At 8:00 Beijing time on April 21, the NBA playoffs played a focus battle, and the Raptors played at home to meet the 76ers. In the middle of the second quarter, a fierce scene occurred on the court, raptors star Van Vliet pushed down Joel Embiid, was blown a technical foul, and his hidden small actions could not escape the referee's eyes.
The Raptors played a perfect first quarter, not only bombarding 29 points in a single quarter, but also allowing opponents to score only 19 points, forcing the 76ers to make 8 mistakes in a single quarter, and doing well on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. Early in the second quarter, the Raptors went on an offensive spree, extending their lead to 17 points at one point. But then, the Raptors also had ups and downs, and the 76ers counterattacked, quickly chasing the point difference to single digits.
As the situation on the field changes, the psychological state of the players on both sides will also have twists and turns, which is inevitable. When the Raptors were chased for points, the players also seemed a little anxious, and the following scene is the most telling. At that time, the 76ers played counter-attack, and the long pass was handed to Joel Embiid, but the pass was a bit large, and Embiid was about to go out of the line when he received the ball.
After standing firmly, the opponent added another fire. Van Vleet, who rushed over, nudged him slightly, and Embiid fell out of the field. The referee certainly couldn't sit idly by and immediately blow up Van Vliet's foul. And Van Jordan protested the referee because of his emotions, and was also blown up for a technical foul, which was a big loss.
These can show the mentality of the players on both sides, fighting wits and courage on the field, or calm down, do not think that their small actions can deceive the referee, in the camera record, it is meaningless. Fortunately, the Raptors stabilized the situation again, and the half-time 56-46 thrilling held the lead in double digits, and the situation was still good.