4/4@Philadelphia: Sweep the Six!

mikeot

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Win tonight and the C's sweep the Sixers 4-0, plus eliminate any chance they have to be the #2 seed. No JB, no TL, more precautionary for the latter, hopefully just rest for the former. LFG!

Edit: possibly no Jaylen.
 
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bigq

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From what I can see JB is doubtful. Is he confirmed out?

In any case, poleax Philadelphia.
 

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C's look like shit early, and Embiid is on his way to shooting 50 free throws.
 

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TNT play-by-play man says Derrick White has had "a sneak good season." Only if you've been paying absolutely no attention to the C's.
 

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Maybe they're all legit calls, but it seems like every time somebody breathes on Embiid he goes to the line. Shaq didn't get that kind of whistle.
 

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Maybe they're all legit calls, but it seems like every touch somebody breathes on Embiid he goes to the line. Shaq didn't get that kind of whistle.
Shaq didn't play for the whistle. Embiid makes specific plays and moves with the primary intent of drawing the foul, not getting to the line. If he was 53% from the line like Shaq, I imagine scoring (not getting the call) would be his primary motivation when he has the ball.
 

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Back-to-back possessions Brogdon had Hauser open on the wing and ignored him.
 

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C's need to make hay when Embiid comes out, because they're helpless to stop him so far.
 

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I know it often ends up not mattering, but it seems like every time we play Philly, Embiid just explodes out of the gate with a monster 1st quarter. Might just be me.
 

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Hope Embiid runs out of gas sometime before the 4th quarter.
 

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I know it often ends up not mattering, but it seems like every time we play Philly, Embiid just explodes out of the gate with a monster 1st quarter. Might just be me.
True, and he usually gets a lot of those points at the line.
 

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I love watching Brogdon and White play.

And I second the sentiment that Muscala sucks.
 

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C's are going to need Al to hit some 3-pointers to offset Embiid's output a little.
 

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Embiid and Harden with huge first halves and the Celics have been missing a ton of wide open 3s...especially considering Tatum isn't exactly lighting it up, it's surprisingly close.
 

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Yeah, the shooting is bad, they're missing two key players, and only down 5. Philly isn't one of the Eastern Conference teams that scares me much.
 

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Embiid and Harden with huge first halves and the Celics have been missing a ton of wide open 3s...especially considering Tatum isn't exactly lighting it up, it's surprisingly close.
When the C's aren't hitting their 3-pointers, they're in trouble.
 

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This is as well as I've ever seen Embiid shot, and he's had some great games.