On March 21, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Raptors played against Philadelphia. In this campaign, VanVleet hung up the exemption card due to injury, and Philadelphia achieved a 16-point advantage in the dream start. The Raptors blasted a 16-4 run in the late second quarter, and then the two sides fought fiercely until the final tiebreaker. Philadelphia trailed by 2 points in the final 7.2 seconds, Harden broke through but elbowed Boucher to eat a malicious foul, and finally Philadelphia lost to the Raptors 88-93, two consecutive wins came to an abrupt end, and the second place in the East also gave way to the Bucks.
Match data
Raptors: Siakam 26 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, Achuva 21 points and 9 rebounds, Barnes 13 points and 6 rebounds, Boucher 12 points and 14 rebounds
Philadelphia: Harden 17 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals, Embiid 21 points and 13 rebounds, Maxi 19 points, Niang 11 points, Sebel 12 points, 3 steals and 4 blocks
Star of the Game: Achuva plays efficiently as a surprise soldier
In this battle, VanVleet was absent, the Raptors "four starters", and Achuva became a surprise soldier. The full field of efficient bombardment of 20+, both offensive and defensive ends have brilliant performances, to help the team win a difficult victory.
Highlights of this session
Unpredictable! Harden doesn't look at people to help Fly Sable
Clever breakthrough! Maxi hooked his hand to hit
Quarterback Long Pass! Sika assists in the flight of Achuva
Long time no see! Harden sent a retreating mid-range shot
Holiday layup hit! Maxi helped Philadelphia to close the score
Game review
In the first quarter, Sable hit a three-pointer first, Trent hit a jump shot, Sebel returned the air to cut a layup, Achuva made a second offense, then Harden and Maxi scored four consecutive points, Sebel sent three points, Trent broke through, Harden hit two free throws, Embiid hit a mid-range shot, and Philadelphia opened a 10-point gap 18-8. Birch hit two free throws and Philadelphia blasted a 10-2 surge that instantly opened a 16-point gap. Barnes scored five straight points to stop the bleeding, Achuva threw a shot, then Embiid hit the shot, Sika countered to score four points in a row, and the Raptors closed to an eight-point gap. Green hit a layup and Philadelphia led 37-27 into the second quarter.
In the second quarter, Boucher hit the first three-pointer, Niang quickly returned the long-range shot, Boucher scored four consecutive points, Niang made a layup, Thaddeus Young won under the basket again, and the Raptors chased to 36-42. Harden hit two free throws, Birch threw a shot, Green hit two free throws, Harris sent a dunk, Boucher threw a throw to continue to hit, Sebel two-handed dunks, Trent made two free throws, Maxi hit a layup, Philadelphia led 50-41. The Raptors suddenly unleashed a wave of 8-2 to close the 3-point gap. Embiid broke through to score points, Sika scored four straight points, and then Trent hit two free throws to give the Raptors a 55-54 tie-in for one point. Barnes then hit a layup and the Raptors blasted 16-4 in the final section to go into the second half at 57-54.
In the third quarter, Harden scored four points in a row, and Philadelphia rebounded with 1 point. Then the Raptors blasted a 6-0 gap of 5 points, Embiid hit two free throws, Maxi hit a layup, and sent another three-pointer, and Philadelphia responded with a wave of 7-0 to stop the Raptors 65-63. Embiid hit five free throws in a row and Philadelphia extended the minor surge to 12-0 to take advantage of seven points. Trent stopped the bleeding with a three-pointer, then Sika hit a layup and Harden threw a free throw to give Philadelphia a 74-69 lead into the final quarter.
In the last quarter, the Raptors chased four consecutive points, Niang and Brooks faced each other for three points, Boucher made two free throws, and the Raptors rebounded 78-77. Achuva hit a layup and the Raptors led by three points to stop Philadelphia. Embiid sent a 2+1, Brooks hit another three-pointer, Embiid scored another layup and Philadelphia trailed to 84-85. Sable and Trent sent each other two free throws, Embiid missed two free throws at key moments, and then Sika jumped to score points to give the Raptors an 89-86 lead. Trent then delivered a key steal, Harden chased after the blown foul, and Rivers challenged both sides to jump the ball. The Raptors scored, Achuva hit two free throws, Maxi sent a dunk, and Philadelphia trailed to 88-90. Barnes then missed two free throws, leaving Philadelphia two points behind in the final 7.2 seconds. Harden elbowed Boucher and suffered an offensive foul, and Philadelphia completely lost hope of turning the tables.
Both sides started fiercely
Raptors: Trent Jr., Achuva, Siakam, Barnes, Birch
Philadelphia: Harden, Maxi, Sable, Harris, Embiid