In the just-concluded NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs Focus Battle, the Raptors beat the 76ers 110-102, and the series scored 1-3. In this game, Harden encountered nemesis Scott Foster, Embiid came out of the game with injury in a slump, and Siakam scored a new playoff career high.
Looking back on this campaign, Scotty Barnes, who was selected as the best rookie of the season, ushered in a comeback, and as soon as the opening, the two sides were evenly matched, the score alternately led, Embiid's right thumb was uncomfortable, the first quarter was 5-of-0, only relying on the free throw to score 1 point, Harden scored an assist, VanVleet responded with consecutive points, and the two teams fought to 24 draws. In the second quarter, the Raptors attacked the inside line to play an 8-0 small climax to achieve a double-digit advantage, Embiid led the team to return the 9-2 attack wave, and at halftime, the Raptors led by 5 points at 54-49.
The situation is still difficult to divide, and the Raptors have always maintained a slight advantage, and the 76ers have fallen behind by 3 points after playing in the third quarter. The Raptors continued to exert their strength in the last quarter to widen the point difference to double digits, and the 76ers were powerless to return to the sky. At the final moments of the game, Siakam requested a timeout for dead balls, and Embiid recklessly sent a technical foul, with a somewhat unbalanced mentality, and made a sarcastic gesture of applause to the three referees.
After G4, Harden's playoff career against Foster came to 1 win and 9 losses, playing 42 minutes and 13 seconds, shooting only 5 of 17, 2 of 3 points, 2 of 2 of 3 points, 6 of 0, 11 penalties and 10 of 10 to get 22 points, 9 assists and 3 blocks, plus-minus -14 the lowest in the game. Embiid was injured and played unsteadily, playing 39 minutes, shooting 7 of 16 (0 of 3-of-3), 7 of 9 free throws, and scoring 21 points, 8 boards, 3 assists, 5 turnovers and 4 fouls.
Siakam shot 10-of-19, a playoff career-high 34 points, 3-of-7 shooting in the final quarter, and constantly made fouls to go to the free throw line, scoring 15 points on 9-of-11 free throws.