On April 23, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs continued. In the current set of Eastern Conference showdowns, the 76ers lead the Raptors 3-0. Earlier today, Shams revealed that Embiid had a finger injury, but he was determined to play against the team in Game 4 of the series against the Raptors.
Embiid was injured in the third leg of the match between the two sides, but he said first before the match that he would be fine and said that he would not be absent from G4. Earlier today, Shams reported: "The 76ers are concerned that Embiid has a torn ligament in his right thumb, which is an injury he suffered in G3, and his thumb is painful and uncomfortable. But I was told that he swore to everyone inside and outside the team, assuring all his teammates that he would continue to play with injuries! He was a fighter and he wanted to overcome this injury. ”
In the current series, Embiid averaged 27.7 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists in three games, shooting 51% from the field and 33.3% from three-point range. In the two-side series G3, Embiid also hit the winning 3-pointer in overtime to help the team get the match point!
76ers coach Rivers said in an interview: "It's important that we were able to win G3 because the Raptors did everything they wanted to do. But for G4, we can't stop our work, we need to do better, you can't take any game in the playoffs for granted, you have to do your own thing and you have to be very focused. Speaking about Embiid, Rivers said he would be fine.
The G4 of the 76ers and Raptors will be played at 2:00 a.m. Beijing time tomorrow, and if the 76ers can win, they will sweep the Raptors to advance to the semifinals and will be the first team to qualify.