On April 19, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs 76ers played against the Raptors. Throughout the game, Embiid made 9 of 15 and 12 of 14 from the free throw line, with 31 points and 11 rebounds, Harden 3 of 9 and 7 of 8 from the free throw line, with 14 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. The 76ers made 26-of-30 free throws and the Raptors made 10-of-12 free throws. The disparity in penalties between the two sides has sparked heated discussions, with fans ridiculing the porcelain brothers and complaining that the 76ers have too many free throws and ruined the basketball.
The two sides were full of gunpowder as soon as they came up, and the Raptors sent a bottom line ball. Anunoby and Embiid had a physical clash during the process. Anunoby pushed Embiid, and Embiid, not to be outdone, also rushed over and pushed his opponent.
The two sides pushed and shoved each other continuously, and the teammates also rushed over to persuade each other to fight and pull the two apart. In the end, the referee blew a penalty for both sides of the technical foul, each playing fifty boards.
It is worth mentioning that since then, the referee's decision has caused controversy. In the entire first half, the Raptors only had seven free throws, while Embiid alone made 12 free throws in the first quarter. Embiid also set a record with 12 free throws in a single quarter, and he was the first player in the past 25 years to make at least 11 free throws in a single quarter in the first quarter of the playoffs.
In fact, not only Embiid, Harden is also a master foul maker, playing 4 minutes in the fourth quarter, at this time, he made 7 of 8 free throws, and the Raptors only made 8 free throws. In the end, the 76ers also won the opponent, leading 2-0.
Interestingly, in the game, Harden broke through to the basket and collided with the opponent, and Embiid was just about to cover for him, and the result was also brought down. The two fell to the ground together, and the fans ridiculed and touched the porcelain brothers.
The frequent fouls made by the two men and walked to the free throw line also caused a heated discussion. Perkins asked why so many people hated the 76ers. Fans have given answers, the biggest reason is that there are too many free throws, and fans even said that the 76ers ruined the basketball, "the 76ers basketball really makes people want to see, this is not basketball, this is a free throw game, too bad." ”