My sports opinion is as cherished to me as my precious hairy testicles. I can tell no lies. If they rise up and do this, I will be a believer but they have to earn that shit. Celtics are the Sixers daddy until they prove otherwise.
But with how it actually is? Boston in 7 is my pick. Might take so much out of the winner that the West team might take em
Ny been really successful against Boston this season and i dont think Philly wants to see Jimmy in a playoffs series again
Nothing is a lock this year.
You don’t have to take away both. You just have to hold down one to give yourself a chance. I’m more scared about the Derek White Malcolm Brogdan pairings vs the Sixers. They’ve been the best on court pair for the Celtics vs the Sixers this season. Ironically, I’ve breathed a sigh of relief this year in Sixers Celtics games when one of those guys checks out and Smart checks back in. And on the surface that sounds crazy.
That’s just another added factor, when their bench is on and shooting lights out they are almost impossible to beat. This series will ultimately come down to Philly’s defense imo. Like I said, I wouldn’t be surprised either way. This is Philly’s best shot
The Sixers can’t get lulled to sleep pounding the Embiid matchup vs single coverage. Embiid needs to be disciplined and look to make plays from the top of the key or the nail. Sixers others need to be active and cutting and screening around it. Celtics have laid the bait with this in the regular season. The Sixers get too Embiid-centric and then in the Embiid off minutes guys have to step up but they haven’t gotten touches or any flow on the offensive end and they haven’t been able to flip the switch on. In this series, the Sixers would be better off having Embiid average 25 and facilitate to get other guys off than for him to average 35 banging that matchup repeatedly. Late in the game and in the 4Q is a different story. You close with that matchup or with Harden/Embiid pick and roll / pick and pop Embiid at the nail. But through 3 Q they can’t lean too much on Jo. Using him this way in theory should give him a little extra at the defensive end where he really needs to look All Defense for them to win.
Slight sprain of his LCL. Last played on Thursday April 20th. They say it’s a recovery time of 1-2 weeks. As far as knees go, this was best case scenario. That being said, he will be wearing a brace. Who knows how this effects his first step or if this injury/brace creates a bit of mental hesitation on his part. I think he plays all games in the series. Sixers organization should take notes from the Bucks. You just can’t concede a single playoff game by resting a player. That being said, he’s probably 50/50 for Monday night. I would guarantee he’s a go regardless for Wednesday night.
