Tonight, Sixers And Knicks will cross swords for the tenth time this season. To say that the element of surprise has passed is an understatement, as the two Atlantic Division rivals come out of three games, out of five in their current first round of playoffs, finished by a margin of five points or less…
In these circumstances, it is difficult to provide a decisive analysis and point out one (or two) specific aspects of the game which can explain the superiority of one or the other team.
“It will seem very banal to you, but for me, the most important thing is to play the 48 minutes”, assures Nick Nurse. “We really have to understand that there are 48 minutes to play. If you only knew how many times I told them, 'It's only a two-possession game.' When we had the impression of being much worse than that…”
It is often said that the playoffs are a question of dynamics and that is fully verified in this series, where the Sixers lost Game 2 on a breakdown at the end of the match (an 8-0 by the Knicks), while they completely reversed the trend in their turn to finish Game 5 very strongly, on the shoulders of a formidable Tyrese Maxey.
“We are not satisfied”explained Tyrese Maxey after his incredible Game 5 with 46 pawns. “This match is over. We turn the page and we have another one to play [cette nuit]. »
Impossible to prepare
Aware of having to forget the satisfaction of this epic victory on the boards of the Garden, the Sixers must mobilize their efforts even more throughout the entirety of this Game 6.
“It’s going to come down to the details”confirms Nicolas Batum. “If you ask me what can we do in training to fix this? I wouldn't say anything. There is nothing you can repeat or try in training. At this point, he's the one who wants it the most. We have to fight. We did it [mardi], especially in the last 28 seconds when we were at -6. They did it before us and we did it in turn [au Game 5]. »
Having to win to stay alive, for the second meeting in a row, the Sixers will once again be mentally tested. Knowing that their MVP pivot, Joel Embiid, is still blowing hot and cold in attack, the Philly players will have to stick together to hope to get a Game 7 in New York.
“It’s a very competitive series, that’s clear”concludes Nick Nurse. “But we can't just sum it up by saying: this match changed because of this, that one because of that… It's bullshit! There are a lot of stats that are distorted but it always ends in a mess. There isn't one stat that stands out in particular. »
| Shots | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Party | Pts |
| Joel Embiid | 39 | 33.6 | 52.9 | 38.8 | 88.3 | 2.4 | 8.6 | 11.0 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 34.7 |
| Tyrese Maxey | 70 | 37.5 | 45.0 | 37.3 | 86.8 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 25.9 |
| Tobias Harris | 70 | 33.8 | 48.7 | 35.3 | 87.8 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 17.2 |
| Kelly Oubre, Jr. | 68 | 30.2 | 44.1 | 31.1 | 75.0 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 15.4 |
| Buddy Hield | 32 | 25.8 | 42.6 | 38.9 | 92.3 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 12.2 |
| De'anthony Melton | 38 | 26.9 | 38.6 | 36.0 | 83.5 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 11.1 |
| Cameron Payne | 31 | 19.4 | 41.3 | 38.2 | 91.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 9.3 |
| Kyle Lowry | 23 | 28.4 | 44.4 | 40.4 | 84.8 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 8.0 |
| Paul Reed, Jr. | 82 | 19.4 | 54.0 | 36.8 | 71.8 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 7.3 |
| Marcus Morris | 37 | 17.2 | 43.9 | 40.0 | 86.1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 6.7 |
| Patrick Beverly | 47 | 19.6 | 43.2 | 32.1 | 81.0 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 6.3 |
| Nicolas Batum | 57 | 25.9 | 45.6 | 39.9 | 71.4 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 5.5 |
| Ricky Council IV | 32 | 9.0 | 48.2 | 37.5 | 74.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 5.4 |
| DJ Wilson | 2 | 7.7 | 66.7 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| Robert Covington | 26 | 16.1 | 44.9 | 35.4 | 87.5 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 4.5 |
| Mohamed Bamba | 57 | 13.0 | 49.0 | 39.1 | 68.0 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 4.4 |
| Jeff Dowtin | 12 | 11.8 | 55.6 | 47.4 | 75.0 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 4.3 |
| Daniel House | 34 | 15.0 | 44.8 | 30.0 | 76.1 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 4.2 |
| Jaden Springer | 32 | 11.8 | 39.0 | 21.6 | 82.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 4.0 |
| Kj Martin | 58 | 12.3 | 54.4 | 30.4 | 53.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
| Terquavion Smith | 16 | 5.3 | 39.1 | 37.1 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
| Furkan Korkmaz | 35 | 8.6 | 39.5 | 35.0 | 70.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Pj Tucker | 3 | 22.1 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Kenny Lofton, Jr. | 2 | 4.4 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Danny Green | 2 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Darius Bazley | 3 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Philip Petrusev | 1 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Javonte Smart | 1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
