.PompeyOnSixers examines three things that stood out during the Sixers’ 126-117 season-opening loss to the Boston Celtics Tuesday night.
BOSTON — Jayson Tatum’s third-quarter explosion doomed the Sixers. Matisse Thybulle played just 23 seconds, which gave the 76ers a huge disadvantage on defense. And the Sixers’ solid foul shooting kept things competitive — for a while.Tatum’s third-quarterTatum appeared unstoppable in the quarter while scoring on fadeways, running layups, finger rolls and a step-back three-pointer.
The 6-foot-8, 210-pounder had his way with P.J. Tucker, Tobias Harris and whoever else guarded him. His performance basically took the competitive life out of the Sixers.Thybulle is not only the Sixers’ best perimeter defender, he’s one of the NBA’s best defenders. However, the two-time second-team All-Defensive selection played just 23 seconds against the Celtics. He entered the game with 21.5 seconds remaining in the first quarter only to leave with 1.5 seconds left.
The Sixers could have really used his defense on a night Tatum and Jaylen Brown torched them for 35 points each. The Celtics also had a 24-2 advantage in transition baskets.One has to wonder if coach Doc Rivers and his staff regretted benching Thybulle when Philly was in need of a better defensive presence.This is one of the few things the Sixers did successfully against Boston. They made 24 of 28 foul shots for 85.7%. James Harden made all 12 of his free throws, while Joel Embiid went 7-for-9.
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