Nick Nurse vs Erik Spoelstra Was Basketball Chess 

You can’t comprehend how good it feels to finally have a coach that actually makes adjustments as a Sixer fan. 😭

I'm literally crying. Can you imagine going from Doc to Nick

NIck Nurse has been a god send for the Sixers offensively. Their offense looks more organized and he has unlocked Embiid's post game.

As a Raptors fan it’s nice to see Nick Nurse doing his thing in Philly. People don’t realize how integral he was to that Raptors championship.

If only Tobias Harris played like a real 3 player the Sixers would be incredible. Nurse benching him showed me enough to keep Nurse forever

Nick nurse really copied the heat zone mid game

I’m sick of the narrative that coaching doesn’t matter in the nba. The level of preparation and adjustability in this philly team is night and day from last season

Sixers scored 39 in the first half, then damn near scored 70 in the 2nd

Great breakdown. Everyone else I heard talk about this game were vague or surface level. This actually described what two great coaches/teams did the scheme against the other.

As a long time Raps fan I can tell you this is exactly what Nurse excels at. He’s not the best schematic coach (defensively he’s up there but not on offence), he’s not a developmental/lock room coach, but he’s the best at in game adjustment especially if he has good players to work with.

been telling randoms online, as a diehard sixer fan but still a casual, that the biggest difference that ive seen is that nurse pulled tobias for the sake of winning. no politics involved hes there to get things done love nurse

Videos like this are why I subscribed. Well done.

What a great breakdown highlighting coaching instead of hoop heroics. Great job.

amazing content my man, keep it up. the attention to detail is next level.

This is a really good breakdown man, love those kinds of vids

Excellent analysis! I learned a lot.

This is so good, great job man! Love the analysis! Just subbed!

I can't believe this is the 1st video of yours I've seen. This is beautiful. Earned my sub within the 1st 4 mins

Crazy insight! Super fun watch!

NGL I wanted to throw up at halftime because I was worried about our haunted past as far as bad coaching/ adjustments; but Nick came through man I love it

Great video, thank you!

This is top analysis my man 👏

Great breakdown, i love the slow motion pace so its easier to catch everything thats happening. Seeing the chess match develop is what makes these high stakes game so much fun to watch! I have a hard time seeing the sixers get past the Knicks but lets see what nurse comes up with

THIS BROKE MY HEART LAST NITE 💔💔JIMMY INJURED IN 1ST Q😳💔

Very good breakdown. Subscribed

Great breakdown. 💯

Great analysis. Best I’ve seen on this game. Thank you. Go Sixers. From Steve outta the Buckeye State.

Ty Lue really played Marcus morris over nic batum

Great breakdown!!

I still can’t believe that the Bucks did not hire nurse. Their issue is playoffs coaching, and Bud is slow to adjust. Instead of getting an experienced coach, they hired a rookie coach, the replaced him with another playoffs disaster of a coach

I just love how your videos teach me so much about the game. It makes watching basketball much more entertaining. Thank you

nick nurse and spo, 2 best coaches in the nba such a fun game to be at

Wow bro this video taught me a lot about basketball plays, incredible how you know so much about basketball, would love for you to be one of our coaches, good break down of this game brother!!!

W consistency I need a coby white or bulls vid gangyy

Even though this was a rough start, this was the best game I’ve attended all year just in pure excitement

As a 76er fan seeing Jimmy Buckets is always hard. A great player and such determination. Having said that, it makes me nutso when he takes four or more steps after a steal before dunking for two.

Ngl this game brought me goosebumps. I haven’t seen a 6ers coach that could actually coach since I was a kid and Larry brown was running the show

good analyse hope you can go one for the match up new york against sixers

You earned a sub

Great analysis!! Lots of stuff I didn't understand during the game! What's your take with the Knicks??

You forgot to mention the free chicken adjustment we made

Doc rivers would rather prepare his answers postgame than to prepare plays in game

For people that don't watch it religiously and understand all the terminology of the actions and plays and counter plays, breakdowns like these are awesome. I'd be considered a casual.

I watched this game last night and it was highly entertaining, despite being a bit of a defensive slugfest at times. Embiid wasn't really conditioned yet, as he was standing with his hands on his knees for most of the match. Still, his gravity opened up a lot of plays. The Heat really could have used more shooting, or more offense in general. I think Herro really did a good job given the circumstances of being basically the only creation on the Heat team. Butler was hurt during the game and visibly slower, though in true Butler fashion he still made some excellent defensive plays. Still, against any other coach than Nick Nurse, the zombie Heat would have ran away with this game. I can't wait for their match against the Bulls, which would be another defensive minded game. If Embiid can play himself into shape, the Sixers have a good chance of going far this year. I really love Oubre and Batum as flexible defensive wings, they were never a bad defensive team but now they cover the gaps quite a bit better and leave Embiid to protect the basket. It is not like they are incredibly deep, but the lineups that they do have are quite strong.

