NBA fans want Doc Rivers fired after the Philadelphia 76ers blew a 26-point lead in Game 5.
When your team falls flat on its face in a series-swinging Game 5, you’re bound to take some heat. When it does so at home after holding a 26 point lead with 20 minutes remaining, fans are going to destroy you.
Philadelphia 76ers fans lost faith in their head coach tonight. Doc Rivers, you blew it. Let’s look at some of the reaction on NBA Twitter.
the sixers watched the bucks collapse last night and were like “lol that’s cute but watch this”
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) June 17, 2021
Doc Rivers game plan pic.twitter.com/0Nzk1yTHtw
— herbert winslow🦇 (@herbthehustla) June 17, 2021
Surely you're not telling me that a Doc Rivers team is blowing a huge lead in a playoff game and very visibly mentally collapsing late in the game?
— sreekar (@sreekyshooter) June 17, 2021
Doc Rivers is one more loss away from coaching on Netflix Last Chance U
— dyson daniels spin move (@killmesIime) June 17, 2021
Sorry Doc Rivers but you gotta lose your job behind this shit. https://t.co/u1zBp7LGjp
— Jeff Coates (@jeffreyAcoates) June 17, 2021
NBA Twitter thinks 76ers should fire Doc Rivers after Game 5 collapse
Backed by Trae Young‘s 39 points, the Atlanta Hawks mounted a comeback for the ages. They won 109-106 in the end, scoring as many points (40) in the fourth quarter as they did in the entire first half.
Unfortunately, this is not the first time a Doc Rivers coached team has coughed it up in the playoffs. Fool us once, shame on you. Fool us twice, shame on us. Fool us… six times? Yikes.
This is the 6th inexplicable 2nd round loss for Doc Rivers in a row
— David Dennis Jr. (@DavidDTSS) June 17, 2021
This is unbelievable. Unbelievable. Doc Rivers has been a part of some incredible collapses but this is … wow
— Kazeem Famuyide 🇳🇬 🍎 (@Kazeem) June 17, 2021
https://twitter.com/Houst0n4L/status/1405351766791688199?s=20
Vintage Doc Rivers coached game
— BGN Hoops (@BGNHoops) June 17, 2021
Chris paul and kawhi leonard seeing doc rivers choke another playoff game. pic.twitter.com/smB4oAHMAx
— Mohamed Ahmed (@RealDealMohamed) June 17, 2021
Doc Rivers is a war criminal pic.twitter.com/AkctOgnZ8c
— Mars (@marsjoint) June 17, 2021
Philadelphia fans are looking at Rivers’ past playoff failures and hoping they haven’t just witnessed the end of a special group. With Doc Rivers at the helm, can we still #TrustTheProcess?