Daily News | Sixers vs. Cavaliers takeaways: Absent contributors, invisible defense, and a missed opportunity in post mismatch
Play would run through Joel Embiid in the high spot. For the most, the Sixers perimeter players deferred to the perennial All-Star.
That’s where the Sixers missed Maxey, who was absent from the floor for his seventh consecutive game with a fractured left foot. They also missed Harden’s playmaking ability. He would have run the offense. On this night, the guards gave the ball up too early at times. Cleveland got whatever shot it wanted while out-hustling the Sixers. The Cavs shot 60.8% in the game, including going 51.7% on three-pointers.
Yet only nine of his 16 shot attempts came around the rim. Yeah, I know only sounds crazy, considering Embiid’s skill set. The gifted player, hadmade a living by making shots in the midrange and perimeter. However, if there was night to shoot much more around the rim, this was it.
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