On April 21, Beijing time, the 76ers narrowly defeated the Raptors 104-101 in overtime, completing a major reversal that once trailed by 17 points. With Harden sent off on six fouls, Embiid played one of the classic games of his career, not only scoring 33 points and 13 rebounds, but also shooting three-point victories to kill his opponents. Rivers wittily called a timeout to create the conditions for Embiid's kill.
The game was thrilling, with the 76ers trailing the Raptors for most of the time, but tied the score in the final quarter. Embiid didn't score three points, the 76ers grabbed offensive rebounds, Harris didn't shoot, and the two sides went into overtime.
With 2:36 left in the game, Embiid scored on a mid-range jumper to give the 76ers a one-point lead from 101-100. The two teams then muted, while Anunoby made a foul, making 1 of 2 free throws to tie the score. Anunoby missed the second free throw and Embiid grabbed a defensive rebound.
Here comes the most exciting moment in the audience. The 76ers did not immediately call a timeout, but directly launched an offensive attack, which is to see if they can get a better scoring chance. The 76ers pressed to 24 seconds and there was not much left, Embiid did not get a good chance, it seemed that it was going to be 24 seconds to violate, Embiid dribbled a little unstable, may have to time out. Rivers rushed to the referee and shouted for a timeout. He shouted the timeout, giving the 76ers 0.9 seconds left on offense.
The 76ers laid out a good tactical arrangement. Jordan Jr. was sent on the floor and seemed to give the opponent a signal that the 76ers were ready to go under the basket and be attacked by the big man. But it was just a smoke bomb from Rivers, Jordan Jr. and Maxi gave Embiid cover and took the defender away, Harris gave Embiid cover again, blocked the person who came to defend Embiid, so that the Emperor came out and got a good position outside the three-point line, he received a pass from Danny Green, turned around and shot a three-point shot.
After scoring the ball, Embiid jumped and yelled, "What a great TMD!" ”
Rivers was witty to call a timeout and set up clever tactics, and he also made a big difference. Embiid's magical three-point shooter was the first time in his career that he had scored a winning goal in the final 1 second.
Interestingly, after the game, Embiid came to the raptors die-hard and famous singer Drake and spewed garbage: "You can roll, I want to sweep you again." Embiid was planning to sweep the Raptors out 4-0. The NBA has seen 143 3-0 leads in the series in its history, and no team has completed a reversal. The 76ers' advance to the second round is already solid.