Raps fan here. Cheering for Nick, Kyle and 76er's!

W video man

They would have lost this game 100/100 times with Doc. This video makes me feel better about Embiid too, who looked tired, sluggish. His usual bad body language when things aren’t going his way, but he was huge down the stretch. He looked less injured in this breakdown although he is clearly battling the knee.

Gotta love good coaching after years of Glenn rivers

Now for yjr Nurse vs Thibs matchup, what's the over under guys averaging 40+ minutes? 7.5?

How yall talk about every factor ither than jimmy butler getting severely injured in the first half and then deciding to stay on the court for the rest of the game

Is semi-transition the same as a secondary break?

If doc rivers was the coach the team would choke for sure, but yeah nick nurse is one of the best nba coaches at adjusting in game and doing everything in his power to help the team win. Great game though now let’s see if heat can survive the bulls without jimmy 😅

Now I'm excited to see Thibs vs Nurse 😍 😄.

I know they joke about it but the free chicken was a big turnaround. Sixers were able to feed through the energy and, along with the coaching, helped them get a shot for the win.

You forgot to mention the immediate game changing impact of brickin’ for chicken

Batum knows how to make the coach happy and gives him more minutes lol

Can you analyze a game in real time like a coach or do you rely on game film?

Great 👍 Job

Who’d think the best move was benching Harris for Batum…checkmate

@1:58 how is Embiid leaving the ground on the pump fake before starting his dribble not called?

Tobias Harris was trying to replicate Charles Smith in 2024.

GREAT!!!!!!

Who is a better coach doc or nurse???

As a Heat fan and as much I hate sixers. But their coach nothing but respect. Prob only worth opponent for Spo in the East.

Excellent content. I wasn't able to watch the game.

It was a great matchup Shame it was only a play in game not a series

Both these teams healthy this season would have been in top 4 seeding for the East and be dangerous for playoffs. Injuries wrecking both though

Six of one, half dozen of the other. Doc Rivers never let Embiid being injured, keep the team from being competitive. The Sixers, when BIid was injured, were a whole lottery team under Nurse. I'm pretty sure Doc had a winning record without Joel for lots of games.

1:57 yo😭

look for more chess with the Knicks and defensive whiz Tom Thideau... the chess match will be fun. looking for alot of scores in the 80's

You guys are all trippin. Doc would have had us with a 20 point lead entering the 4th quarter. Only to blow the lead and lose the game.

At 96 all Oubre never got both feet outside of the lane to reestablish, so that And1 should have been a turnover. Next play Herro has his wrist hit on the 3, you can see his wrist move on the reply as the ball leaves his hand. Few plays later was a back and back, which could have been a foul on 76ers for pushing him back. I'm ok with it getting more physical, but that And1 should have been a turnover. Not a 76ers fan, just wanting refs to call it fair both ways in every game or Tim Donahue looks correct in the NBA being rigged for bigger markets. Also makes me realize the Nuggets might be done in by the Refs who work part time for the Lakers org.

Awful Coaching would say otherwise

THE BUCKS DIDN'T HIRE THIS GUY😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

5 steals lack of communication, just let Jimmy walk up to Embiid and not say nothing is crazy 😮

I thought in the first half Nurse was really planned that bad shooting lmaoo

They played a lot of box in one.

Sixers got super lucky with Batum hitting 6 3s

Really wish the bucks would’ve gotten Nurse instead of hiring a rookie head coach and then dumping him for Doc. Doc would’ve lost the Sixers this game, and now we have that bum coaching our team😭

Erik Spoelstra next goat COACH ?

Tobias back to back layup misses smh

Nick and Nick

Imagine this in 2020 if the raptors beat the celtics to play the heat

The checkmate was Philly injuring butler

so miami zone defense was working and they stopped it to play man🤔

1:59 how TF is that not a travel on embiid?

WEE WEE!!! :D

Pain: Rajacovic is a good coach, but I miss Nurse.

Nurse save us.

DOC would never!

everything changed when philly got their chicken

I love basketball chess

and the clowns on ESPN saying that there is no handchecking anymore here is a proof 2:50

All that playoff heat hype never worked in Philadelphia

sixers would’ve lost by 30 with doc rivers

The big difference is that Sixers missed a lot of shots and layups. Didn't take care of the ball.

Look at that crazy moving screen by Bam on Embiid trying to hurt him.

great video as usual, bring back the old background music though please. Used to be epic and now is meh.

4th quarter why tf batum in 😂

That heat zone was horrible Batun exposed it