden in all of the remaining games. The priority has to be to have them more rested for playoffs.

[HardenToSixers]

Did we really just see two failed, simple inbounds plays in the last few seconds?

A dumb foul by Maxey?

A seemingly unprepared team on the purposely missed shot by Smart?

And finally, a last second possession by the Celtics to win or tie despite 52 from Joel and a late 7 point lead?

What an idiotic team

Worse win I have ever seen. Doc getting out coached by an assistant coach. How can you not have your team prepared? Last game against the Celtics you lose on a last second 3 now this nonsense. Just pathetic. Maxey fouls for no reason, everyone is asleep on the missed free throw, that is coaching pure and simple.

Doc is an assistant coach. he just happened to win a title.

[Eyeamok]

Did we really just see two failed, simple inbounds plays in the last few seconds?

A dumb foul by Maxey?

A seemingly unprepared team on the purposely missed shot by Smart?

And finally, a last second possession by the Celtics to win or tie despite 52 from Joel and a late 7 point lead?

What an idiotic team

Worse win I have ever seen. Doc getting out coached by an assistant head coach. How can you not have your team prepared? Last game against the Celtics you lose on a last second 3 now this nonsense. Just pathetic. Maxey fouls for no reason, everyone is asleep on the missed free throw, that is coaching pure and simple.

The Lakers win earlier this year was worse. But second worst win absolutely.

The Lakers win was bad but this was worse because it happened after the Laker win. The coaching staff should have learned from that experience and the team should be ready and alert. But they were / are not. They are not being coached to understand end of game time situations and how they can go horribly wrong. How hard is it to run this situation in practice. Or get the coaches together and say Sam, you are responsible for telling me "Hey Doc it's a close game, tell the guys no stupid fouls, be vigilant for missed free throws, know the score." You drill the coaching staff to say that and now it becomes part of what we do in late game situations, no?

[Sixerscan]

Worse win I have ever seen. Doc getting out coached by an assistant head coach. How can you not have your team prepared? Last game against the Celtics you lose on a last second 3 now this nonsense. Just pathetic. Maxey fouls for no reason, everyone is asleep on the missed free throw, that is coaching pure and simple.

The Lakers win earlier this year was worse. But second worst win absolutely.

The Lakers win was bad but this was worse because it happened after the Laker win. The coaching staff should have learned from that experience and the team should be ready and alert. But they were / are not. They are not being coached to understand end of game time situations and how they can go horribly wrong. How hard is it to run this situation in practice. Or get the coaches together and say Sam, you are responsible for telling me "Hey Doc it's a close game, tell the guys no stupid fouls, be vigilant for missed free throws, know the score." You drill the coaching staff to say that and now it becomes part of what we do in late game situations, no?

I'm sure all of this has been drilled into guys for years, sometimes they screw up because of how fast the game is. I'm sure the Celtics coaches tell the Celtics not to let Embiid get a wide open dunk from the set spot he starts with the ball 70 times a game and that still happened in crunch time.

Doc certainly has issues especially with playoff adjustments but they've been generally very good in crunch time this year. The fact that you're pointing to two games that happened 4 months apart should tell you something.

If anything Doc cares too much about guys committing dumb fouls like why do you think it took Reed so long to get minutes.

[76ciology]

Celts sent double team on Biid 13 times this game.
Sixers scored 23pts 9/11 on those possessions.

[the_process]

Jokic had 14 pts in a loss to the Rockets. What would you guys say to that?

I would say Joel is 3 wins away from MVP, and 1st team All NBA as well, assuming he is still leading the league in scoring at the end.

You can't honestly be saying that Embiid should play in all three games, are you? If Glenn does that, he may have finally topped himself with regard to incompetence, if that's possible at this point.

No, Jo should definitely sit the ATL game. Probably be on limited minutes against the Nets too.

What I was trying to get at was the Sixers having as good or better of a record than Denver should secure Jo his MVP. While we can agree the award is besides the point; it clearly is very important to Jo, regardless of his protestations to the contrary. And the Sixers need the big guy in the right head space.

[76ciology]

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[Mik317]

I am sure he will now average 40 against us in the playoffs but Tatum has been rather mid against us all year no?

