On April 21, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, Philadelphia challenged the Raptors away, and the Raptors were very strong in the first half, leading by up to 17 points and leading by 10 points at halftime. Philadelphia tied the score in the final quarter and the game went into overtime. In overtime, Philadelphia seized the opportunity, Embiid staged a three-point shootout, and finally Philadelphia reversed the Raptors 104-101, leading 3-0, only one step away from promotion, and the championship favorite showed its fangs, most likely to become the first breakout team.
Philadelphia ranked 4th in the East and the Raptors ranked 5th, which is very close in terms of record, but in the first two games, Philadelphia completely suppressed the Raptors, and won 35 points against the opponent in two games, with a clear advantage. The Raptors, who are 2-0 behind in the big score, have fallen into a desperate situation.
The game moved to Toronto, and the Raptors who returned to the home court quickly entered the form, Siakam, Anunoby, Trent, etc. were full of impact, suppressing Philadelphia as soon as they came up, Embiid was in a very bad state in the first half, and Philadelphia only scored 19 points in the first quarter and fell behind by 10 points. The Raptors continued to extend their advantage in the second quarter, leading by 17 points at one point 38-21 in the second quarter, Philadelphia biting the score under Harden, Philadelphia still trailing by 10 points in the half, and Embiid only scored five points in the first half.
The first half of the mute Embiid began to erupt in the third quarter, continuously impacting the inside score, in the third quarter he took over the game, single-quarter blasted down 18 points, single-handedly supported the team's offense, Philadelphia in this quarter to bite the score, single quarter to win 9 points, at the end of the third quarter chased only 1 point difference, suspense left to the last quarter.
In the final quarter of the showdown, the two teams still cling to the score, the point difference is always not large, in the middle of the quarter Embiid shot to score, the score came to 82 draws. Embiid was still in good shape, with the two teams scoring alternately rising, and the two teams were tied at 90 with 3 minutes left in the game. The Raptors scored five straight points, but Philadelphia quickly trailed by four points, with a one-point difference and only 74 seconds left in the game. Harden made two free throws and one shot, and the score came to 95 draws. Achuva caused Harden's sixth foul, Rivers challenge failed, Harden was sent off, Achuva missed two free throws, Philadelphia missed the game, and the game went into overtime.
In overtime, Maxi scored first, Philadelphia took the lead for the first time, Siakam also scored a three-point shot with color, Anunoby shot a whistle, Embiid scored from the basket, and Philadelphia led 101-100. Anunoby hit two free throws and tied the score with 26.2 seconds left. Embiid hit a difficult three-pointer, leaving the Raptors 0.7 seconds, and Philadelphia won 104-101 to win.
Embiid in the first half only 5 points, in the second half of the explosion, bombed 33 points and 13 rebounds, showing the true color of the emperor, Harden 19 points, 10 assists and 6 rebounds, but in the final quarter was sent off, Maxi, Harris also scored in double figures, of which Maxi scored 19 points, overtime to get the key 4 points. The Raptors scored 5 in double figures and 3 on 20 points, but in the end they fell short, and they were completely in a desperate situation after 0-3.