Coming into the Boston Celtics' second-round playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers, you knew the Joel Embiid and James Harden pick-and-roll was going to be a big part of their offense that wouldn’t necessarily be neutralized, but blunted.
As the series has worn on, we’ve seen the Sixers run multiple variations of their primary offense. They’ve gone down the middle, utilized side actions, ran empty corner, had Embiid pop, had him roll to the nail — you name it, the Sixers have done it. In Game 6, with the Sixers chasing one more victory, they utilized all of their pick-and-roll wrinkles as they threw different looks at Boston’s defense in the hope of finding a crack in their defensive armor.