Tatum will see a lot of double teams in this half I think so we will need guys like Smart Brogdon White and Horford to hit 3s. A bit concerned that they will be a bit cold after not shooting much the first half. That’s always the concern I have when a star player has a great first half. But let’s see I have faith they seemed to wake up and Horford coming out of that half with only two fouls was really big! Actually thought that was a good move by Joe there although agree that Grant should have came in instead. Will need him to be fully aggressive this second half.
Yep, expect to see double teams for JT every non-fastbreak possession. Role players are simply going to have to make their shots. I'm honestly surprised we haven't seen it yet.
Again, we overestimate Doc Rivers
For real. Two straight trips with giant Embiid on him, and no double team. That's crazy.
It's a hard decision, no doubt. You don't want the others to kill you, but you also simply can't leave Embiid on an island with a player like Tatum. 5 straight points for it, and you've now let Tatum continue the momentum into this half.