Feels like its Brown and Derrick White of all people that has bodied us. Horford's bitch ass also doesn't miss against us (I have always liked Horford's game prior to us getting him but now every 3 feels like its done out of spite lol). Tatum was getting clamped by Maxey at times last night. His game is based off of him making those tough shots and for once he has not done so consistently against us this year.

[M2J]

I would say Joel is 3 wins away from MVP, and 1st team All NBA as well, assuming he is still leading the league in scoring at the end.

You can't honestly be saying that Embiid should play in all three games, are you? If Glenn does that, he may have finally topped himself with regard to incompetence, if that's possible at this point.

No, Jo should definitely sit the ATL game. Probably be on limited minutes against the Nets too.

What I was trying to get at was the Sixers having as good or better of a record than Denver should secure Jo his MVP. While we can agree the award is besides the point; it clearly is very important to Jo, regardless of his protestations to the contrary. And the Sixers need the big guy in the right head space.

Jo should play the rest of the games to secure his prize, but no more than 25 minutes. Play Harden vs Miami. Sit vs ATL. Both should play no more than 25 minutes Brooklyn. Rest Tobias too, he looks tired

[mjkvol]

Jo should play the rest of the games to secure his prize, but no more than 25 minutes. Play Harden vs Miami. Sit vs ATL. Both should play no more than 25 minutes Brooklyn.

That will never happen because Embiid's PPG will drop. Play him and Harden their normal minutes in one of the BtB games and sit everyone on Sunday.

[Sixerscan]

They might play tomorrow because it’s a TNT game. Would probably just not play them at all, if they’re a little sluggish at the start of round 1 it’s fine.

[Eyeamok]

The Lakers win earlier this year was worse. But second worst win absolutely.

The Lakers win was bad but this was worse because it happened after the Laker win. The coaching staff should have learned from that experience and the team should be ready and alert. But they were / are not. They are not being coached to understand end of game time situations and how they can go horribly wrong. How hard is it to run this situation in practice. Or get the coaches together and say Sam, you are responsible for telling me "Hey Doc it's a close game, tell the guys no stupid fouls, be vigilant for missed free throws, know the score." You drill the coaching staff to say that and now it becomes part of what we do in late game situations, no?

I'm sure all of this has been drilled into guys for years, sometimes they screw up because of how fast the game is. I'm sure the Celtics coaches tell the Celtics not to let Embiid get a wide open dunk from the set spot he starts with the ball 70 times a game and that still happened in crunch time.

Doc certainly has issues especially with playoff adjustments but they've been generally very good in crunch time this year. The fact that you're pointing to two games that happened 4 months apart should tell you something.

If anything Doc cares too much about guys committing dumb fouls like why do you think it took Reed so long to get minutes.

If it has been drilled in it's not working so a new approach has to be taken. Look at how the 76ers lost to Boston in February, a last second 3 point shot. Look how Boston almost tied and then almost won the game last night, a last second 3 point shot. When the team is close to a win they get very relaxed. That's a lack of discipline that falls on coaching. Look at the missed free throw Doc is talking to Embiid from the sidelines. Embiid has his head turned towards Doc when the shot goes up. WTF. Then afterwards Doc takes a timeout. What! He could have taken a timeout and prepared the team for what was coming. Instead he chooses that exact moment to distract his best rebounder to have a conversation with him. You can't make this crap up.

It took Reed this long to get minutes because Doc did not want to be proven wrong when it came to the development of Reed. Reed was playing well at the end of last season and when this season starts he is back to square 1 again.

You talk about opposing teams not letting Embiid do what he does. Embiid is one of the top 10 players in the NBA today. Almost impossible to stop very hard to game plan for. You may know what he is going to do but so what! That is just how good he is. What I am talking about is mental mistakes, laps in judgement which to me comes down to poor coaching.

Look at Doc distracting Embiid. Harris and Harden are in la la land. No one was prepared and the one guy that could have got the rebound was distracted by his coach.

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[Sixteen]

Somebody from Philly must have gave Anna Horford the good D because we live rent free in that broads head lol

[Stanford]

Somebody from Philly must have gave Anna Horford the good D because we live rent free in that broads head lol

You're already a loser if you're active on Twitter, but she's an all time loser.

