The NBA regular season continues, the East ushered in a focus battle, the 76ers home against the Raptors, before the game both sides are in good shape, Rivers said after the last game that the next two home games will consider the next two home games to take off Harden and Embiid, but he did not do this, in terms of lineup strength, the 76ers have the upper hand. Sure enough, the 76ers quickly got into shape in the first quarter, taking a 16-point lead in the middle of the quarter, fortunately Siakam stepped forward to score 8 consecutive points to narrow the point gap, and the 76ers held a 10-point advantage at the end of the first quarter; in the second quarter, the 76ers attacked the whole team and scored only 17 points, the Raptors seized the opportunity to play a wave of 16-3 counterattack, and at halftime, the Raptors countered by 3 points and won 13 points in a single quarter. In the third quarter, the 76ers strengthened the defense, the Turn of the Raptors offense was weak, only scored 12 points in a single quarter, and the 76ers overtook 5 points at the end of the third quarter; in the fourth quarter, the game was very sticky, the Raptors played a 13-5 counterattack after the point difference was between millimeters, at the critical moment, Harden dropped the chain, two free throws missed to give the Raptors a chance, Trent Jr. completed the key steals, and two free throws to lock in the win, and finally the 76ers lost to the Raptors 88-93 to burst out of the cold.
In this game, Harden performed decently, with 19 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists on 5-of-12 shooting, and there was an offensive foul in the last minute, and then the referee watched the replay and added a first-level malicious foul, which is too undeserved, if there is no such mistake, the 76ers will not necessarily lose. Harden also took the initiative after the game, saying that I have to perform better, and I believe I will do it. Embiid didn't feel good, shooting 6-of-20 from the field, including 3 three-pointers, and had 21 points and 13 rebounds. After the game, the 76ers revealed that Embiid would not attend the press conference, the reason given by the team was that he needed to see a dentist, and the fans thought it was uncomfortable to lose. Maxi performed well, scoring 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting, but it was difficult to win the game with only one of the three main players who passed the show.
After the game, Rivers said the main reason for the loss, he said that the team did not have a sense of urgency at both ends of the attack, the defensive end gave the opponent a lot of opportunities, the offensive end was not strong, and there were two quarters where the score did not exceed 20 points. The Raptors' best-performing forward Siakam, who had 26 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists on 10-of-20 shooting, especially when the team was behind, he was able to take the initiative to take on the heavy responsibility of attacking the attack. Achuva became the winning odds, scoring 21 points on 9-of-15 shooting, not nervous at all in the matchup with Harden, facing a steady defensive hit, rookie Barnes performance can only be regarded as a pass, only 13 points on 6-of-21 shooting, in addition, the substitute Boucher also had 12 points and 14 rebounds. Judging from the course of the game, the 76ers' concentration is still not enough, some are too light enemies, and it is important to know that there is no weak team in the NBA, and there is a chance to turn the tables at any time.