On April 21, Beijing time, today, the Philadelphia 76ers completed a 17-point comeback away and finally defeated the Raptors 104-101 and won the match point 3-0. It can be said that the 76ers have reached the semifinals with one foot, because no team in the history of the NBA has been able to turn the tables under the unfavorable situation of 0-3 behind, and it is believed that the Raptors in this series will be difficult to create miracles. Apparently, Embiid was the key player in the 76ers' victory, scoring 33 points and 13 rebounds on 12-of-20 and completing a three-point whistle-break in the final moments.
With his outstanding performance, Embiid became the first seven-foot long man in playoff history to shoot a three-point shooter, the first center to do so in nearly 25 years. In addition to Embiid, Harden's performance is also very eye-catching, he played 38 minutes, fought until 6 fouls left the court, and the key pass and attack in the fourth quarter helped the team drag into overtime, 7 of 13 in the game, contributing 19 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists. To some extent, Harden's performance in key moments is even more important than Embiid's, without Harden's performance at key moments, there will be no Embiid's kill.
Harden also praised Embiid's performance after the game, using only three words to describe the "African emperor": MVP. Although it was directly addressed to Embiid, it indirectly insulted Durant. In another game in the East today, the Nets were reversed at one point 17 points ahead, and finally lost to the Celtics 107-114, an absolute disadvantage of 0-2 on aggregate. In this game, Durant became the biggest sinner of the team's loss, and in the second half he was 10-of-0, and he had no feel.
And there were a game-high 6 turnovers, and the singles that made the team waste a lot of balls, which was in stark contrast to his performance in the final few games of the regular season. Durant did not choose Harden as his teammate in the All-Star Game, and after Harden left the team, he was also quite critical of the latter, and now, Harden has found the most suitable goal for himself to lose, the 76ers are far away from 3-0, and the Nets 0-2 seem to be about to stop in the first round. Harden has proven to see through it, his decision to leave is right, and the Nets will never have a head start, not only will they be used by Nash as cattle, but they may even be killed by Irving.
Durant was a former MVP, but without Harden, he couldn't play a good record. Look at Irving, God a ghost, Harden's scoring is not as explosive as before, but in the 76ers, there are a lot of players who can score, and at the Nets, he is both a father and a mother, exhausted and tired and unable to win. With the combination of Durant + Irving, don't want to win the championship. Owen has the life of being the boss, but he does not have the ability to be the boss, and he suppresses Harden everywhere, and after Harden left, the Nets are nothing now.