5 Reasons Why I Can’t Celebrate The Sixers Win

James Harden scored 42 points, including a game tying floater at the end of regulation and a clutch corner three with less than 20 seconds remaining in overtime, to tie the series against the C*ltics 2–2.

Sixers fans were calling for Josh Harris to fire Doc Rivers, trade James Harden, get rid of Embiid, and restart the entire process from scratch after the Sixers’ embarrassing loss on Friday night. I was one of them. And even though the series is all tied up, I’m the furthest thing from confident in this team. Here’s why:

1. The Sixers had so many chances to put the game away yesterday, and every time they were close, someone would make an egregious mistake and Boston would score.
2. Every starter in Boston’s lineup has scored double digits in the past two games. It feels like every guy on that roster can shoot lights out from three at any moment.
3. PJ Tucker was a big reason the Sixers won Game 4. I love PJ Tucker and I think he’s deserving of every dollar he’s being paid. But if we’re being honest, PJ shouldn’t have to give Embiid a hoo-rah speech with a minute left in the 4th quarter. If anything, it should be the other way around.
4. James Harden dropped 42 points and was as clutch of a shooter as we’ve seen from him in his career. Unfortunately, that only means one…