Situationally. You had to draw Embiid out of the paint or punish him if he decided to play way off Baynes. If Baynes can hit wide open corner 3s - and it looks like he can - makes things that much harder on the defense. I’m not sure the Cavs have an elite rim protector; Thompson is more of a plus rebounder than a shot blocker, as I recall, so the calculus is a little different, but it still might be worth it to open up the lane for Tatum and Brown - when they beat their man nobody is waiting for them as a secondary shot blocker, and the rotations Cleveland has to make will be a heck of a lot longer. Tough on a Cavs defense that nobody considers elite.
Series should be the opposite of Sixers - Cavs are a mediocre defensive team at best, probably won’t to run much, but can be devastating in halfcourt offense.