In episode 10 of X’s & O’s Dei Lynam and Coach Lynam discuss how the Easter Conference semifinal series between the Sixers and Heat has become a best of three games.

Below are the highlighted topics of discussion.

1:00 The performance of James Harden in Game 4 where he scored 31 points had seven rebounds and nine assists.

2:20 Miami guarded Joel Embiid in such a way in the fourth quarter that the Sixers center had only one field goal attempt. As the coach describes, Miami dangerously doubled teamed Embiid in the fourth without the ball.

6:40 How has Miami gone from shooting the best three point percentage in the regular season, to making just 7-35 in Game 4 and 7-30 in Game 3; the coach explains the Sixers strategy that involves allowing Jimmy Butler to get his, while controlling that three-point line.

13:12 Coach has three keys for the Sixers to win Game 5 beginning with making sure “Jo’s on the plane.”

14:40 MVP discussion. The Joker had a great season and is essentially a point center but the coach goes to describe who Embiid is at the defensive end of the floor and there is no comparison at that end of the floor.

16:47 Coach has a story about Rudy Gobert and how last year, as Defensive Player of the Year, couldn’t do something we see Embiid do on a regular basis. “Help, re over, and rebound.”

19:24 It’s now a position-less game.

22:00 Go around the other playoff series.

26:50 A tribute to the great Ray Didinger who Sunday retired from his multiple sports media jobs.