Can We Beat The Heat?
After a 92-106 loss in game one the Philadelphia 76ers are down 0-1 to the Miami Heat. The question going into game 2 is can we realistically beat Miami with or without superstar Joel Embiid at least being out for the start of this playoff matchup. To me several things come up for us to win the series. The first being Doc Rivers coaching adjustments. A second in the team’s ability to fight for these games without Joel in the Lineup and Joel Embiid’s availability in this series .
1. MAKING ADJUSTMENTS
I believe for the Philadelphia 76ers to win this series or keep it competitive against the Miami Heat that coach Doc Rivers must be on his game when it comes to making adjustments and controlling the game, a big aspect is being willing to take guys out that are not working and put in the not always as flashy pieces that can get the job done. We did a decent job in the first half of game one of making these adjustments and we need to keep at not getting out coached when we need big moments from this team. If we can control the coaching aspect that will give us a little more passion and energy over Miami
2. A FIGHTING SPIRIT
For us to have a good chance in this series we need to be out hustling and out working the Miami Heat as much as possible. We need to be on defense and willing to fight for baskets, rebounds, and possessions whenever possible. I believe we have a lineup that has the ability to always play up to our opponent on any given night and that is what we have to be doing. An ability to take the energy from the Miami Heat and just run and play with it would be so powerful and much needed.
3. JOEL’S AVAILABILITY IN THE SERIES
A big factor would be getting Joel Embiid back into the lineup and back onto the court to play as soon as possible. Obviously Joel Is an anchor for our team and is a big part in leading this team and its success which is very crucial to us in this series. The earlier we can put him back in the lineup the better but that means we are probably going pretty bad at that point in the series. However the more time that we have Joel in this series the better we will do most likely.
OVERVIEW
I truly believe that we can win this series or even be truly competitive in this series if we put in the work and go all out in all aspects of the game. If we can hold down the fort with Joel out I definitely think we have a shot in this series, we were 2-2 against the Miami Heat in the regular season
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