On April 24, Beijing time, a game that ended in the early morning, the 76ers lost 102-110 to the Raptors, and the series score came to 3-1. The Raptors did not lose confidence in the backwater battle, still with a winning mentality to play, and finally opened the point difference in the fourth quarter, successfully won the game, to avoid the embarrassment of being swept out.
For the 76ers, losing this game doesn't mean anything, and it can also remind the team that there is no smooth sailing in the playoffs, and even if the first round is completed, the next round will encounter a lot of trouble. After all, the 76ers are still in the process of running in, and Harden and the team are still building chemical reactions. However, for the loss of this game, the team coach Rivers is still very dissatisfied, and after the game, he angrily criticized the whole team, and the 3-0 lead was somewhat relaxed.
After the game, Rivers said directly: "The Raptors played harder, the physical confrontation was higher, we played very messy and undisciplined, we didn't deserve to win this game, which was a good lesson for us." ”
Now that the big score has become 3-1, the outside world has begun to ridicule Rivers wildly, and in his coaching career, there have been 3-1 leads that have been reversed, which is the most manager in NBA history. Only this time the 76ers changed from 3-0 to 3-1, and no team in NBA history has completed a reversal 0-3 behind.
For the loss of this game, Harden is very optimistic, and even thinks that this is a good thing. After the game, he said: "Losing is a good thing for us, it is a wake-up call for us, we feel that everything is beautiful, we thought things were easy, but it wasn't like that. This defeat is not about anyone, it's about ourselves. ”
This time Harden did not feel good, shooting 5 of 17, 10 of 11 free throws, and had 22 points, 9 assists and 3 blocks.
Embiid taunted the referees frantically after the game, applauding the three referees before leaving, praising their blows, and said after the game: "I feel like the referees are coming here to complete a task, their task is done, and it is done very well." Embiid said the opposite, alluding to the referee's blowing punishment, which is likely to be fined by the league.
Embiid also has a hidden danger, that is, his thumb injury, will return to Philadelphia for an MRI examination to determine the extent of the injury.