Beijing time on April 19, today, the 76ers continue to play against the Raptors at home. After Barnes was injured in the last game, and Trent was unable to play due to illness, the Raptors' strength was greatly reduced. However, in the first quarter, the Raptors were all soldiers, leading the opponent by 1 point at 33-32, and Embiid turned the tide in the first quarter, scoring 19 points and 3 rebounds on 11 of 12 free throws. Entering the second quarter, the 76ers blossomed more points, and at halftime, the Raptors had fallen behind their opponents by 15 points, and Harden had 14 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks on 3-of-6 shooting in the half. Yi Bian fought again, and the two teams still maintained a 15-point difference in the first nine minutes.
After that, Siakam faced Embiid in mid-range, embiid and Maxi were injured successively, and the game was suspended. Timeout back, Maxi strong kill basket under 2 points into the account, Siakam did not hesitate to let go, in return a 2+1, however, Sebel suddenly cast a cold arrow, immediately rained three points, Anunoby mid-range 2 points to stop bleeding, 76ers played feeling, Maxi gave, three points and an arrow through the heart, Birch also hit a three-pointer, soon, Anunoby also scored 2 points, the end of the third quarter, the 76ers extended the point difference to 24 points. Maxi had 18 points, six rebounds and seven assists in the third quarter, Embiid 28+11 and Harden 14+5+7.
In the final quarter, Harris stopped in mid-range to take 2 points first, Boucher shot himself and scored 2 points, Anunoby felt hot, the three-point knife fell, Boucher grabbed the offensive rebound, the basket completed a two-handed dunk, the point difference narrowed to 19 points, and the 76ers requested a timeout. After the timeout, Boucher again hit a cold-blooded three-pointer, Anunoby also had a three-pointer, and the Raptors played a 13-0 mini-climax. Immediately after, Birch flew to the basket to take two more points, but the Raptors made a mistake, Maxi's fast three-point attack splashed, and Harris made a foul and also hit 2 goals.
In the last 5 and a half minutes, Embiid made two fouls and one shot, Maximi was bold, assisted Danny Green's fast attack to complete a one-handed dunk, the point difference reached 19 points, and the Raptors were stopped. Back from the timeout, Boucher held high to take 2 points first, Siakam also hit two free throws, but Embiid also scored two goals in color, Anunoby hit two free throws to stop the bleeding, Maxi threw a fatal shot, the two sides came and went, and in the end, the 76ers beat the Raptors 112-97, taking a temporary lead of 2-0 on aggregate. In this game, Embiid called the wind and rain, dominated the inside line, he played 37 minutes, 9 of 16, cut 31 points and 11 rebounds.
Harden went 3-of-9 and scored 14 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks, but 6 turnovers; Maxi continued the fiery feel of the previous game, 8 of 11, with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists; Harris entered the playoffs as if he had changed as a person, and he made a big surprise in this game, 7 of 11, with 20 points and 10 rebounds; Tielin 11 points. For the Raptors, Siakam had 20 points, 10 rebounds and five assists; VanVleet had 20 points, four rebounds and seven assists; Anunoby had 26 points; and Boucher had 17 points and eight rebounds.
The 76ers can play so well in the playoffs, first of all, Harden's organization and sorting out of the team, secondly, Maxi's outbreak is very important, in addition, Embiid's consumption of the Raptors' interior line is very large, attracting the attention of defenders and allowing teammates to get more open offensive opportunities. Harris's performance in these two games is also extremely critical, he is the X factor that determines how far the 76ers can go.