On April 24, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs continued, and the 76ers and raptors began their fourth game. In the end, the Raptors defeated the 76ers 110-102, and the Raptors, who were at home, successfully pulled back a city, and the 76ers had no chance to sweep through the promotion. The two-side series G5 will return to philadelphia home. Under the attention of Philadelphia home fans, whether Harden and Embiid can help the 76ers advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals will also become a major attraction!
In this battle, Siakam performed well, destroying the 76ers' defenses. In the game, Siakam shot 10-of-19 and scored 34 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks. The 34 points set a new playoff career high for Siakam, not only that, Siakam's continuous impact on the inside line was amazing, and the free throw performance was also amazing. In this campaign, Siakam shot 13 of 15 free throws, and the number of free throws was higher than the first 3 games combined, which also showed Siakam's desire for victory!
Siakam's brilliant performance shattered the idea of the 76ers sweeping through the promotion. Previously, the 76ers series led the Raptors 3-0, and one more win could sweep to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals. Embiid was even more determined to win, making it clear that he would fight with injuries and would not miss this crucial duel. Embiid did not break his word, embiid did play in this game, and cut 21 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. Unfortunately, the 76ers still haven't been able to win the game.
The reason why the 76ers did not have the opportunity to sweep the promotion, here we have to focus on Harden. In this campaign, Harden completely lost himself, hitting only 5 of his 17 shots, shooting 29.4% from the field. Three-pointers are 2-of-8, shooting 25 percent from three-point range. It is worth mentioning that Harden's three-point shots started with 2 of 2 shots, but he lost all 6 shots in the next 6 shots. In the end, Harden had 22 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks, of which 10 points were free throws (10 of 11 free throws), and the plus-minus -14 ranked at the bottom of the game.
Now, the 76ers series lead the Raptors 3-1, and it is the familiar 3-1, do not know whether the 76ers coach Rivers is afraid or not? After all, Rivers is the most reversed manager in NBA history when the team has taken a 3-1 lead in the series. If the 76ers are actually reversed by the Raptors, then Rivers will set a new record, that is, to become the first manager to lead 3-0 in the series to be reversed, which is certainly not the scene Rivers wants to see!
According to the schedule, the 76ers' series G5 with the Raptors will be played at 8 a.m. on April 26. Harden and Embiid need to seize the opportunity to beat the Raptors at home and advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals!