Eastern Conference | Round 1 | (4) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (5) Toronto Raptors

[God Squad]

Question is will Embiid go Chokebiid mode as per usual or not? Will he get embarrassed and disgraced by Siakim again?

If he is dominant the Sixers likely win in 6 or 7. If he goes Chokebiid again they lose in 6.

What?

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Don't mind the trolling from my/other fan bases. These games are going to be close, and tough for that matter. Everyone will change their tune once the games start. I'm expecting a close, drawn out series with either team capable of victory.

[GTR11]

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Never doubted it. Otherwise how he was able to play for national team. I mean Australia send best tennis player home.

[GTR11]

Doc and Harden on the same team. I wonder what can go wrong.

[RB34]

This thread is going to be the place to be. Can’t wait. Raps in 4.

[Wolfgang630]

Doc and Harden are like Peanut Butter and Jelly.

[eyeatoma]

Question is will Embiid go Chokebiid mode as per usual or not? Will he get embarrassed and disgraced by Siakim again?

If he is dominant the Sixers likely win in 6 or 7. If he goes Chokebiid again they lose in 6.

When has he really choked? Against the Raptors in 2019? 0 point game?

Since then he's averaged over 30 ppg in the playoffs and last year did the same on a torn meniscus. This is how false narratives are created. Lol

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[sixers4real]

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Cameroonian Vucevic

Cameroonian Vucevic vs. Cameroonian Samuel Dalembert is gonna be must-see TV.

Did you just call Embiid a Samuel Dalembert? While really thinking Siakam is in the same conversation as
Malone, KG, KD and LBJ?

lol. Raptors fans

Can’t wait for series.

[Gasolina]

Question is will Embiid go Chokebiid mode as per usual or not? Will he get embarrassed and disgraced by Siakim again?

If he is dominant the Sixers likely win in 6 or 7. If he goes Chokebiid again they lose in 6.

When has he really choked? Against the Raptors in 2019? 0 point game?

Since then he's averaged over 30 ppg in the playoffs and last year did the same on a torn meniscus. This is how false narratives are created. Lol

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He did choke really badly at the end of the last few games during the Hawks series. He was just foolishly turning over the ball left and right and seemingly had no composure to make plays. He choked. 5-8-8 turnovers in subsequent games, I believe? He also was shut out in a second half earlier in that series?

[eyeatoma]

Question is will Embiid go Chokebiid mode as per usual or not? Will he get embarrassed and disgraced by Siakim again?

If he is dominant the Sixers likely win in 6 or 7. If he goes Chokebiid again they lose in 6.

When has he really choked? Against the Raptors in 2019? 0 point game?

Since then he's averaged over 30 ppg in the playoffs and last year did the same on a torn meniscus. This is how false narratives are created. Lol

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He did choke really badly at the end of the last few games during the Hawks series. He was just foolishly turning over the ball left and right and seemingly had no composure to make plays. He choked. 5-8-8 turnovers in subsequent games, I believe? He also was shut out in a second half earlier in that series?

Those were not great, but that doesn't label you a choker. He is the only reason the team is as good as it is. Ben Simmons is the #1 reason the Sixers lost that series.

[Gasolina]

When has he really choked? Against the Raptors in 2019? 0 point game?

Since then he's averaged over 30 ppg in the playoffs and last year did the same on a torn meniscus. This is how false narratives are created. Lol

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He did choke really badly at the end of the last few games during the Hawks series. He was just foolishly turning over the ball left and right and seemingly had no composure to make plays. He choked. 5-8-8 turnovers in subsequent games, I believe? He also was shut out in a second half earlier in that series?

Those were not great, but that doesn't label you a choker. He is the only reason the team is as good as it is. Ben Simmons is the #1 reason the Sixers lost that series.

Yeah I wouldn't define him as a choker at all. I do think he gets significantly worse at the end of playoff games and especially as series progress, though. His decision-making at the end of close games has been really, really bad. I chalk it up to slowly accruing experience (obviously something that he will continue to get better at - he is a basketball savant after all) and to his body just, for whatever reason, just getting gassed out by the end of playoff games. I strongly disagree that Simmons was the main reason the Sixers lost that series though. Embiid's disappearing act in game 4 when they had the chance to take a commanding 3-1 lead was a major reason they lost. Following it up with being by far the worse of the two players at the end of game 7 solidifies that. Yes, irrespective of Ben's mental cowardice in passing up an open dunk, Embiid was just awful in that 4th quarter and has somehow avoided the ire that Ben received.

So no, I don't think Embiid is a choke artist. But he absolutely choked last postseason, and badly.

[kuclas]

Question is will Embiid go Chokebiid mode as per usual or not? Will he get embarrassed and disgraced by Siakim again?

If he is dominant the Sixers likely win in 6 or 7. If he goes Chokebiid again they lose in 6.

When has he really choked? Against the Raptors in 2019? 0 point game?

