Daily News | Sixers need to make it tougher on Nets as series switches to Brooklyn — and prepare for pushback
NEW YORK — The cheers the 76ers received at the Wells Fargo Center in Games 1 and 2 will definitely turn to boos here in Brooklyn.
“We expect them to have a sense of comfort,” De’Anthony Melton said. “But, at the same time, we have to make it uncomfortable for them. Make it tough, be physical and play our game.” The last time the Sixers swept a playoff series was in a best-of-five opening-round matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks in 1991. Their last four-game sweep came in 1985, also against the Bucks, in the second round.
However, a lot of the Sixers’ struggles in Game 2 came in the first half when they didn’t move the ball. This came after the Sixers went to an all-out blitz to cool off Mikal Bridges in the second half of Game 1. The Nets have also been undone by allowing Tobias Harris and Tyrese Maxey to roam freely while double-teaming Joel Embiid.
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