It’s crazy how much we matchup better against both teams.
Philly just has nobody to even challenge Giannis, and then their other weak defenders get exploited, as well when Embiid gets drawn out from the paint to guard Lopez. Offensively, Philly scores best in the interior, where Milwaukee’s defense is strongest, minimizing the damage they can do there.
We have several guys/the Giannis wall to slow Giannis down. They also have zero perimeter defenders big or quick enough to slow down either of the Jays with Jrue their best shot (too small), and we score primarily from the perimeter, which draws Lopez out abd allows easier paint points.
And we have similar advantages against Philly.
But I do think Boston and Milwaukee are in a tier of their own as far as contenders go. I think Philly is in the next tier with Denver, Memphis, GS, etc. and a step behind us and Milwaukee.