On March 21, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Philadelphia home to meet the Raptors, Philadelphia in the first quarter to get a 10-point advantage, the Raptors in the second quarter to bite the score, and at the end of the quarter played a wave of climax, half-time surpassed 3 points.
Philadelphia is no. 2 in the East, having won two straight games over the Cavaliers and Raptors, but the position is not secure, with only one win ahead of the Celtics in fourth place. The Raptors are no. 7 in the East, 1.5 wins behind the No. 6 Cavaliers, and they still have hope of storming direct playoff spots.
Harden and Embiid led the team in a dual core. Philadelphia started off well, Sable became a Wizard, he scored 8 points on all 3 shots in the first quarter, and Philadelphia quickly established an advantage at the beginning, with the point difference reaching double digits, leading by up to 16 points. The Raptors' second timeout finally paid off, closing the point gap at the end of the quarter and narrowing it to 10 points at the end of the first quarter.
As soon as the second quarter came up, Boucher hit a three-pointer, Niang also hit a three-pointer, the Raptors began to chase points, Thaddeus Young scored under the basket, the Raptors chased 36-42, Philadelphia's rotation lineup was in average shape, the point difference narrowed to 5 points, Harris dunked, and Philadelphia led 46-38. The timeout came back, both teams switched back to the main lineup, the two teams scored alternately, the Raptors continued to chase points, and Achuva felt hot to score consecutive points, chasing 49-52.
Coming back from the timeout, Embiid hit the inside, the Raptors were very strong, Siakam flew with both hands, Trent hit two free throws, and the Raptors rebounded 55-54. Philadelphia's offense was muted, Barnes slammed into a dunk, and the Raptors rebounded 57-54 at halftime. Embiid had 9 points and 5 rebounds on 4-of-12 shooting in the half, Harden had 7 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Maxi had 12 points and 3 assists, Sable 10 points, and Nyon on the bench also scored 8 points. For the Raptors, Achuva had 14 points and six rebounds, Siakam had 12 points, and Barnes and Boucher had nine points each. In the first half, Philadelphia fell behind in rebounds 19-29, and the interior score also trailed the Raptors.