With Embiid's final-minute whistle-pressing three-point kill, the Philadelphia 76ers fought overtime, and finally under the boos of away fans, they reversed the Raptors 104-101 and won the series match point 3-0 in the playoffs!
In this game, head coach Rivers strategized and continued the G1 and G2 strategies at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, while the two members of the big player Harris + Danny Green are also in the form of online, making important contributions on the defensive end.
In addition, in the final moments of overtime, Rivers decisively called out a timeout as the 24-second game time was about to end, and laid out the key tactics, which also successfully gave Embiid the opportunity to shoot, helping the 76ers win the G3 under great pressure from the road.
It is worth mentioning that after leading the 76ers to victory over the Raptors in this campaign, Rivers also surpassed Larry Brown in the fourth place in history with 101 playoff wins.
I have to say that Rivers, whose game was properly directed on the spot and ushered in a milestone moment in his coaching career, really deserves such a hard-won victory!
Of course, as the 76ers were able to complete a 17-point reversal and win the series 3-0 series points, the play of Joel Embiid, the core of the 76ers, also played a crucial role.
Embiid attacked and defended well, starting 44 minutes, shooting 60% of the way out of 12 of 20, shooting three-pointers from the outside, bombing a game-high 33 points, plus a double-double performance of 13 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
Rationally speaking, in the case of the good partner Harden 6 fouls left the court, en game almost single-handedly, through a quasi-kill, to help the 76ers to hold the victory!
More importantly, imagine that Embiid was killed by Leonard in the playoffs, and now the 76ers have gone from being killed to quasi-kill, it is really a feng shui rotation, and Embiid has finally completed revenge after three years.
After the G3 staged a quasi-kill and helped the 76ers win the series, Embiid also had great confidence, and he made a bold statement for the next G4: "We are trying to win the fourth game and complete the sweep of the Raptors!" ”
At the same time, for the excellent performance of Embiid's G3 game, the 76ers' star James Harden is also difficult to hide his excitement, and actively competes for Embiid's MVP of the season, saying bluntly in an interview: "He is the MVP of this league." ”
From the current situation, compared with the other two candidates of the regular season MVP, Alphabet Brother and Jokic, through this battle, Embiid really has a great opportunity and hope in winning the first regular season MVP of his career!
On the other hand, the Raptors side, in this game, the team once led by as many as 17 points, failed to withstand the pressure in the second half + overtime, and was eventually reversed, while missing the key battle, the big score 0-3 backward performance of the game, obviously made the home fans a little difficult to accept.
As the two main players of the team, VanVleet only shot 3 of 13 shots in this campaign, and Siakam only 6 of 16 shots, which undoubtedly became the main reason for the G3 Raptors' loss!
Fortunately, for the Raptors, who are 0-3 behind in the series and face the dilemma of being out, the team is not completely without good news in the next G4 game.
After all, according to head coach Nas, Scotty Barnes, a youngster who previously missed G2 and G3 due to injury, is expected to make a comeback in the fourth game against the 76ers!
For the Raptors, who are in the process of employing people, in the face of the G4's backwater battle, the Raptors, which ushered in the return of fresh force Scotty Barnes, will obviously improve at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.
As for whether this already regressive Raptors can stage a big reversal and rewrite the playoff score to 1-3 in the next G4 battle at home in Toronto, we seem to have to wait and see!