On April 21, Beijing time, the Raptors and Philadelphia's G3 began to fight, and the Raptors are currently 0-2 behind. Raptors rookie Scotty Barnes injured his foot in G1 and missed G2. Raptors reporter Josh Lewenberg revealed that Barnes has currently taken off his protective boots and can move normally. Coach Nas said that Barnes will not play today and G4 can play.
Barnes is too important for the Raptors, especially on the defensive end. The Raptors have no way back, and if they fall behind 0-3, the series can be declared over. The Raptors have been injured a lot lately, with Gary Trent Jr. getting sick before G2 started, missing team training and leaving G2 after only 10 minutes.
Gary Trent Jr. averaged 18.3 points per game in the regular season, making it an indispensable point for the Raptors to attack, and although Barnes can't play, it's good that Trent can play today. In NBA history, there have been 327 2-0 leads in all seven best-of-four series, with 302 of which the leading side advances, with a probability of more than 92%.
Looking at the opponent again, Maxi said of Embiid: "I witnessed Leonard's seven-point kill in my senior year of high school, and I knew what it meant for Embiid to eliminate the Raptors. "Maxi is not yet 22 years old, and in the first two games of the series, he scored 38+4+2 and 23+9+8 respectively, and the performance was not lost to Embiid and Harden!
Embiid didn't feel good on G1, with 19 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists on 5-of-15 shooting. G2 he regained form, shooting 9-of-16 and 31 points and 11 rebounds. Today's G3, the Raptors in the first half of the crazy pack Embiid, the Emperor half-time 5 shooting 2, only 5 points, 4 rebounds, but also 4 mistakes. After the first half, the Raptors led by 10 points 56-46.
Easy side fight again, Embiid broke out in the third quarter! He scored 6-of-9 in the quarter, 5-of-7 free throws, and scored 18 points, 4 boards and 1 assist. The Raptors' own offense went wrong, with the team scoring just 19 points, and Embiid made it 18-19 in the single quarter for the Raptors. Although the Raptors are good in height, ken Birch and Achuva are both 2 meters 06 on the inside, and defending Embiid is like a misalignment.
It's the playoffs, and every weakness you have on the field is infinitely magnified. In the second half, the two teams entered a tug-of-war, the defensive intensity was very large, and no one could attack. In the final quarter, the Raptors lost 1 point 20-21, Harden left the court with 6 fouls, and the two sides drew 95 into overtime. Compared to the 120-point playoffs, this showdown is a bit tough.
In the final 26.2 seconds of overtime, the Raptors trailed by one point 100-101, Anunoby broke through and Embiid was fouled for the block. In slow motion, the cap is pretty clean. Anunoby made 1 of 2 free throws, and the two sides fought 101 to 101!
The Raptors' final defense was good, Achuva forced Embiid near the center circle, and with only 0.9 seconds left on the offensive, Reeves quickly called a timeout. Danny Green's front-court sideline ball, Embiid received the ball and turned over to hit a three-point shot, 104-101, leaving only 0.8 seconds for the Raptors! The Raptors didn't make the last shot, and Philadelphia beat the Raptors 104-101!
Witnessed by 20,000 fans, Embiid sealed his throat with a sword! 3 years ago he was robbed by Leonard in this field, and 3 years later he succeeded in revenge with a kill! Kawaii, This is for you! It was the first time of his career that Embiid had hit a tie or deadlock with 1 second left in the game (including regular time and extra time), after he had 0-of-14!
Embiid shot 12-of-20, 3-of-8 from three-point range, 6-of-9 from the free throw line, 33 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block! Maxi shot 8 of 18 from the field, 1 of 5 from three-point range and 2 of 2 from the free throw line to score 19 points, 4 boards, 1 assist and 1 steal; Harden shot 7 of 13, 2 of 4 from three-point range and 3 of 5 from the free throw line to score 19 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists and 6 fouls.
The Raptors scored 20+ points: Anunoby 26 points, 5 boards and 4 assists, Trent 24 points, 2 boards, 2 assists, 2 assists, and Achuva 20 points and 6 boards. Van Jordan and Siakam were a bit of a crotch, Van Jordan was 3 of 13 and 2 of 10 from three-point range, scoring just 12 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals. Siakam scored 12+5+4+2 on 6-of-16.
The Raptors are 0-3 behind and are about to cool down! There have been 143 0-3 drops in the NBA playoffs, and no team has been able to turn the tables! PS: The Cavaliers were 1-3 behind that year! Do you think the Raptors still have hope?