His rebounds are down from the seven he averaged in the regular season, and that could come up tonight without Embiid, and as long as he keeps shooting well, you’re in good shape.
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He’s also shooting 54/52/58 shooting splits - yes, he’s about 58 percent on free throws. He also caught this in Game 1 against the Hawks after putting forth a 29-12-3 line.īrown’s averaging about 27-5-3 in the playoffs, which bodes well for you. The prop is 33.5 points, rebounds and assists - he has hit 30 or more points in three straight games, and smoked this prop each time. Jaylen Brown has at least been fairly consistent as he’s gotten further removed from suffering a weird hand injury. But, given how they’ve looked in the playoffs so far, there’s a good chance they might just mess around. FanDuel has Maxey +850 to score 35+ which I like a sprinkle on.īryan Fonseca: We’re all expecting the Celtics to prevail in Game 1 over a Joel Embiid-less 76ers team. I also like a look at some of the escalators on this, as Maxey is one who can go off - he had 44 in the first game with Harden and no Embiid this season. The books have adjusted a bit for Embiid being out, raising Maxey’s line to a juiced 23.5, but given that he cleared that total in five of seven with Harden and without Embiid (and was right on 23 in another), I’m still going with Maxey to score enough to clear this point prop in Game 1. He averaged 28.1 points per game and was the leading scorer for Philadelphia in all but one of those games.
However, in games without Embiid, but with Harden, Maxey knew the assignment. Maxey had a strong season, averaging 20.3 points per game as the Sixers third option.
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Jim Turvey: With Joel Embiid out and James Harden still not looking his full self, if the Sixers have any chance to stun the Celtics, it’s going to be on the shoulders of Tyrese Maxey. I played the Celtics at -8.5 before the line move and I would bet this up to -10. I expect the Celtics offense to be more than fine. Harden, Maxey, and Niang are do not have the foot speed to keep up with the Celtics when they are forced into long rotations. Reed isn’t awful but he is not the rim-protector that Embiid is and we should expect the Celtics to exploit that on drives. The Celtics should be able to get whatever they want on offense as we will likely see Harden, Maxey, Georges Niang, and Paul Reed seeing extended minutes due to Embiid’s absence. I don’t see these guys being up to the task, especially in an extremely loud TD Garden in Game 1. If Harden can’t carry the offensive load your looking at a combination of Tobias Harris and Tyrese Maxey needing to step up. I expect James to have very few openings and that will result in much lower shot quality for the rest of this 76ers offense. When Harden is in pick-and-roll, the Celtics have plenty of switchable wings that can feasibly guard Harden.
Harden just flat out does not have the foot speed to consistently beat White or Smart off of the dribble. The Celtics have a plethora of elite guard defenders who can give Harden problems at the point of attack. The one area of the floor where he was efficient was the 3-point line (42%), but I would expect him to struggle from there a bit more as the Celtics do a great job limiting opponent 3-point efficiency, ranking third in the NBA in opponent 3-point accuracy (34.8%) during the regular season. Harden was absolutely woeful against the Nets: 44.8% Effective Field Goal Percentage, 24% at the rim (10th percentile) and 29% from the mid-range (13th percentile). Everyone will point to James Harden stepping up, but I am a bit more bearish on the prospect of Harden looking like he did in his Houston days. Boston Celtics PickĬhris Baker: I really struggle to see where the 76ers find offense to match the Celtics in this one without Joel Embiid. » Return to the table of contents « Philadelphia 76ers vs.
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