After an easy defeat of the Raptors in the first game of the series, the 76ers, after a short day's break, once again sat at home to meet the Raptors, and finally the 76ers once again easily defeated the Raptors, rewriting the series score to 2-0.
Compared with the 76ers in the first game, who directly dismantled the Raptors' offensive system through control errors and rebounds, in the G2 competition, facing the Raptors who further enhanced the intensity of the confrontation, the 76ers chose to be tough.
Embiid, who was extremely sluggish in G1, bottomed out in G2, shooting 31 points and 11 rebounds and 14 free throws in the whole game, including 12 free throws in the first quarter, which also caused controversy.
As the leading scorer this season, Embiid's free throws have been controversial because he averaged 11.8 free throws per game, and Embiid, who won 11 free throws in the G1 game against the Raptors, caused the dissatisfaction of Raptors coach Nas.
So, in the final moments of the G2 match, Embiid also had a brief exchange with Nas on the sidelines around the issue.
After the game, Embiid was naturally asked about the specific communication topic between the two, and Embiid first praised Nas's coaching level, saying that he respected the things that Nas had done during his coaching, but he also politely told him not to complain about blowing penalties anymore.
As another protagonist of the incident, Nas also talked about the conversation between the two after the game, Nas said that Embiid said to him, you don't foul anymore, he will hit all the free throws, and he responded that he may continue to make free throws.
In the interview that followed, Embiid once again praised Coach Nas, admitting that as a coach, that was part of his job, and many times he didn't believe in complaining because every time it was a real foul.
Embiid further explained that if you use a three-man bag clip on a player every game, then he will definitely stand at the free throw line, the referee's blow is reasonable, and he should have got more free throws.
Embiid then revealed that the Raptors' strong physical confrontation has caused some injuries to their ankles and elbows, but he thinks these injuries are not a big problem.
And at the end of the interview, he did not forget to ridicule his teammate Danny Green, pointing out that Danny Green completed the one-arm partition buckle during the game, and he was ready to undergo a drug test.
Embiid's joke this time does have a source, when playing for the Lakers in 2019, Danny Green completed a four-seater dunk in the game, and was indeed required by the league to do a drug test after the game, because Danny Green's career has always been a projection-based player.
In response to the topic of Embiid's free throws, 76ers coach Rivers gave a more direct explanation, admitting that everything was the Raptors' initiative.
In today's league, Embiid is the most dominant player, it is the Raptors who take the initiative to improve the intensity of physical confrontation, Embiid just played his due performance.
Rivers then further talked about the targeted arrangements given by the Raptors after the Raptors improved the confrontation, first of all, the players remained calm, and at the same time, he asked the bench Reed to remain aggressive and not to take into account the physical confrontation, because he is not a star and will not be questioned.
In addition to the core Embiid responding to the blow-blowing question, the 76ers' other core Harden also made a showdown on his score after the game.
Harden scored 22 points in the G1 showdown and only scored 14 points in the half-time, and if by past standards, Harden's performance was clearly substandard.
But Harden admitted after the game that he did not have to get how many points he had on the court, but to play the most correct game as possible and let his teammates participate in the attack, not just how many points he had to get.