LeBron's 33 Minutes Are Hurting Philly, Here's the Proof

LeBron's minutes are the real story in Philly right now and the tape backs it up.⁣
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Without the other three on the floor, he just doesn't have the burst in the half court to create a real advantage out of pick and roll anymore, and Mario Hezonja of all people is living off those looks. If he's giving those shots up, the answer isn't to live with it, it's to stop taking them.⁣
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Early in the fourth, Nick Nurse had to pull him after a blown layup against Mobley, a bad contested three with the clock dying, and a reckless gamble that gifted Harden a free runway three. That's three bad possessions in a row.⁣
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Then LeBron sits and the game tells you everything. Embiid eats from every spot with zero adjustment from Cleveland, and you even get Jaylen Brown isolations late when they need a bucket most. The Sixers close the game out clean in that stretch.⁣
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Thirty three minutes is too many. Twenty five, better spacing off ball, and let the other three stay threats. That's the fix. #shorts