On April 19, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs were in full swing. According to the schedule, the 76ers will host the Raptors' Second Leg game at home today. In the first leg of the match, the 76ers defeated their opponents 131:111 to take a 1:0 lead in the series!
Before the start of the match, the two sides announced the starting lineup:
76ers: Embiid, Harris, Danny Green, Maxi, Harden
Raptors: Achuva, Siakam, Anonubi, Trent, VanVleet
It is worth mentioning that Barnes, who was injured in the Raptors' last game, will miss today's game. Although he tested negatively, he still missed the second game between the two teams, and the Raptors hoped that he would play in the second half of the series.
In a pre-game interview, Rivers was interviewed about the team's tactics in the playoffs, saying: "Recently we have discussed many times together as a whole team, and I believe you have seen in G1, our tactics are much simpler than in the regular season. Mainly because we didn't have enough to run in, we only played 21 games with Harden in the regular season. The other combinations did not have time to be fully tested. ”
It is worth mentioning that Raptors coach Nas criticized the referee before the game, and he was very dissatisfied with G1's penalty, he said: "In the current playoffs, I don't mind physical confrontation, I hope the game is full of confrontation, and we must be able to withstand this." But in G1, my players were knocked down in the reasonable collision zone several times, and a few times they were elbowed in the face, and I didn't understand why the referee didn't whistle. I hope they at least have the courage to blow off the game and then watch the replay. ”