![]() ![]() Young lofted in floaters and drew contact as usual, but he did not hurt the Sixers nearly as much as in Game 4 with his passing. Following an 18-assist Game 4, Young had seven in Game 5.Ītlanta missed many decent first-half looks, but the Sixers were dialed in defensively. Simmons had eight points on 2-for-4 shooting, nine assists and four rebounds.Įmbiid, normally a strong foul shooter, missed two with 10.9 seconds left. When the spotlight has been on in Games 4 and 5, he's failed. He's never been a good free throw shooter, but the extent of his playoff problems is perplexing. There are many reasons why the Sixers squandered big leads the past two games, but Simmons' foul shooting is a major one. Rivers subbed him out for Shake Milton for two fourth-period possessions. He made 2 of 4 when hacked in the fourth period. ![]() Shortly after, a frustrated Capela turned the ball over and then shoved Embiid, earning a technical of his own.Īs for Simmons’ free throws, he’s at 32.8 percent in the playoffs after a 4-for-14 game. Embiid cleaned up one of Simmons’ misses by grabbing an offensive rebound and drawing a foul on Capela. With nothing else working and their deficit at 20 points, the Hawks began intentionally fouling Ben Simmons with 4:58 to go in the second quarter. The Sixers already had a 38-21 lead at that point. He then asked the home fans for more noise. Capela played good defense in Game 4, yes, but Embiid’s shooting woes appeared to be far more about his torn meniscus and a rare off night than anything on Capela’s end.Ĭlearly dismissive of the notion that Capela could contain him, Embiid talked some trash to the Swiss center before checking out for the first time and picked up a technical foul. Embiid followed up his 0-for-12 Game 4 second half with a 8-for-8 start.Īs Embiid has shown time and time again, he’s a mismatch for any defender who attempts to guard him 1-on-1. Steph Curry amazingly scores hole-in-one at American Century Championshipįurkan Korkmaz converted two jumpers, Tobias Harris scored over Kevin Huerter in the post, and Embiid had his way whenever he was able to face up against Clint Capela. ![]()
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