![]() ![]() Lou Williams, Danilo Gallinari and Young opened the fourth on a huge run against the Sixers’ second unit and kept attacking once 76ers coach Doc Rivers was forced to put the starters in and save the lead. “We didn’t play the way we should be playing." “We got too comfortable,” guard Ben Simmons said. Had 10 of 15 turnovers in the second half. The Sixers still had a 97.5% chance of winning Game 5 with 4:23 remaining. The Hawks outscored them 40-19 in the fourth on 16 of 22 shooting. Embiid scored 39 points and Seth Curry had 36 and they were the only two Sixers to score a field goal in the second half. They still led 87-69 at the end of the third before they collapsed. “We have confidence in each other.”Įmbiid scored 17 points in an 8-for-8 first quarter and seemingly had the Sixers on their way toward a romp with a 26-point lead in the first half. “We keep fighting no matter what the score is. Young scored 39 points and added to a postseason where he has become a breakout star. “We knew what we had to do and we had to do it in a hurry. The Hawks won in Philadelphia for the second time in the series and can advance to the conference final for the first time since 2015 with a victory Friday night in Atlanta. Young was fouled on a 3-pointer and hit all three free throws with 1:26 left to cap a 26-point rally and send Atlanta on its way to a 109-106 victory Wednesday night in Game 5. How could they not? Atlanta fans can roll off a lengthy list of infamous collapses in its collective sports history. “If you don’t believe, you got to believe now," Hawks coach Nate McMillan said. Oh yes, there will be a Game 6 in the Eastern Conference semifinals, with the upstart Hawks - not top-seeded Joel Embiid and the Sixers - playing for a spot in the next round. “I was just showing love to the ATL fans that showed up,” Young said, "and we’re going to need them to show up Friday for us.” ![]() PHILADELPHIA - Trae Young ran off the court clapping and yapping toward the few Hawks fans that braved the Philly crowd and stuck around and were rewarded with a comeback victory for the ages. 20 without a first or second-round pick of their own to trade.Hawks rally from 26 points down, stun 76ers in Game 5 That said, Houston went in a different direction and the Sixers ultimately couldn’t put together a package to move higher than No. Had there been mutual interest between Houston and Harden, maybe there could’ve been a sign-and-trade orchestrated around Whitmore’s rookie contract rights. Morey’s somewhat short on movable assets at the moment and Philadelphia has bigger fish to fry with James Harden’s trade request. Ultimately, the Sixers were unable to get anything done. He knows his stuff, and he was wise to position Philadelphia for a run at Whitmore. Morey is one of the highest paid executives in the NBA for a reason. He won Summer League MVP, showcasing the explosive downhill scoring ability that led many to consider him the best wing prospect in the draft. Ironically, Whitmore ended up with Morey’s former team, the Rockets, at No. He’s already making executives around the league look foolish. His fall, the result of dicey medical information and concerns about his quiet nature, was completely unexpected. Whitmore played locally at Villanova and was the No. I couldn't understand why they were falling because I've seen him play live… "There was another prominent player who fell in this year's draft that we were trying to move up for. Daryl Morey seems to indicate the Sixers attempted to move up and get Cam Whitmore in the draft: ![]()
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