[phillynative]

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Do you know who has guarded him the most throughout these 3 games where he has shot below average?

Also who from the celtics has guarded Tobias the most ?

[phillynative]

Somebody from Philly must have gave Anna Horford the good D because we live rent free in that broads head lol

She act like she wants her bro D. Shes a weirdo

[phillynative]

The Lakers win was bad but this was worse because it happened after the Laker win. The coaching staff should have learned from that experience and the team should be ready and alert. But they were / are not. They are not being coached to understand end of game time situations and how they can go horribly wrong. How hard is it to run this situation in practice. Or get the coaches together and say Sam, you are responsible for telling me "Hey Doc it's a close game, tell the guys no stupid fouls, be vigilant for missed free throws, know the score." You drill the coaching staff to say that and now it becomes part of what we do in late game situations, no?

I'm sure all of this has been drilled into guys for years, sometimes they screw up because of how fast the game is. I'm sure the Celtics coaches tell the Celtics not to let Embiid get a wide open dunk from the set spot he starts with the ball 70 times a game and that still happened in crunch time.

Doc certainly has issues especially with playoff adjustments but they've been generally very good in crunch time this year. The fact that you're pointing to two games that happened 4 months apart should tell you something.

If anything Doc cares too much about guys committing dumb fouls like why do you think it took Reed so long to get minutes.

If it has been drilled in it's not working so a new approach has to be taken. Look at how the 76ers lost to Boston in February, a last second 3 point shot. Look how Boston almost tied and then almost won the game last night, a last second 3 point shot. When the team is close to a win they get very relaxed. That's a lack of discipline that falls on coaching. Look at the missed free throw Doc is talking to Embiid from the sidelines. Embiid has his head turned towards Doc when the shot goes up. WTF. Then afterwards Doc takes a timeout. What! He could have taken a timeout and prepared the team for what was coming. Instead he chooses that exact moment to distract his best rebounder to have a conversation with him. You can't make this crap up.

It took Reed this long to get minutes because Doc did not want to be proven wrong when it came to the development of Reed. Reed was playing well at the end of last season and when this season starts he is back to square 1 again.

You talk about opposing teams not letting Embiid do what he does. Embiid is one of the top 10 players in the NBA today. Almost impossible to stop very hard to game plan for. You may know what he is going to do but so what! That is just how good he is. What I am talking about is mental mistakes, laps in judgement which to me comes down to poor coaching.

Look at Doc distracting Embiid. Harris and Harden are in la la land. No one was prepared and the one guy that could have got the rebound was distracted by his coach.

Watch on YouTube

They all were distracted but it also looks like Embiid knew what Smart was going to do with purposely missing the free throw and was hollering for Maxey to get in the play but it was too late by then.

Look at the clip Maxey is next to debating about his foul on Smart and once Embiid starts yelling that way it's too late Smart rebounded and dished it. Once White made the shot you can see Embiid directly yell animated like towards Maxey.

So all of them were at fault especially Doc but was young Maxey not where he was supposed to be?

[Eyeamok]

I'm sure all of this has been drilled into guys for years, sometimes they screw up because of how fast the game is. I'm sure the Celtics coaches tell the Celtics not to let Embiid get a wide open dunk from the set spot he starts with the ball 70 times a game and that still happened in crunch time.

Doc certainly has issues especially with playoff adjustments but they've been generally very good in crunch time this year. The fact that you're pointing to two games that happened 4 months apart should tell you something.

If anything Doc cares too much about guys committing dumb fouls like why do you think it took Reed so long to get minutes.

If it has been drilled in it's not working so a new approach has to be taken. Look at how the 76ers lost to Boston in February, a last second 3 point shot. Look how Boston almost tied and then almost won the game last night, a last second 3 point shot. When the team is close to a win they get very relaxed. That's a lack of discipline that falls on coaching. Look at the missed free throw Doc is talking to Embiid from the sidelines. Embiid has his head turned towards Doc when the shot goes up. WTF. Then afterwards Doc takes a timeout. What! He could have taken a timeout and prepared the team for what was coming. Instead he chooses that exact moment to distract his best rebounder to have a conversation with him. You can't make this crap up.

