Yep. The NBA has a "second season" that is entirely different from the regular season. While it is great to have your center be able to stretch the D by having an outside game, you really want him defending the paint on D and getting offensive rebounds on O. And that ends up in needing a very physical presence inside. Celtics, Knick and Miami are built for the second season. Denver's Joker is simply dominating the post season in the West and no team seems to have an answer for him. And as physical as he is, he didn't have his first foul last night until late int the second quarter. Yikes.
the 76ers are "soft". Embiid is great but you can't be on the ground the entire game. A 76ers friend told me that he was on the ground 26 times in the first half of game 1 or 2, can't recall the exact game. He's got to stand in the and fight. Hardin is just soft mentally. He's had a history of disappearing in key moments (like the Cavs' Donovan Mitchell). That is a bad combo.