Justin Verrier, Wosny Lambre, and Rob Mahoney discuss the Boston Celtics absolutely routing the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7 to advance to the Eastern Conference finals, why this was such a big disappointment of a game from Joel Embiid, and where this performance from James Harden ranks among his all-time playoff stinkers.
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Uncle Tom Wos taking the biggest victory lap because Embiid is out and Jokic still in the playoffs, wonder what he said last year in the reversed situation?
Props to Wos for calling out Embiid. This is why he has a huge amount of credibility amongst NBA fans. Embiid was total garbage this game, and overall bad in this series. Jokic had the better year by pretty much all the advanced metrics, and while it’s somewhat defensible that Embiid won it based on the traditional stats, this series proved that Jokic is just the far superior player.
Also, James Harden won two games for the Sixers. Yeah, he sucked today and in other games this series, but he was terrific in his two 40 point games.
Idk sometimes Embiid just looks like he doesn’t care or plays hard, it’s frustrating to watch as a fan of basketball so it’s gotta be 1000% more difficult as a Philly man
Embiid immediately calling out the rest of the team when it was him and Harden that no showed in game 7 is hilarious
Blame order
1 Embiid
2 Doc
3Embiid
4Harden
You know, we saw the difference between guys like Tatum & Embiid/Harden. Tatum had an abysmal performance & comes back in a clincher to get medieval. Sixers have the Celtics AT HOME & not only give up that game, but their two stop stars (one, the LEAGUE MVP) played abysmally in a game seven blowout. At the end of the day, you're only as good as the superstars you pay max money to. I'm not saying Harden/Embiid won't ever win (but I'm not exactly optimistic about their future as champions – they look more like perennial bridesmaids)
Embiid does not know how to pass out of double teams. It's his worst trait. He constantly attempts to shoot through two sometimes three players. All the smoke needs to go to Embiid. You not winning if your best player going out sad like that
Wos is a real one
Embiid is afraid to post up on the block because he is afraid to be doubled from behind. That's why he flashes to the middle so much, but when you do that too much other team can adjust to that and luck you up. He is done! Jokic is his master
But but, Embiid was the MVP 😂
It’s not just that we expect Harden to be bad, that we put more blame on Embiid. It’s because he was worse this series than Harden was. Harden actually won them game 1 by himself and is a huge reason they won game 4. If you want to blame old man harden for not scoring efficiently enough instead of blaming the dominant unstoppable league MVP who played poorly most of the series idk what to tell you
Harden Embiid Karl Malone are the biggest playoff drop off first ballot HOFers ever. Embiid it may be health related alot, but he’s banged up a lot in regular season too and is elite usually!
Those 3 players in big playoff games let you down more then any first ballot HOFer ever and their efficiency drops off more in playoffs more then any 1st ballot HOFers ever!
This was the least surprising result ever.
The fact casuals tried to pretend Jokic had nothing in the playoffs before when coming into this playoffs in 48 Playoff games he AVERAGED historically elite
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He’s also been missing his best teammate last two playoffs (a playoff riser as well though never an All Star which Joker has never had or any All NBA Rookie, All NBA defense, nevermind All NBA teammate, great bench, great coach) as well as MPJr last playoffs too!
When he’s had his best teammate healthy (Murray) he’s gone to Game 7 WCSF, and WCF in 2020 (beating 2020 co favorite healthy Kawhi, a playoff riser, and PG Clippers as Joker best player on court).
To Embiid’s defense 76ers have also blown many drafts (Should of drafted Tatum 1st but instead traded futue 1st to Boston to trade up for Fultz while giving Celtics Tatum after Lakers also blew it passing on him at 2nd pick), they idiotically traded hometown kid Mikal Bridges who fell into their lap! Then they let Jimmy Butler go! You can’t go 0-3 on those 3 things and expect to win going deep in playoffs!
Crying about the refs is the biggest loser’s mentality ever. Harden and Embiid are charmin soft and both will never ever win a title
6er's always crash and burn the further they go- they run out of energy and this is due to embiid and harden not being in the best shape they can be- also Embiid gets in an emotional funk and is unable to pull himself out of it. You see if year over year..and embiid blames everyone else other than taking any responsibility. And don't blame the ref calls- every series has an amount of bad calls.
Wosny is real as they get.
Not only is Embiid the only MVP ever to never make it out the 2nd round, this is also the largest drop in PPG from regular season to playoffs by an MVP 😬
Embiid had TWO points in 2nd half. TWO….. STOP IT! Jokic is MVP, he was robbed like nobody in history
Embiid & Harden are regular season hero’s. That’s it. Tobias Harris is the absolute worst max contract in the league. And doc is a joke.
Not sure where the Sixers go from here
Harden won multiple games for the Sixers this series. As a #2, Harden did enough to win this series… as a #1, Embiid did not do his job. Harden doesn’t deserve the hate
it bricked like an airball hmmm ok
🤦🏿♂️ See this is why nba players hate the media , its the unoriginal takes like this. Its as if the media has just forget that Embid had a knee injury that was suppose to keep him out 4-6 weeks . He came back and played injured because if he didn't the media would have killed him for it 🤦🏿♂️. If he doesn't play up to his standards while being hurt the media kills him anyway. Secondly the 76ers lost a game 7 on the road to a better team , which vegas predicted would happen. Its not as if he lost in the 1st rd to a 8 seed lile Giannis did ( which everyone gave him a pass for) . The media wants to dog pile on Embiid because they know theyll get clicks and views …. Gotta do better fellas 🤦🏿♂️
So after this performance, Embiid can't win another MVP before he does something in the playoffs. Only reason he win the MVP anyways was because jokic took the last couple weeks off because they had it all clinched.
