Philadelphia and the Celtics meet in the Conference semi-finals: character and identity for the boys of coach Stevens, but Philly has all the right skills to take the final in the East Boston and Philadelphia, two different fates that will meet in the Conference semifinals. The Celtics began their season by taking on the role of the contender, before undergoing a strong downsizing due to injuries (Hayward and Irving on all). The Sixers, on the contrary, started with the label of a young promise and then grew exponentially. Boston has character and identity to sell but Philly has all the credentials to take the final in the East.
BOSTON WINS IF ... - Jaylen Brown returns 100% after the problem with the right hamstring in race 7 against the Bucks. In the post game he said he did not want to lose the series against the Sixers for anything in the world but his presence is not guaranteed in race 1. Coach Stevens will have to ask the maximum to Terry Rozier, Al Horford and Jayson Tatum, the 3 best scorers in disposition, in addition to the contribution of Marcus Morris from the bench. The goal is to replicate for the entire series the performance of race 7 that has annihilated the Bucks thanks to a finally fluid offensive maneuver (28 assists) and aggression in the area and the iron (60 points in the painted) without giving too much easily to the temptation of the shot from 3. The defense is the flagship of Boston, especially after the return of Marcus Smart, but will be put to the test by the couple Embiid-Simmons. There are plans for overtime for Horford and Baynes, called to build a cage around Big JoJo.Bet on your favourite match with the best 1wetten odds on the market.
PHILADELPHIA WINS IF ... - The team's maturity is complete. The Sixers will have to embellish the play of their two stars Embiid and Simmons with a collective game that, between the end of the regular season and the first round with Miami, made the difference. Philly has more quality than the Celtics, but sleeping on his laurels can be lethal, especially against a team prepared like that of Brad Stevens. Redick, Covington and Marco Belinelli will have to warm their hands and make the most of the prairies that will be created on the 3-point shot, with opponents focused on limiting Big Jojo and Big Ben near the iron. But the x-factor of the Sixers will be the defense: raising the intensity and blocking the raids of the various Rozier, Tatum and Horford means to surface the many offensive problems of the opponents. Philadelphia has the opportunity to show that "the future is now", as Embiid said ...
The balance needle hangs on the side of Brad Stevens, one of the best coaches in NBA. He instilled the philosophy "forward another" to cope psychologically and technically with the heavy injuries and led his Celtics in the 2nd round. Scholar of the game and preacher of the team basketball, just like Brett Brown, who can take advantage of a more talented and deep roster but will have to check it out in a chess game (in a tactical key) with the opponent. Al Horford and Joel Embiid on everyone. The long Celtics is a "foster father" in the locker room for the young core of the various Tatum, Brown and Ojeleye and a lighthouse on the field, the man to give the ball in the darkest moments. Embiid, on the other hand, may be the most important and decisive player in the series: no one, on the parquet, has his mix of talent and physical presence. Very interesting also the clash between the super rookie Tatum and Simmons, the first experience with the playoffs but already very mature and able to withstand the pressures. Two real predestined ...