On April 21, Beijing time, the 76ers defeated the Raptors in overtime, and embiid shot in the last 0.9 seconds to kill the three-pointer and fight the gods. But before that, Rivers' suspension was also key. However, Rivers rushed into the court and called for a timeout, which caused great controversy.
Back in the last 2.6 seconds of overtime, the two sides drew 101 times, Rivers suddenly rushed into the court and shouted a timeout, and the referee also whistled, giving the 76ers this timeout, but the Raptors players expressed confusion and raised their hands to be dissatisfied.
Rivers was right to call a timeout, when the 76ers' offense had stalled and the game was about to drag into a second overtime. The timeout came back, rivers laid out the tactics perfectly executed, Embiid ran out of the empty space, shooting a quasi-kill three-pointer, leaving only 0.9 seconds for the opponent.
The 76ers eventually won with this three-pointer, but Rivers rushed into the court and called a timeout, according to the rules, should be given a technical foul. Toronto local basketball expert Jesse Blake questioned the referee's bias in favor of the 76ers, and he also posted the rules that Embiid's quasi-kill three-pointer should not happen.
The NBA's rules state that coaches are not allowed to cross the midline and violators are immediately awarded a technical foul for unsportsmanlike offenses. All teaching assistants and trainers must remain on the bench. Coaches and trainers are not allowed to walk to the technical table for any reason, except in the case of dead balls.
At present, the NBA has not given an explanation for this, but in any case, the result of the game cannot be changed. After winning this victory, Rivers managed 101 games in the playoffs, surpassing famous coach Larry Brown to fourth in history. And 0-3 behind, the Raptors life hanging on the line, will there be a miracle?