The NBA regular season continues, the 76ers meet the challenge of the Raptors at home, this game the 76ers started strongly, they led Harden, the team scored 37 points in the first quarter, 10 points ahead of the Raptors, the advantage is still very obvious. In the second quarter, the 76ers offense fell into a scoring drought, and they only scored 17 points in a single quarter, while the Raptors scored 30 points, and at the end of the half, the Raptors had surpassed the 76ers by 3 points. Heading into the second half, the 76ers increased their defensive intensity as they blasted a 20-12 offense in the third quarter to take another lead. However, in the final quarter, the Raptors also began to exert their strength, and they successfully tied the score with 5 minutes left in the game, and the two teams returned to the same running line. At the critical moment, Harden missed two free throws, Siakam scored a jump shot under the basket, then Maxi hit a layup, Barnes did not make two free throws, the 76ers got the opportunity to level or rebound, Harden held the ball and committed an offensive foul, the game lost suspense, and finally the Raptors defeated the 76ers 93-88 to win the game.
The Raptors played very well in this game, and with them trailing by a maximum of 16 points, the team successfully reversed the score with the excellent performance in the second quarter. When the 76ers chase points, the Raptors can also withstand the opponent's counterattack, they are better at the overall play, the stability of the team's offensive and defensive ends is better than that of the 76ers, and the success rate is higher.
In the end, with full play, the Raptors successfully completed a 16-point comeback on the road and won this game. After winning this game, the Raptors have won 6 of the last 7 games, and the record is very good. At this stage, the Raptors are in 7th place in the East, less than 2 wins behind the Cavaliers, according to the team's current performance, they are likely to enter the top 6 in the East before the end of the season, and in the playoffs, the Raptors may also meet the 76ers in the first round.
At the beginning of this game, the 76ers' lead was still very obvious, at most they led the Raptors by 16 points, and the team took the initiative. However, it is a pity that in the case of their big score lead, the team was not able to maintain the lead, they played very badly in the second and fourth quarters, the team's offensive efficiency was low, the defensive intensity was not enough, and the offensive execution at key moments was not strong, which also led to the team finally suffering a 16-point reversal at home, missing 3 consecutive wins.
In this game, Harden's performance was average, he had 17 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists on 5-of-12 shooting, the data was not too outstanding, and in the case of the team only one point behind in the final moments, his two free throws were missed, and after he conceded two free throws, the Raptors' Siakam quickly completed the score, which also led to the score being stretched to 3 points. And when the team has the opportunity to level up or overtake, Harden also has an offensive foul, which also causes the game to lose suspense. The team lost the game, and Harden's sluggish performance at a critical moment needed to bear some responsibility. Embiid had 21 points and 13 rebounds on 6-of-20 shooting, and the performance was not ideal, and the sluggish performance of the two core players also led to the 76ers losing to the Raptors at home, and the team achieved a record of 5 wins and 3 losses in the past 8 games.