Three years ago, Leonard completed a dead end in front of Embiid, kicking the Philadelphia 76ers out of the game. Embiid, who was in tears of frustration, shut himself in the training room with reluctance and loneliness. But who ever wanted to take revenge in the first round of G3 three years later, Embiid completed his revenge with a slash of three points. Still the floor that shed sad tears, still the familiar team, still the difficult Nas, but Embiid is no longer the childish emperor of three years ago.
He not only has the strength to compete for the MVP of the regular season, but also has a very high chance of rushing to the championship in the process of partnering Harden. Currently in the first round of the playoffs series with a big score of 3-0, maintaining an absolute lead, just one game away from advancing to the Eastern Conference semifinals. Embiid completed the metamorphosis, and the Raptors at that time could no longer regain their former glory, and leonard was missing from the playoffs. However, among the three referees in charge of this game, there was Scott Foster!
In the nine playoff games previously directed by Scott Foster, Harden only achieved a record of 1 win and 8 losses, including the winning game opposite Chris Paul! Yes, Foster's Law doesn't just work for Paul, it's also a spell on James Harden. In this game, the Raptors were indeed able to take advantage of some on the free throw end. In the first half of the competition, the two teams were still relatively glued, and the first quarter was tied 24-24. However, after entering the second quarter of the showdown, the Raptors who played at home began to threaten.
Trent Jr. played 12 minutes of playing in the second quarter and delivered a crucial 12 points to help the team play a 30-25 score and take a five-point lead. The point difference between the two teams was officially established, but the Philadelphia 76ers, who were easy to fight again, were able to quickly counterattack accordingly. In the third quarter of the competition, Embiid shot 4 of 5 in a single quarter, sent 8 points and 2 assists, led the team to a state of blooming, and led the team to recover the 2 points that were behind in the first half. The gap was narrowed to three points, and the Philadelphia 76ers had every chance to reverse the final quarter.
Sadly, Scott Foster doesn't seem to want the Philadelphia 76ers to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals by a 4-0 margin. Siakam actually won 11 free throw opportunities in the second quarter, delivered a comprehensive stat of 15 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block, led the team to a 30-25 score, and won the game with a score of 110-102. The Raptors managed to pull back a run and turned down the situation of being swept out by the 40-. After Harden lost this game, for the game under Scott Foster, the record also became 1 win and 9 losses, failing to break the curse of Forts' law.
In fact, Harden's performance in this game is indeed not very ideal, playing 42 minutes in a single game, although he sent 22 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists, but the inefficient shooting rate of 5 of 17 shots, as well as the efficiency of net loss of 14 points on the field, is still slightly chicken. Played a bad game, Harden in the face of loss, can only dare to be angry and dare not speak. However, Embiid, the team's star, still dared to speak out, not only pushing and shoving Siakam in the last quarter to show dissatisfaction, but also mocking and applauding the referee when he left.
Rivers' team has once again come to the familiar 3-1, and many fans are worried about being reversed by Rivers. However, Rivers disagreed, praising the Raptors who won the game, and even said that the Raptors did perform well on the free throw end.