On April 19, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, Philadelphia sat at home to meet the Raptors, and Philadelphia opened up the point difference in the second quarter, gaining a 15-point advantage in the half. In the second half, Philadelphia continued to extend its advantage, leading by 27 points at one point, and finally defeated the Raptors 112-97 and took a 2-0 lead. The next two games will be moved to the home of the Raptors.
Philadelphia ranked 4th in the East, the Raptors ranked 5th, the two teams' records are not much different, but in the first game, Philadelphia showed the strength of the championship favorite, with a 20-point advantage to win the opponent, Harden and Embiid did not exert power, Maxi bombed 38 points, becoming a Wizard.
The Raptors took the lead to get into form today, with Van Vliet feeling hot and leading the team to an 11-2 start. Philadelphia bit the score under the leadership of Harden and Embiid, Embiid dominated the inside line in the first quarter, creating 12 free throw opportunities in a single quarter to score 19 points, Philadelphia quickly rebounded, and the Raptors' offense was also good, leading by one point in a single quarter.
Philadelphia quickly reversed the score in the second quarter, and Maxi, who did not score in the first quarter, exploded in this quarter, bombing 11 points in a single quarter, Harden also filled the data column, and Philadelphia quickly pulled the point difference to double digits. The Raptors had fewer scoring points, with the exception of VanVleet, Anunoby and Siakam, who were not feeling good, and the Raptors scored just 19 points in the second quarter and lost 16 points, with Philadelphia taking a 15-point lead at halftime.
Easy side to fight again, Philadelphia continued the hot state of the second quarter, Embiid broke out again, Maxi also felt good, the point difference soon came to more than 20 points, the Raptors' offense was still dumb, Embiid hit a three-pointer, Philadelphia played 20-8, the point difference has reached 27 points. The Raptors' offense picked up slightly at the end of the quarter, but they still couldn't resist Philadelphia's strong offense, and Philadelphia led by 24 points at the end of the third quarter at 95-71.
In the final quarter, the Raptors played a 15-2 wave as soon as they came up, narrowing the point difference to 11 points. Maxi hit a three-pointer to stop the bleeding, Philadelphia stabilized the situation, the Raptors' offense failed to continue, Philadelphia played a wave of 8-0 to open the point difference again, and finally won the Raptors, leading 2-0. In two games, Philadelphia won the Raptors by 35 points, which is completely crushing level.
Embiid continued to dominate the interior, shooting 8-of-14 from the field, 12-of-14 from the free throw line, 31 points and 11 rebounds, Harden didn't score high, but the data was comprehensive, with 15 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, Maxi scored 23 points in this campaign, 61 points in the first two games, Harris and Green also scored in double figures. Philadelphia was far ahead of the 30-12 free throw line, and Embiid alone surpassed the Raptors in terms of free throws.