Since then he's averaged over 30 ppg in the playoffs and last year did the same on a torn meniscus. This is how false narratives are created. Lol

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Embiid choked. Even as sixers fan. I acknowledge it
2018 Game 3 Boston after horford put Celtics up by 1 in Ot with 7 seconds left. Simmons and embiid failed to get inbounds pass properly in and ball got stolen. Embiid should have gone harder to receive pass
2018 game 5. Embiid missed 2 point blank shots being double team horford and baynes in final seconds. Than getting terry rozier to snap the ball away.

2019. I don’t think embiid choked in raptors games. He was magnificent on defense. But subpar on offense besides game 3.
2020. Embiid choked game 3. Sixers up 1 in final 90
Seconds. Embiid choked 2 times in a row. Including throwing the ball to Boston defender.
2021 game 4 hawks. Yes. Embiid knees bothered him as the game wore on. But embiid missed a point blank layup after Harris gave him the ball. Bricked it with 8 seconds left and sixers down by 1. Would
Have given sixers lead and likely 3-1 lead in series. Embiid went 0-12 in second half.
Game 5. Embiid played well but sixers blew 26 point lead. Embiid missed 2 free throws with 10 seconds left in a 3 point game. That would have made it 1 point game.
Game 7. Not a choke. But after stupid thybulle 3 point foul letting hawks go from 1 to 4 point lead. Embiid last of his 7 turnovers got stripped to DG of
Hawks got layup and hawks up 6 and the series.

[PD28]

This series is going to be really fun for basketball fans in general. The defensive schemes and matchups will be evolving every couple minutes. I'm excited to watch Nurse swarm Embiid for stretches and make him passive - then switch it up and play more man-to-man. Raptors fans know how much we suck in Game 1's so I'm glad its on the road this time lol

[mademan]

Doc and Harden on the same team. I wonder what can go wrong.

Doc/Harden/Embiid might be the GOAT choking big 3. Expecting a big choking performance this series to put a stamp on it

[First Step]

So is the plan to let Rivers go up 3-1?

[Hipster Doofus]

This thread is going to be the place to be. Can’t wait. Raps in 4.

Brooklyn in 4, CusCrise

[sixers4real]

So is the plan to let Rivers go up 3-1?

Exactly. Just like last year in the 1st round.

[HumbleRen]

Not as confident as my fellow Raptors fans. I believe in star power and Embiid is one of the brightest stars in the game at his offensive peak.

It's going to be tough slowing him down, especially if Scottie is starting at the 5.

[sam_I_am]

He did choke really badly at the end of the last few games during the Hawks series. He was just foolishly turning over the ball left and right and seemingly had no composure to make plays. He choked. 5-8-8 turnovers in subsequent games, I believe? He also was shut out in a second half earlier in that series?

Those were not great, but that doesn't label you a choker. He is the only reason the team is as good as it is. Ben Simmons is the #1 reason the Sixers lost that series.

Yeah I wouldn't define him as a choker at all. I do think he gets significantly worse at the end of playoff games and especially as series progress, though. His decision-making at the end of close games has been really, really bad. I chalk it up to slowly accruing experience (obviously something that he will continue to get better at - he is a basketball savant after all) and to his body just, for whatever reason, just getting gassed out by the end of playoff games. I strongly disagree that Simmons was the main reason the Sixers lost that series though. Embiid's disappearing act in game 4 when they had the chance to take a commanding 3-1 lead was a major reason they lost. Following it up with being by far the worse of the two players at the end of game 7 solidifies that. Yes, irrespective of Ben's mental cowardice in passing up an open dunk, Embiid was just awful in that 4th quarter and has somehow avoided the ire that Ben received.

So no, I don't think Embiid is a choke artist. But he absolutely choked last postseason, and badly.

Just because an MVP candidate has never won a second round playoff series doesn’t mean he should be called a choker. Competitively challenged sounds nicer.

[Los_29]

Not as confident as my fellow Raptors fans. I believe in star power and Embiid is one of the brightest stars in the game at his offensive peak.

It's going to be tough slowing him down, especially if Scottie is starting at the 5.

In the Boston/Brooklyn thread you literally just said you believe in defense. Now you just said you believe in star power. Which one is it?

If you believe in star power then there is no better team to choose than the Brooklyn Nets. If you believe in defense than the Raptors would be the pick over the Sixers.

[HumbleRen]

Not as confident as my fellow Raptors fans. I believe in star power and Embiid is one of the brightest stars in the game at his offensive peak.

It's going to be tough slowing him down, especially if Scottie is starting at the 5.

In the Boston/Brooklyn thread you literally just said you believe in defense. Now you just said you believe in star power. Which one is it?

If you believe in star power then there is no better team to choose than the Brooklyn Nets. If you believe in defense than the Raptors would be the pick over the Sixers.

I'm just way more confident in C's beating the Nets than I am in Raptors beating the Sixers.

I picked the Raptors in 7 I just don't think it'll be as easy as people make it out to be.