The first time the joker gets to the western finals and all the sudden he own embiid. Every game this year embiid has dominated him. Its easy to kock a man when hes down. There playing different teams, theres different match ups, plus denver as a whole is alot better. Offensively there extremely close but defensively its not even close. Knock it off dude
these guys don't talk about the tactical differences from Game 7 to the other games. I watched another video where they explained the difference – the Celtics put Williams on Tucker and had him help in the paint. Tucker can't have a Grant Williams type game. The only way the 76ers would be able to stay in the game would be him making buckets in the corner. or put Harris in the corner and take Tucker out. Defense didn't matter as of the 2nd quarter.
They really robbed the man of his third mvp in a row to give a pity mvp to a known play off under performer. Embiid ain’t that guy. Never was. But the media at large hyped him up so much to make people believe he is a legit mvp candidate? He was the third best player on his team in the playoffs! And he was the mvp of the whole league? Naaaa.
Embiid is crying fraud, why would anyone except his parent want him to succeed? That trash put the blame on his teammates…Jokic never did the same thing, even if his teammates were Burton, Cammpazzo…Karma has it's way…
I need that same energy. Embiid and his fans wanted the smoke in the mvp debate, and every reason they gave actually applied to their man. He chokes in the playoffs, he can't win, and he was a defensive liability. Basketball is healing
Well, that MVP vote didn't age well.
They probably should have voted for the blatently obvious most valuable player.
In the 3rd qrtr Tatum goes off, and instead of responding both Harden and Embiid cower. Embiid had 4 missed 12 ft jumpers and zero FTA . And the worse part is Harden didn’t even force the ball to the “mVP” in that moment. It was the most lackadaisical effort in a Game 7 with an entire quarter (plus) to go.
With harden it wasn’t so much the missed shots that were shocking. It was the misreading of the game. Passing when he should be shooting. Shooting when he should pass. Fumbling that layup to put them up 10 and instead commuting a flagrant. Missing shots is one thing but he was bad on a different level. And Joel wasn’t much better.
Trade everyone accept Massey….Fire Coach & General Mgr…NO HEART!!!!
I am not Sixers fan or hater but felt that Rivers should have been fired at least 2 years ago. Even if people believe he is a good coach it is time to change the voice in that locker room. I admit I belong to the school of thought that he is not a good coach who was blessed to be in place when Garnett and Allen joined Pierce and Rondo in Boston. I note that all the Media/Podcast talking heads were promoting the line that after two good games "Harden had changed his playoff narrative " which is now forgotten because once again he failed to perform in a Game 7. The story line about a return to Houston just does not ring true as a rebuilding team has no need of Harden especially when they spent a high draft pick on an offensive guard (Jalen Green). The shade to Embid as not being the "real MVP " had already begun after game 6 — it may subside if Denver loses to the Lakers but it will grow louder if Denver advances to the final . Personally I thought Giannis, Embid, and Jokic were all worthy so I had no big issue with Embid winning even though I preferred both Jokic & Giannis.. After his stupid remarks post-game, he owes an apology to his teammates . I am amused at the Sixers crazies who want to dump Embid- sure he deserves criticism and should do more inside but suggesting trading him is as stupid as leaving Trump alone with your daughter.
7ft 1/280 and embiid played like a straight out bitch
This is the round 2 sixers. Man such a letdown. Have to be harder on embiid vs harden. He's the MVP.
Harden won a game or two. Sure we could have used 30 from both of them.
Just came here to say I skip all pods and vids where I see Wos. Get rid of this guy, terrible takes and as annoying as Verno.
James harden will not get a max contract .. more like 20-25 milly a year
The Process of Elimination.
“… it bricked like a Joel Embiid air all…” classic.
It was another Elimination James performance but seriously based on history why would you expect anything different.
Great point with the Harden offensive mindset, Rob. That definitely happens when you're out of your zone and try to compensate in other ways.
Embiid is the story. Harden won them a fucking game without him. It was pathetic how Embiid played
Blow it up. There’s nothing you can do to make any improvements. It’s the sad truth.
Embiid for Okoro, Allen and Mobley
Harden for Marcus Morris, coffee and Boston Jr
Tobias for Jordan pool
lil Woz Hair line looking like the last line of defense in a WW1 trench warfare
Embiid whined for them MVP and the Voters got it wrong and rewarded him. Giannis and Jokic are clearly more valuable. Best game the 6ers played was game 1 when Embiid was out.
Trade MVP Embiid for the 2023 No.1 draft pick?
Man cried himself to an MVP he didn't deserve and cost a guy who did deserve it his shot at history. Now he's blaming his teammates because he no-showed for an entire series.
This Wos guy is a clown. The segment is basically unwatchable based on his “insights”.
They are both regular season frauds. The nba regular season today is a well organized pick up game. It doesn't matter anymore.
"Unlike the MVP, you can not blame this on the white dude" 😂🤣 made my day