R2G7 - 76ers vs Celtics - May 14 330PM TNT

[Bum Adebayo]

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It's done, you cannot beat math! now it's the time to bet and win easy money with Sixers victorry.

[Kova]

At this point it's not about adjustments as much. Both teams know what the other team will do every time they cross the floor. Now it's only about hitting shots early and getting off to a good start. Good shooting and ball movement is contagious. It's crucial we start the game on the right foot.
If you look at all the games in this series, the team that pulled a lead in the first half eventually won the game.

[mjkvol]

I have a lot of thoughts about what to do if they win or lose game 7, but I'm going to save them for the appropriate time. There's still a game to play, and I still don't think the Celtics are a better team, regardless where the game is played.

Defend the 3-pt. line, force them into taking 2's (which they hate to do), don't allow second chances, take care of the ball, and run the stuff they can't defend, like the P&R. Do these things even decently and the Sixers win Sunday.

[rocketsfan100]

If they lose game 7, I can't get on board with running it back except getting rid of Harris and Rivers being the only changes. Harris is a role player. He's not paid like one, but he is. This is what role players do in the playoffs. 17 points one night, 5 the next. Playoffs is supposed to be driven by stars. If the Sixers get rid of Harris he's just going to be replaced by another role player. And frankly, likely a worse one. It's not like you're going to be replacing him with Luka Doncic.

For the Sixers to get out of the 2nd round, it's going to need to happen with their stars. And until someone decides to buy Embiid and Harden a heart, then unless they somehow can go out and get another superstar with no draft picks to trade, one young tradable player, and no cap room, then I don't see it changing. They have a chance to prove everyone wrong Sunday, we'll see what they're made of.

If they lose game 7 three things are certain to happen

1 Harden will not be offerd max and 100 percent gone

2 Doc will be fired

3 Harris and few others will be traded

Having said that I feel they can and will game 7

[Jay555]

I am kinda worried about this. Hopefully Doc defies the odds this time.

No excuses.

Need 35 pts from Embiid.
Need 20+ 10 assists from Harden.

I don’t care. Just get it.

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[Jailblazers7]

Win or lose, I’ve had a ton of fun watching the team this season. Embiid MVP season, Harden in Boston for game 1, plenty of great Maxey/Melton nights, the PJ Tucker experience, etc.

Hoping for a good result but need at least a great effort. I can handle a game 7 loss but it would be demoralizing to end this season on a bad effort.

[Jay555]

Win or lose, I’ve had a ton of fun watching the team this season. Embiid MVP season, Harden in Boston for game 1, plenty of great Maxey/Melton nights, the PJ Tucker experience, etc.

Hoping for a good result but need at least a great effort. I can handle a game 7 loss but it would be demoralizing to end this season on a bad effort.

Again. As long as they go into the game locked in and play freely, they have a good shot. They should have nothing to lose at this point which is always good whereas the stakes are very high for Celtics to deliver in front of their fans.

[Jay555]

On another note, I sincerely hope refs/the league can step aside in G7.

That Embiid goaltending and Maxey free throw are major rhythm disrupters that can change the outcome of the game. I am serious. I won’t even get into the hacks/no calls Harden gets every game because that’s what it is and won’t change.

I understand the league wants its golden kids to advance but you have got to do it less blatantly.

For once, can G7 be played without any fixing?

[ExplosionsInDaSky]

I have a lot of thoughts about what to do if they win or lose game 7, but I'm going to save them for the appropriate time. There's still a game to play, and I still don't think the Celtics are a better team, regardless where the game is played.

Defend the 3-pt. line, force them into taking 2's (which they hate to do), don't allow second chances, take care of the ball, and run the stuff they can't defend, like the P&R. Do these things even decently and the Sixers win Sunday.

This X1000!

[brannigan73]

Good to see Joel take some blame for the loss on Thursday. That's sarcasm people lol. This is it on Sunday. I don't care how anyone else plays Embiid better have more then his season averages on good percentages. People can slag Harden all the want but he has literally won two games for them in this series. Lets see the MVP come through in the biggest game of his career. Im done if we get another so so game with bad body language and the sad face presser afterwards after we lose. Done! If this team can't get it done I don't see a path to a better chance so might as well blow things up. Harden is going to get you pennies on the dollar in a trade and you can justify resgining him at his age if they wont be good enough to get past the second round.

[brannigan73]

Based on variance if we can get the same shot quality in Game 7 we should win. According to this, if we had hit our shots, we would have blown the doors off of them.

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Statistics can be deceiving. I'm sorry, but if Tucker and Melton are taking shots in crunch time, and Embiid doesn't take a single shot, something went awry.

There seems to be this circling of the wagons in the media around Rivers, but I can't accept that he isn't at least partially (I feel more so than partially) at fault for his franchise player not getting a shot with the game on line. But that's just me, I guess.

They came out tight as a drum same as game 3 and got behind 10 again. Thats on Rivers. Would have could have should have. I would say that if you are relying on Harden and Harris to be consistent in the playoffs you could be in trouble. Also, part of the reason Memphis parted with Melton is because after a strong regular season he couldn't make shots in the playoffs last year.

[Jay555]

Based on variance if we can get the same shot quality in Game 7 we should win. According to this, if we had hit our shots, we would have blown the doors off of them.

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Statistics can be deceiving. I'm sorry, but if Tucker and Melton are taking shots in crunch time, and Embiid doesn't take a single shot, something went awry.

