On April 21, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs continued. The Philadelphia 76ers are playing game 3rd in a series with the Toronto Raptors. After the game, Philadelphia beat the Raptors 104-101 in overtime, leading 3-0 on aggregate and getting the match point.
Full-field data:
Specific scores: 19-29, 27-27, 28-19, 21-20, 9-6 in overtime (76 in front).
On the Raptors side, Anunoby had 26 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Siakam scored 12 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, VanVleet 12 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals, Gary Trent Jr. had 24 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, and Achuva became a Wizard, scoring 20 points and 6 rebounds.
On the 76ers side, Embiid took over the offense after a sluggish first-half game, scoring 33 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists, and completed a three-point shootout in overtime. In addition, James Harden had 19 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists, but left the field with 6 fouls in the last quarter. In addition, Teres Maxi had 19 points and 4 rebounds, Tabias Harris had 11 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists, and Danny Green had 9 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals.
Contest Review:
At the beginning of the first quarter, Ken Birch scored first with a turnaround jumper, after which, Anunoby's layup and Siakam's dunk were also hit, and the Raptors showed a very different momentum from the previous two games. On the 76ers side, Harden's three-point net entry stopped the bleeding for the team. But since then, the 76ers have been stuck in a long period of passivity, with the Emperor scoring only three points through layups and free throws in the single quarter, and Philadelphia's outside shots are also piecemeal. With Anunoby scoring three-pointers into the net, the single quarter was over, and the Raptors temporarily led 29-19.
In the second quarter, Achuva's three-point and layups were consecutively hit, and the point difference was still widening. In the middle of this section, VanVleet is knocked down by the Emperor in a scramble to eat a technical foul. Since then, Harden has connected the emperor to complete the air dunk, Maxi three-pointer + rebound basket to win, personal score double-figure. The Raptors were also unambiguous, with Anunoby and Trent's three-pointers re-scored, and as Siakam read the seconds and scored on a back-up jumper, the Raptors continued to lead 56-46 after halftime.
Easy side to fight again, Harden to the basket, Embiid jump shot also hit, the 76ers' form is slightly back on track. Especially the emperor, who completely took over the team's attack in this quarter, and the layups and free throws were continuous hits. On the other hand, the Raptors have fallen into a long period of offensive stagnation. At the end of the third quarter, the emperor won a free throw and scored 18 points in a single quarter, and with his efforts, the third quarter was completed, and the 76ers 74-75 also chased the score closer.
In the final quarter, the competition between the two sides entered a white-hot, and in the middle of the quarter, Embiid scored a back-up jumper, and the three-pointer also scored, and Maxi's alert basket hit, and the point difference was once wiped out. In the final showdown, the score between the two sides has been tightly clenched, there are 27 seconds left in the game, and the two teams are tied at 95, but Harden suffered the sixth foul and was sent off. Next, both teams failed, the Emperor missed a three-point kill, and the game was dragged into overtime.
In overtime, the Raptors were still fierce, and Anunoby's three-pointer once gave the Raptors a lead. But at the critical moment, the emperor's difficult turnaround jump shot also scored, and regained the advantage for the 76ers, at this time, his personal score has been 30+. In the final moments of the game, it was the Emperor who received the ball and shot three points. After the game, Philadelphia beat the Raptors 104-101 in overtime, leading 3-0 on aggregate and getting the match point.
Starting line-ups for both sides:
76ers: Danny Green, Tabias Harris, Joel Embiid, Teres Maxi, James Harden
Raptors: OG Anunoby, Pascal Siakam, Ken Birch, Gary Trent Jr., Fred VanVleet