The officials instead called Embiid for an offensive foul, which incensed him and Rivers. Embiid missed two wide-open threes and picked up his second personal foul after sealing Alex Len deep in the paint and apparently scoring an and-one layup. The MVP finalist didn’t score again in his first stint, though. Curry, who was scoreless in the first half, returned for the start of the third and broke his personal scoring ice with a three-pointer off of a Simmons offensive rebound and subsequent assist.įirst bucket of the playoffs for the Sixers? Oh, you 𝙆𝙉𝙊𝙒 it's cash from Joel 💰🔥 /IRozsGVNc7- NBC Sports Philadelphia May 23, 2021Įmbiid read the Wizards’ double teams effectively all afternoon. He entered after Seth Curry seemingly had the wind knocked out of him in a collision with Raul Neto late in the second quarter. Tyrese Maxey was the 11th Sixer to appear. The Sixers were 3 for 17 from long distance in the opening half. He came up empty, too, missing three good first-half looks. With the Sixers firing blanks from three-point range, Furkan Korkmaz checked into the game at the beginning of the second quarter. So we have a blueprint now to watch tomorrow and go over.” I didn’t think we did a very good job of it. “This team over all the teams, they’re going to force you to load to the ball and then get back out to your guy. The first half, I’m going to say 20 of their points came off of our mess-ups in transition - guys running back to their own man, guys not loading to the ball. “I didn’t like (the transition defense) at all in the first half," Sixers head coach Doc Rivers said. “The second half, it was great. Westbrook scored on a similar play in the second period. The Sixers also had a poor transition sequence when Ish Smith darted down the floor for an uncontested layup after a Hill make. He didn’t identify where the ball was until Bertans had caught a pass and was about to release his jumper. The second was a result of a Milton turnover and an ensuing transition possession in which Howard ended up on Bertans. That lineup let an early 10-point Sixers lead slip, in part because of familiar breakdowns in transition defense.ĭavis Bertans drained two consecutive threes. Harris was the last Sixers starter on the floor as the team played George Hill, Matisse Thybulle, Shake Milton and Dwight Howard around him late in the first period. Rui Hachimura couldn’t stay in front of him, Harris was excellent at finishing through contact, and he punished the Wizards’ switches. Everything was working for him in a 28-point first half. He was both aggressive and in total control, driving to the rim strongly, shooting jumpers over smaller defenders and finding open teammates when his own shot wasn’t available.Īt his decisive best, Harris either has a physicality or agility edge over whoever is guarding him. Harris scored 12 of the Sixers’ 27 first-quarter points on 6-for-8 shooting. Here are observations on Game 1: Harris’ sensational half
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