These games have been very humbling for Simmons and embiid regardless of outcome of series. They got caught up in their press clippings and beating the Memphis grizzlies of the world
They definitely look a lot less confident after what took place here in Boston.
The Sixers definitely came out with more energy tonight and we were flat to start but once we found our rhythm, we were off and running and they couldn’t stop us.
All the different looks we throw at Simmons is confusing him, and Baynes really knows how to muscle Embiid off his spots and prevent him from doing what he wants.
The Sixers will be even more energized in front of their home crowd and I expect them to come out like gangbusters. They know they can’t lose this game. It’s up to us to match their intensity from the start and get in their heads. We can play calmly without being too relaxed.
Brown knows he’s getting outcoached. Embiid knows our fans don’t play. Simmons doesn’t even want to be aggressive because he doesn’t want to go to the line.
Building that 22-point lead was probably worse for them than had they got dusted again. To blow a big lead like that (for the second time to us) has got to be very demoralizing with your back against the wall like they now are.
