On April 8, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ushered in a focus battle, Philadelphia challenged the Raptors away, and in the first quarter, Philadelphia fired 7 three-point shots, and Philadelphia led 33-26 in the single quarter.
Philadelphia has previously won three consecutive games to rank 4th in the East, but it is only half a game away from the Celtics in 2nd place, and there are still many variables in the ranking. The Raptors are no. 5 in the East, locking in a playoff spot, and they've been in great form lately. In the first 3 meetings of the season, the Raptors won two of them.
Philadelphia's starting points are: Green, Harris, Embiid, Harden, Maxi. The Raptors started: Siakam, Birch, Achuva, Trent, Barnes. In the first quarter, Birch scored first, Green hit a three-pointer to start the philadelphia record, Philadelphia's outside line felt hot, Maxi shot 2 three-pointers, Harris also hit the second three-pointer, played a 15-2 start to stop the Raptors, Philadelphia's first 15 points all came from the outside.
The timeout came back, Embiid dunked, the Raptors finally improved, Siakam scored 7 consecutive points, chasing 9-20, but Philadelphia soon regained strength, Niang and Harden hit three points in succession, Embiid back jumper scored, Philadelphia led 30-17. Back from the timeout, Thaddeus Young hit a three-pointer, Embiid hit two free throws and the Raptors chased the points late in the quarter, giving Philadelphia a 33-26 lead in the first quarter. Embiid had 10 points and three rebounds in the first quarter, and he scored against Wang Zhiyi, Harden gave 6 assists with 5 points, and Philadelphia rained three-pointers on 7-of-8 outside the first quarter. The Raptors' Siakam scored 11 points in the first quarter.