The NBA playoffs officially began, the 76ers played at home against the Raptors, the overall strength of the 76ers dominated, Harden and Embiid are superstars, and the Raptors are just a growing team. In the first quarter of the game, the 76ers who played at home took the lead in entering the state, the point difference in the middle of the section has been stretched to double digits, the Raptors' offensive state is not good, did not play their own characteristics, the first quarter ended behind 8 points; in the second quarter, the Raptors' offense has improved, Anunoby scored 5 consecutive points to narrow the point difference, the 76ers forced the point difference to open the point difference to double digits again, and in the second half of the quarter, there was a wave of 19-4 small climax, and the 76ers led by 14 points in the first half. In the third quarter, the 76ers took advantage of the chase, a wave of 8-0 after the point difference directly to the 20 points outside, the Raptors responded to a wave of 17-4 counterattack, however, Maxi ushered in a big outbreak, a single quarter scored 17 points, after the third quarter the Raptors trailed by 19 points; in the fourth quarter, the 76ers have been in control of the situation on the court, the point difference fluctuates around 20 points, and finally, after 4 quarters of competition, the 76ers won 131-111 and won 20 points to get the opening red.
The game became Maxie's fame, he shot 14 of 21, including 5 of 8 three-pointers, got a team-high 38 points, Harden and Embiid did not feel good, the two shots 32 times only scored 41 points, it is safe to say that if it were not for Maxy's explosion, the 76ers would not have won at all. Fans said the 76ers officially ushered in the third big. However, Maxi is a very humble young player, he said after the game, I just try to help the team, try to be a good helper for Embiid and Harden. Harden also praised Maxi after the game, praising him for playing very the court and his efforts were rewarded. Embiid was not stingy either, saying he was not surprised by Maxi's outstanding performance. Rivers praised Maxi as a mature player.
For the Raptors, the most prominent performance is the core Siakam, who scored 24 points on 9-of-18 shooting, in addition to seven assists, And VanVleet and Anunoby also performed well, with 18 and 20 points respectively. It is worth mentioning that Raptors coach Nas is not reconciled to the loss, he said after the game that the defense should not get a whistle in the case of compliance, and he is very dissatisfied with Embiid's penalty. VanVleet also explained the reason for the team's defeat, we did not lose, but did not play the right rhythm for the game. The Raptors not only suffered a black opening, but also rookie Barnes was injured in the game, although he is a rookie, but has become a main player of the team, this game also got 15 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists of the quasi-triple-double data, which is obviously a bad news, unfortunately, fortunately, his post-game test is negative, there is no structural damage.