Beijing time on April 19, the first round of the Eastern Playoffs 76 and the Raptors of the second battle officially started in Philadelphia, the first game Philadelphia soldiers beat the Raptors without bloodshed, and what is more difficult for the Raptors is that the core barnes of the team injured his ankle during the game, so in this game, the Raptors' starting lineup was adjusted, Achuva entered the starting lineup, and Achuva's performance this season was also outstanding. The Philadelphia 76ers continued the starting lineup for the first game, with Green, Harden, Harris, Embiid and Maxi starting first.
The game was full of gunpowder, and as soon as the game began, Embiid and Raptors forward Anunoby clashed, and other players stepped forward to pull the two of them apart. Siakam slammed Embiid to the ground during the game, but the referee didn't blow fouls, which also set the tone for the game, typical of the Eastern Conference playoff intensity. Although targeted by opponents, the emperor is an MVP-level player after all, and Embiid single-handedly hammered the Raptors' interior line in the first quarter, cutting 19 points and 3 rebounds in a single quarter, but the Raptors relied on VanVleet, who scored 15 points in a single quarter, to take the lead in the first quarter.
Philadelphia, the dominant game in the second quarter, began to harvest the game, veteran Danny Green hit two consecutive three-pointers in the second quarter, and as Maxi completed two free throws, Philadelphia hit a 22-11 climax in the second quarter, instantly laying a 10-point lead. Although Embiid's performance in the second quarter was average, the whole team as a whole was full of power, Harden had 9 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in the single quarter, while the Raptors VanVleet was dumb in the second quarter, relying only on Siakam's bitter support, and In the second quarter, Philadelphia played a 35-19 climax, and the point difference reached 15 points.
Philadelphia's scoring continued in the third quarter, with Harden and Embiid connecting the first goal in the second half, and the two completed the dunk. As Harris scored a three-pointer, Philadelphia hit a 7-2 offensive culmination in the third quarter, with the point difference stretched to 20 points. Embiid then scored consecutive points with fantastic footsteps, and the point difference was widened to 26 points. However, at the end of the third quarter, Embiid and his opponent Sable's arm were twisted together, but fortunately, it was not a big problem, and embiid continued to play on the court after the suspension, and in the third quarter, Philadelphia played an offensive climax of 28-21, and the point difference was stretched to 22 points.
The game seems to have lost suspense, the Raptors are really too difficult, in addition to Barnes injured can not play, the team's other core Trent will not return because of injuries played this game for 9 minutes. Although the Raptors and 76ers are evenly matched in the regular season, the two sides do not seem to be a level team in the playoffs. Philadelphia was able to stop the Raptors in one game in the playoffs, and now they can finally believe that the Harden combination has the strength to win the championship.
However, the Raptors did not intend to give up in the fourth quarter, but continued to pursue this score, the opening stage of the Raptors played a wave of 7-2, to the first timeout of the fourth quarter, the Raptors still trailed by 19 points. The timeout returns to the point differential continues to be narrowed to 11 points. The Raptors played 15-0 in the fourth quarter. Also Maxie responded by three points, interrupting the Raptors' orgasm. With Green's one-arm dunk, the point difference returned to 19 points. The Raptors showed enough tenacity in the fourth quarter of this game to have no regrets even if they lost the game.