Official Game Thread: 76ers at Hawks -- GAME 3

[Marvin24Williams]

Try Bruno in game 4

Edited June 12, 2021 by Marvin24Williams

[bleachkit]

I don't know what adjustments we can make. We got some match up problems. 

[REHawksFan]

10 minutes ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

21 points for Collins.

Quietest 21 pts around. 

[NERMAN]

2 minutes ago, AHF said:

Defense has been ass with it without him but it has been brutal down the stretch.  The guys clearly don’t have their heart in it.

Saying their heart isn't in it is just silly when they're out there giving it everything they've got.  They just got beat.

[Spud2nique]

 

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[aali34]

The main thing is Philly can get easy buckets when outside shots aren't falling.

Trae can't get to his floater with Simmons length all on him. That takes away his floater/lob/kick-out attack. No-one else can get to the paint every possession and draw doubles. No-one can score consistently over their defender. No-one can force the other team to make adjustments.

Defensively we can't get physical, shrink the floor, force turnovers, or get hands in passing lanes. We keep fouling cause we give up size.

If we have Deandre we punish them for putting Simmons on Trae and we have someone to shutdown Harris. Not to mention better spacing. If we have Cam than its over. No-one can use their length to cover ground and recover like those two.

We don't finish the Knicks in 5 without Deandre. So it should be harder to handle the SIxers.

 

[timebomb]

Seems like for the first time this playoffs they felt the pressure to win and played tight. They were as nervous as I was to start. Horrible game overall. But at this point I expect the pressure to switch back to the Sixers. Gotta just forget about this one and on to the next one.

[Spud2nique]

Can’t breathe on Embiid. 

[TheNorthCydeRises]

Playoffs are about matchups.

The Sixers, once they made the adjustment, have proven to be a horrible matchup for the Hawks.

 

The only weapon we have is our long range shooting.

If you take Embiid out of the paint, maybe that opens up some driving lanes to the basket for Trae.

If Embiid still stays in the paint, you have have Collins or Gallo open for 3s that they MUST TAKE if open.

[aali34]

2 minutes ago, bleachkit said:

I don't know what adjustments we can make. We got some match up problems. 

Yup no physical advantage anywhere. Maybe JC but his skill level isn't there.

[Spud2nique]

Just now, TheNorthCydeRises said:

MUST TAKE i

And make.

[NBASupes]

Just now, TheNorthCydeRises said:

Playoffs are about matchups.

The Sixers, once they made the adjustment, have proven to be a horrible matchup for the Hawks.

 

The only weapon we have is our long range shooting.

If you take Embiid out of the paint, maybe that opens up some driving lanes to the basket for Trae.

If Embiid still stays in the paint, you have have Collins or Gallo open for 3s that they MUST TAKE if open.

To be honest, they aren't giving us wide open 3s, we gotta make contested 3s. The Warriors was the Warriors because they make difficult threes 

We did a much better job on Embiid and Curry. Did worse everywhere else. 

[NBASupes]

6 minutes ago, terrell said:

Yep. Capela is a non factor in this series...

Capela is the only one with the bones to play defense. 

No one wants to talk about it but Trae was getting worked tonight. He might have given up 40 points

[bleachkit]

4 minutes ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

Playoffs are about matchups.

The Sixers, once they made the adjustment, have proven to be a horrible matchup for the Hawks.

 

The only weapon we have is our long range shooting.

If you take Embiid out of the paint, maybe that opens up some driving lanes to the basket for Trae.

If Embiid still stays in the paint, you have have Collins or Gallo open for 3s that they MUST TAKE if open.

We have to get hot from three. I don't how else we can get them. 

[Gray Mule]

Philadelphia 76ers say, "That was easy, wasn't it!"

Atlanta says, "We've had a great ride.  Next year, maybe we will be healthy for the playoffs!"

[TheNorthCydeRises]

Just now, timebomb said:

Seems like for the first time this playoffs they felt the pressure to win and played tight. They were as nervous as I was to start. Horrible game overall. But at this point I expect the pressure to switch back to the Sixers. Gotta just forget about this one and on to the next one.

 

Why would the Sixers be under pressure?  They've just regained home court advantage back, and seem to have the defensive answer to limit our guys.

Meanwhile, the Sixers shoot over 50% FG again, for the 3rd time in this series.  58% FG this time.

The Sixers should be loose as hell right now.

 

This series is eerily playing out like the 2011 series vs Chicago.  Hawks won Game 1 with these guys playing outstanding.

 

 

But the guy we couldn't stop was Derrick Rose.  Most people remember him just killing the Hawks in Game 3. This was Rose's MVP season, by the way.

 

 

Hawks would bounce back in Game 4 . . this was Teague's coming out party in the NBA in this series.

 

 

Lets hope we do the same on Monday.

[RedDawg#8]

48 minutes ago, Atlantaholic said:

I mean the less talented teams tend to lose in the NBA, that'´s pretty much the outcome 99% of the time.

I was only semi serious. Just wanted to join in on all the doomers

[TheNorthCydeRises]

10 minutes ago, Spud2nique said:

And make.

 

He can't make them unless he takes them.

Trae needs to have the mindset that he must score 40 for us to win.  Anytime he's open, he needs to shoot it.

IF Capela and everyone at the SF spot isn't going to give us any offense, we need major production out of Trae.

But he can't get there unless he shoots it.

[Gray Mule]

Atlanta 0-3 tonight.  Hawks, Dream and Braves all failed to win.  Dang.  Bad night for Big A fans...

[LucastheThird]

Observations from the arena:

1. Trae looked dejected early and never recovered. 

2. They have us figured out, stop the 3s and we are scared of attacking Embiid. 

3. Capela missed too many momentum shots.

4. We have no defender for Harris

5. Trae got exposed on defense again. He was out of position and gave up on a lot of plays.