PHILADELPHIA — The familiar blue backdrop, the one with 'Playoffs' printed repeatedly in all caps, is back behind the podium. But with all the pressure expected to pack this Sixers postseason, Joel Embiid, James Harden and Philadelphia's cast of outside shooters seemed to feel anything but tension throughout a wire-to-wire, 121-101 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in Game 1 of their first-round series Saturday. Connecting on 21-of-43 attempts from beyond the arc — a franchise playoff record — can certainly suppress the weight of mounting expectations.
Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid, left, dibbles the ball as Brooklyn Nets' Nic Claxton defends in the second half during Game 1 in the first round of the NBA basketball playoffs, Saturday, April 15, 2023, in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA — The familiar blue backdrop, the one with “Playoffs” printed repeatedly in all caps, is back behind the podium.
“He’s just seen it so much. I think if anything, the teammates around him have been able to eat off of him,” said Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn. “They have a bunch of shooters who can knock down shots. There’s just something you’re going to have to be able to give up going into a series, and you make adjustments along the way. But you can’t stop it all, for sure.”
He drilled four step-back triples in the second quarter en route to 23 points, shedding his man with ease and even sending Spencer Dinwiddie to the floor on one occasion. “My legs, my body, feel powerful. Feel strong,” Harden said.
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