If you’re having déjà vu, you’re not alone. The Sixers are in embroiled in another first-round series with an opponent that is aggressively trapping Joel Embiid and complaining to the officials.
After Game 1, Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn voiced his displeasure with the officiating after his team lost, 121-101. (Most of the time you don’t lose games by 20 because of officiating, but we digress.)
You’ll recall it was a year ago that Raptors head coach Nick Nurse, knowing his team had no shot at stopping Embiid, used a similar tactic.
After a Game 2 win over Brooklyn, the parallels weren’t lost on Embiid, who had 20 points, 19 rebounds, seven assists, and three blocks in the Sixers’ 96-84 victory Monday.