Suns @ 76ers Wednesday game thread 4-21-2021

[Finito]

My brother in law is a 76ers fan and I predicted 45 and 20 pre game.

He should be the MVP

Jokic is the MVP and I don’t think it’s even close

 

[Shaggy]

Why on earth would Paul not try to make it?

So he meant to miss it? Why would he? That would have made it impossible to tie if he did, even with a deprecation 3 like Embiid I guess almost made.

 

[mjb21aztd]

Final:

Suns 116 - 76ers 113

WHEW.

My heart and blood pressure is past the breaking point lol

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

Glad we have been winning, but I don’t feel like the suns are playoff ready yet.

Sarcasm?

 

[Chaplin]

Yeah it looked intentional to me, can't understand why.

Because he makes it, Sixers get a timeout and advances the ball. Rather have the Sixers have the ball on our end with .8 then on theirs. I guess. Doesn’t make sense.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

Glad we have been winning, but I don’t feel like the suns are playoff ready yet.

Seems like a weird take. They have been routinely winning playoff style games against good teams.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

Because he makes it, Sixers get a timeout and advances the ball. Rather have the Sixers have the ball on our end with .8 then on theirs.

They were out of timeouts and so what if they did you just have to avoid fouling for the 4 point play. That free throw would have put us up by 4.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Because he makes it, Sixers get a timeout and advances the ball. Rather have the Sixers have the ball on our end with .8 then on theirs. I guess. Doesn’t make sense.

It's correct mathematically but Embid don't care

 

[Chaplin]

They were out of timeouts and so what if they did you just have to avoid fouling for the 4 point play. That free throw would have put us up by 4.

Maybe he simply missed it.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

It's correct mathematically but Embid don't care

Up 3 they can tie the game, but up 4 they can't.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Yeah it looked intentional to me, can't understand why.

I think he was just tired, at least I hope he was. That didn't seem to me to be the situation where you benefit from missing the free throw.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Seems like a weird take. They have been routinely winning playoff style games against good teams.

You just.beat the #1 and #3 teams in the Eastern Conference on the road. What's next?

Well...we think it might be time to start playing well

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Up 3 they can tie the game, but up 4 they can't.

Well with 0.3 seconds left the idea you can catch it and heave an accurate 3 that far is just one in a million

 

[Mainstreet]

Here is another look at the last play.

xc_hide_links_from_guests_guests_error_hide_media

 

[Cheesebeef]

Starting this roadie 2-0 is huge. I don’t care that the Sixers had some guys out. They had the MVP, they’re pushing for HCA in the conference, Book played like crap for the first 46 minutes and we lost Crowder. That’s a great win, IMO.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Up 3 they can tie the game, but up 4 they can't.

Fouls on a 3 pointer happen way more often then 60 ft heaves in a fraction of a second.

If they were out of timeouts then yeah it was dumb. That's on Monty though

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

Well with 0.3 seconds left the idea you can catch it and heave an accurate 3 that far is just one in a million

Sure, but getting 4 points on a play is literally impossible unless our players are dumb enough to foul on a three when up 4.

I would have to double check, but I am pretty sure they were also out of timeouts.

 

[Mainstreet]

I think Paul simply missed the free throw.

 

[Cheesebeef]

If Embiid hits that, to give him 41 and put the game into OT, it goes down as the greatest buzzer beater in regular season history.

as is, it goes down as a W for us. Love it.

 

[Cheesebeef]

I think Paul simply missed the free throw.

same.

 

[Shaggy]

Because he makes it, Sixers get a timeout and advances the ball. Rather have the Sixers have the ball on our end with .8 then on theirs. I guess. Doesn’t make sense.

There was no chance they could win it being down 4 with .8 seconds left. So he should have just made it to seal it.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

75% of this board hated it but I loved it

I was a thumbs up!

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Starting this roadie 2-0 is huge. I don’t care that the Sixers had some guys out. They had the MVP, they’re pushing for HCA in the conference, Book played like crap for the first 46 minutes and we lost Crowder. That’s a great win, IMO.

It's.the sort of win that makes you give a hard stare at games like the Spurs

 

[AzStevenCal]

Does anyone know if that last heave was in time?

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

I was a thumbs up!

I was all for it as well. Still wasn't expecting this, but I did think we would be good.

 

[Mainstreet]

Does anyone know if that last heave was in time?

I don't know but the referees were holding their arms straight up.