TOR had trouble scoring in G6.
Missed a lot of shots, 3's, 6 foot jump hooks by Ibaka, etc.
2nd half, Embiid blocked kawhi twice near the rim.
Siakim didn't have a good game.
Lowry didn't get going.
Green misfired.
6ers took advantage of their size down low.
Seems these whole playoffs the team that rebounds best wins (most games).
Here's something in my mind the last few years.
In these days of analytics and data, how come no one seems to have a good idea of how to manage the last few minutes when down a fair amount. At some point it should become a necessity to shoot a 3 every time, or get fouled quickly and make 2. For instance, when a team is down 18 with 4 mins left, is it time to shoot only 3's? How about 18 down and 3'30" left? 18 and 3'?
Sure the opps time of possession will vary, but it's not hard to watch a ton of film and calculate an average possession length for a team with a big lead and under 5 mins left. When they have an incentive to play slow. Let's say an average opp possession is 16 secs. And the comeback-attempting team needs an average of 8 secs to get a quality shot. If the lead team fails to score, it takes 24 secs on average to score and cut the deficit. At some point, scoring 2 points most trips is useless.
And of course the lead team will score some.
I see all the time, teams down say 12 with 2 mins left, run plays, take a bunch of time and get a midrange shot after 15 secs or more. It seems like a recipe for defeat, essentially a concession speech. I'd much rather see them take the first decent 3 point shot even if a bit rushed. At some point, that's the only way to win. A relatively quick 3.
I always expect to see teams go for quick 3's and they almost never do except when it's say 6 points and 12 secs, desperation time and reasonably close.
Seems teams should know when they need to get off a 3-pointer quickly to have any chance of getting back into a game.
I also think teams should put on fullcourt pressure and try to get 8-sec backcourt violations. Things that almost never occur.
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