There seems to be this circling of the wagons in the media around Rivers, but I can't accept that he isn't at least partially (I feel more so than partially) at fault for his franchise player not getting a shot with the game on line. But that's just me, I guess.

They came out tight as a drum same as game 3 and got behind 10 again. Thats on Rivers. Would have could have should have. I would say that if you are relying on Harden and Harris to be consistent in the playoffs you could be in trouble. Also, part of the reason Memphis parted with Melton is because after a strong regular season he couldn't make shots in the playoffs last year.

Melton was huge in G1. I will give him that.

Man, wish he can just make shots next game. We gonna need it.

[okboomer]

Looks like this game will be at 330 and the only one of the day.

[rocketsfan100]

So it will be a 3:30 afternoon game.Harden has his best games at that times of the days because he gets excited about hitting the clubs later that night. 30 plus game coming up

[Embiid P]

Looks like this game will be at 330 and the only one of the day.

No need to prolong our misery I guess lol.

[Embiid P]

So it will be a 3:30 afternoon game.Harden has his best games at that times of the days because he gets excited about hitting the clubs later that night. 30 plus game coming up

Yup, plus all of the games in recent history in which we were eliminated were night games so maybe a day game will change our luck in that regard.

[Jay555]

Lakers & Heat just showed you how to close out a series.

[76ciology]

On another note, I sincerely hope refs/the league can step aside in G7.

That Embiid goaltending and Maxey free throw are major rhythm disrupters that can change the outcome of the game. I am serious. I won’t even get into the hacks/no calls Harden gets every game because that’s what it is and won’t change.

I understand the league wants its golden kids to advance but you have got to do it less blatantly.

For once, can G7 be played without any fixing?

There’s really no plan B if we dont make open shots. Thats why we focused on getting elite 40+% 3pt shooters.

Regarding the refs, i feel they’re also very biased favoring the celts. But you can’t control that.

It’s similar in some boxing matches (i.e Mayweather vs Pacquiao) where a lot of times the challenger or the underdog dont have the favor of the judges that they have to win convincingly and can’t just rely on the number of punches landed.

[Embiid P]

Good to see Joel take some blame for the loss on Thursday. That's sarcasm people lol. This is it on Sunday. I don't care how anyone else plays Embiid better have more then his season averages on good percentages. People can slag Harden all the want but he has literally won two games for them in this series. Lets see the MVP come through in the biggest game of his career. Im done if we get another so so game with bad body language and the sad face presser afterwards after we lose. Done! If this team can't get it done I don't see a path to a better chance so might as well blow things up. Harden is going to get you pennies on the dollar in a trade and you can justify resgining him at his age if they wont be good enough to get past the second round.

Gotta disagree with this take. Offensively Tatum is having a much worse series than Embiid. And yet why are we tied 3-3? Because Tatum has more teammates that can be relied upon to carry the scoring load when he is struggling than Embiid does. If the Celtics lose, should they trade Tatum and blow it up?

Harden has been feast or famine this series. Maxey has also struggled until the last 2 games. Also as great as his defense on Tatum has been, Harris has been virtually a non-factor on offense. Remember we're paying him $38 million. Is that worth it for a guy whose role has pretty much been reduced to a defensive specialist?

My point is let's surround Embiid with better fitting pieces and more depth before we decide to blow it up.

[76ciology]

Good to see Joel take some blame for the loss on Thursday. That's sarcasm people lol. This is it on Sunday. I don't care how anyone else plays Embiid better have more then his season averages on good percentages. People can slag Harden all the want but he has literally won two games for them in this series. Lets see the MVP come through in the biggest game of his career. Im done if we get another so so game with bad body language and the sad face presser afterwards after we lose. Done! If this team can't get it done I don't see a path to a better chance so might as well blow things up. Harden is going to get you pennies on the dollar in a trade and you can justify resgining him at his age if they wont be good enough to get past the second round.

Gotta disagree with this take. Offensively Tatum is having a much worse series than Embiid. And yet why are we tied 3-3? Because Tatum has more teammates that can be relied upon to carry the scoring load when he is struggling than Embiid does. If the Celtics lose, should they trade Tatum and blow it up?

Harden has been feast or famine this series. Maxey has also struggled until the last 2 games. Also as great as his defense on Tatum has been, Harris has been virtually a non-factor on offense. Remember we're paying him $38 million. Is that worth for a guy whose role has pretty much been reduced a defensive specialist?

My point is let's surround Embiid with better fitting pieces and more depth before we decide to blow it up.

You’re not going to win with this mindset.

NBA is a superstar league. If they sense you are a fraud, you wont get favored by the refs because you’ll messed up the TV ratings of the next series.

Look at who’s beating teams?
Jokic.
Booker in R1.
LeBron’s resurgence.
Tatum G6.
Harden G1&G4.
Jimmy Butler.

Thats the headline they want.

As much as Biid is playing well and better than Tatum. He’s still not as good as Jokic in the playoffs. No 50pt game. No ATG statline.

10-20 years down the road. Nobody will want to watch NBA greatest game of Tobias Harris or Maxey dropping 30.

That’s why my favorite player in this team in this year’s playoffs is Harden. Because he’s the only guy who can do that on our team now.

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I know Embiid is better than and can take his game higher. But he needs to have some accountability. It’s not like he dropped 50pts 12rebs and 5 blocks and yet we lose.

He dropped below his reg season average in G6. He also missed key shots in crunch time (hook shot and mid range at around 5 minute mark).

If Biid drops Jokic level statline, im sure we’re gonna win G7.