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BOSTON -- Obviously, when a team is missing their best player, the margin for error is slim on the floor. When that player is off the floor, he can't cover up any mistakes the team may make and that can lead to losses as it has for the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Sixers had their chances without Joel Embiid in Sunday's 114-98 loss to the Boston Celtics, but were unable to overcome the absence of their best player. The Celtics won the rebounding battle 59-37 and had 30 second-chance points and the Sixers were unable to make enough shots without Embiid on the floor.
Before the contest, coach Nick Nurse explained the Sixers would miss Embiid's offense and his ability to keep the scoreboard moving. After the loss, Nurse addressed the team's margin for error.
"I think usually you get concerned with what's the offense going to look like, and where is it going to come from, right?" Nurse said after the contest. "And again, I’ll say this 100 times here, but I thought the offense was generating good shots all the way through. Even in the first half. I was like, geez, we should have another 20 points up on the board than we had at halftime, and it didn't really stop. I mean, we had a couple of bad possessions here and there, but you're going to have those in any game."
Nurse did state repeatedly during his postgame presser that he felt as if the Sixers were getting good shots. When looking back on the game, that may be the case, but it's also one of those games where having Embiid on the floor to make those open looks is the difference. Philadelphia was unable to make enough shots and generate enough without the big fella. The Sixers shot just 39.8% from the floor and it hindered them on Sunday.
"I thought for the most part, we were generating good shots," Nurse finished. "I didn't think we scored very well in the paint. We've got a low percentage in the paint, but other than that, I think the shooting and the rebounding, other than that, we really played well."
The Sixers will take on the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday evening.
This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: Sixers discuss slimmer margin of error when Joel Embiid is sidelined
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The Sixers had their chances without Joel Embiid in Sunday's 114-98 loss to the Boston Celtics, but were unable to overcome the absence of their best player. The Celtics won the rebounding battle 59-37 and had 30 second-chance points and the Sixers were unable to make enough shots without Embiid on the floor.
Before the contest, coach Nick Nurse explained the Sixers would miss Embiid's offense and his ability to keep the scoreboard moving. After the loss, Nurse addressed the team's margin for error.
"I think usually you get concerned with what's the offense going to look like, and where is it going to come from, right?" Nurse said after the contest. "And again, I’ll say this 100 times here, but I thought the offense was generating good shots all the way through. Even in the first half. I was like, geez, we should have another 20 points up on the board than we had at halftime, and it didn't really stop. I mean, we had a couple of bad possessions here and there, but you're going to have those in any game."
Nurse did state repeatedly during his postgame presser that he felt as if the Sixers were getting good shots. When looking back on the game, that may be the case, but it's also one of those games where having Embiid on the floor to make those open looks is the difference. Philadelphia was unable to make enough shots and generate enough without the big fella. The Sixers shot just 39.8% from the floor and it hindered them on Sunday.
"I thought for the most part, we were generating good shots," Nurse finished. "I didn't think we scored very well in the paint. We've got a low percentage in the paint, but other than that, I think the shooting and the rebounding, other than that, we really played well."
The Sixers will take on the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday evening.
This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: Sixers discuss slimmer margin of error when Joel Embiid is sidelined
Continue reading...
