On April 21, 2022, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and in a focus battle in the East, Philadelphia came to the away game to challenge the Raptors. The Raptors had the upper hand at the start of the game, and they had always been in the lead with home advantage, and the first quarter was 29:19 at the top of the first half, leading the opponent by as much as 17 points, and Philadelphia looked difficult to resist the opponent's offense.
But in the second half of the game, Philadelphia suddenly broke out, they played a 28:19 score in the third quarter, smoothing out the point difference, the fourth quarter of the game began to be fiercely glued, the last two minutes the Raptors spread the point difference to 5 points, but then Philadelphia scored 4 consecutive points, the score was also narrowed to only 1 point!
In the final 27.5 seconds of the fourth quarter, Harden was sent off for his sixth foul against Achuva, and Philadelphia could only rely on Embiid alone to support the team! But fortunately, the opponent's Achuva missed two free throws, and the two sides still maintained a draw! Embiid then missed a key shot, Harris grabbed the rebound in front of the court and failed to score the ball, and finally the two sides entered the overtime game! In overtime, Maxi first scored four consecutive points, and then Embiid also hit a mid-range jumper, the two sides have been holding a stalemate at the critical moment, Philadelphia's offensive organization is weak, only the last less than a second left, Embiid hit a whistle three-pointer at forty-five degrees, completed the kill, and finally Philadelphia defeated the Raptors 104:101, leading 3:0!
The Philadelphia duo still had a very stable play in this game, Embiid shot 12 of 20 from the field, 3 of 8 from three-point range, and got 33 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists, and Harden also had 19 points, 10 assists and 6 rebounds! The steady play of these two men is a key factor in the team's ability to recover the point difference in the second half!
For Philadelphia, Embiid's three-pointer is really worth thousands of dollars, and after the big score of 3:0, they have one foot in the semifinals of the division!