It took Reed this long to get minutes because Doc did not want to be proven wrong when it came to the development of Reed. Reed was playing well at the end of last season and when this season starts he is back to square 1 again.

You talk about opposing teams not letting Embiid do what he does. Embiid is one of the top 10 players in the NBA today. Almost impossible to stop very hard to game plan for. You may know what he is going to do but so what! That is just how good he is. What I am talking about is mental mistakes, laps in judgement which to me comes down to poor coaching.

Look at Doc distracting Embiid. Harris and Harden are in la la land. No one was prepared and the one guy that could have got the rebound was distracted by his coach.

Watch on YouTube

They all were distracted but it also looks like Embiid knew what Smart was going to do with purposely missing the free throw and was hollering for Maxey to get in the play but it was too late by then.

Look at the clip Maxey is next to debating about his foul on Smart and once Embiid starts yelling that way it's too late Smart rebounded and dished it. Once White made the shot you can see Embiid directly yell animated like towards Maxey.

So all of them were at fault especially Doc but was young Maxey not where he was supposed to be?

Lets just say you are right. So they were all at fault. How the hell is that possible. Bad coaching. Take a timeout Doc. Get your team together and send them out.

[Jay555]

I don’t get the need to play Jo and Harden for the remaining games. MVP is already in the bag.

https://www.vegasinsider.com/nba/odds/mvp/


Play them both 25 mins max if needed.

[Sixerscan]

The Lakers win was bad but this was worse because it happened after the Laker win. The coaching staff should have learned from that experience and the team should be ready and alert. But they were / are not. They are not being coached to understand end of game time situations and how they can go horribly wrong. How hard is it to run this situation in practice. Or get the coaches together and say Sam, you are responsible for telling me "Hey Doc it's a close game, tell the guys no stupid fouls, be vigilant for missed free throws, know the score." You drill the coaching staff to say that and now it becomes part of what we do in late game situations, no?

I'm sure all of this has been drilled into guys for years, sometimes they screw up because of how fast the game is. I'm sure the Celtics coaches tell the Celtics not to let Embiid get a wide open dunk from the set spot he starts with the ball 70 times a game and that still happened in crunch time.

Doc certainly has issues especially with playoff adjustments but they've been generally very good in crunch time this year. The fact that you're pointing to two games that happened 4 months apart should tell you something.

If anything Doc cares too much about guys committing dumb fouls like why do you think it took Reed so long to get minutes.

If it has been drilled in it's not working so a new approach has to be taken. Look at how the 76ers lost to Boston in February, a last second 3 point shot. Look how Boston almost tied and then almost won the game last night, a last second 3 point shot. When the team is close to a win they get very relaxed. That's a lack of discipline that falls on coaching. Look at the missed free throw Doc is talking to Embiid from the sidelines. Embiid has his head turned towards Doc when the shot goes up. WTF. Then afterwards Doc takes a timeout. What! He could have taken a timeout and prepared the team for what was coming. Instead he chooses that exact moment to distract his best rebounder to have a conversation with him. You can't make this crap up.

It took Reed this long to get minutes because Doc did not want to be proven wrong when it came to the development of Reed. Reed was playing well at the end of last season and when this season starts he is back to square 1 again.

You talk about opposing teams not letting Embiid do what he does. Embiid is one of the top 10 players in the NBA today. Almost impossible to stop very hard to game plan for. You may know what he is going to do but so what! That is just how good he is. What I am talking about is mental mistakes, laps in judgement which to me comes down to poor coaching.

Look at Doc distracting Embiid. Harris and Harden are in la la land. No one was prepared and the one guy that could have got the rebound was distracted by his coach.

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I mean that Celtics game from last month also involved the Celtics blowing a 10 point lead with 6 minutes to go. Tatum made a shot at the end, he's a good player and they're a good team I'm not sure what that has to do with the Sixers' lack of execution. They're not going to win every close game. They've out-executed other good teams down the stretch plenty of times this year.

Embiid is great but allowing a wide open dunk to him is just a break down.

I don't think Doc is talking to Embiid, he's either talking to the ref or Maxey. I'm not being pro-Doc here, I just think you're not giving professional athletes enough credit if you think the coach needs to constantly remind them to not commit dumb fouls or block out on free throws.