Van Jordan is out of the squad due to injury
The Philadelphia 76ers failed to complete the sweep, but it doesn't matter, they are already determined to win this series. The Toronto Raptors welcomed back Barnes, which is good news, but their starting point guard VanVleet, who suffered an injury in the previous game, was unable to play in this game. In Game 5 of the series, the 76ers returned to their home stadium, meaning Sebel could play. Embiid also suffered an injury, but he chose to undergo surgery after the playoffs.
Although the big score is 3-1, the 76ers can not have the slightest carelessness, after all, Rivers is still more sensitive to this number, he has been on the playoff stage many times, tragically reversed by the opponent 1-3. So, in order to avoid the night long dream, the 76ers definitely want to end the suspense in this game.
The Raptors pulled two games in a row
At the beginning of the first quarter, Embiid still took the lead, with 10 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist on 3-of-5 shooting, Harris also had 8 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Harden had 5 points, 2 assists and 1 steal, even so, the 76ers only scored 27 points in a single quarter, and the Raptors bombed 29 points, of which Trent had 9 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist. After returning from the second quarter, the 76ers were completely caught in a scoring drought, and Danny Green stepped forward, hitting 3 three-pointers to get 9 points and 2 rebounds, but the team only scored 14 points, and the Raptors seized the opportunity.
Barnes, who came to the point guard position, had 8 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal on 3-of-3 shooting, leading the Raptors to 25 points in a single quarter, leading the 76ers by as many as 13 points at the end of the half. In the second half, Maxie stepped forward and got 8 points, 1 rebound and 1 steal, Tielin also had 5 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal, Harden Embiid and Harris both had 4 points, the team scored 25 points in a single quarter, and the Limited Raptors only scored 21 points, of which Siakam had 9 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. At the end of the third quarter, the 76ers narrowed the point gap to nine points.
In the final quarter of the game, the Raptors once again pulled the point difference to 12 points, and at the critical moment, Harden responded with three points, but then 2 minutes later, the 76ers and raptors did not score, Anunoby broke the scoring drought with a three-pointer, Andrent also had three points, and the point difference reached 15 points. The key moment is hardened, the three-point shot retains suspense, but there are only 3 minutes left. Then the Raptors scored 6 consecutive points, directly losing suspense in the game, Rivers also replaced the main force, and finally the Toronto Raptors beat the Philadelphia 76ers 103-88 on the road, and the series score was rewritten to 2-3 behind.
Rivers was going to panic
Although no team in the history of the NBA has ever created a miracle of 0-3 behind the reversal, this is not enough to explain anything, history is used to create, and the Toronto Raptors may be on the way. After two consecutive games, the Raptors will return to their home court in the next game. At the end of the game, the Raptors exploded 56 points inside the line, while the 76ers only scored 36 points, which is undoubtedly the key to their victory. Siakam had 23 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, Trent and Anunoby both had 16 points, Barnes had 12 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals, and Achuva on the bench also had 17 points and seven rebounds.
On the 76ers side, the highest scorer was Embiid, who had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists on 7-of-15 shooting, which was good but did not show the dominance of the first center in the East. Harris had 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Maxi 12 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, danny Green had 14 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals, as for James Harden, it was still difficult to say. Playing 39 minutes, he only had 15 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists on 4-of-11 shooting, and five turnovers. Judging by the performance of the whole series, perhaps we have to admit that Harden can't go back.