Beijing time on April 26, the NBA playoffs continued, today the 76ers and Raptors ushered in the fifth game of the series, the two sides previously played 3-1, the 76ers back at home are expected to eliminate the Raptors today, and the Raptors core point guard Fan Jordan is also missing due to injury. But the Raptors didn't seem to want to give up, the first quarter of the game began under Trent's leadership, they were full of firepower, the 76ers on the side of the side thanks to the Emperor in the last quarter of the 10 consecutive points to narrow the point difference to 2 points to end the first quarter.
In the second quarter between the two substitutes, the 76ers did nothing on the one hand, while the Raptors played a wave of 12-0, and then the starter returned to chase the points, and the 76ers were already 13 points behind in the halftime. In the third quarter, the two sides played back and forth very stiffly, the 76ers narrowed the point difference to 9 points with Harden's assists and free throws to enter the final quarter, but the final quarter of the Emperor was deeply troubled by fouls, the 76ers did not play a decent counterattack, and finally the team lost to the opponent 88-103, and now the score between the two sides is 3-2, and the next game will return to the Raptors home.
In terms of statistics, Embiid shot 7 of 15 from the field, 0 of 4 from three points to get 20 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, and Embiid's long-range shooting after a finger injury was obviously not good. And Harden also did not play a decent performance, he does not have the ability to singles before, 4 of 11 shots, 2 of 6 three-pointers only scored 15 points, and 2 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal to score, because the double core play is not good, Maxy and Harris did not get the opportunity, Maxi 12 points and 4 assists, Harris 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, used 16 shots.
The Raptors side Siakam played very comprehensively, shooting 10 of 17 from the field, 2 of 4 three-pointers for 23 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, Trent Jr. had 16 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, Anunoby had 16 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Barnes had 12 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, this rookie played too reasonably, Achuva scored 17 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks, and the Raptors played their team basketball 4 people to score 16+.
This game the Raptors played the biggest weakness of the 76ers, their bench firepower is too lacking, this game 76ers on the bench a total of 6 people on the court, no one scored more than 3 points, 6 people scored a total of 11 points, 15 shots only 3, 76 people lost is lost in the second quarter of the bench play time, no bench fire support starter played very tired, and the emperor now suffered injuries, can not play the previous state, plus Harden now does not have the firepower of the peak period, this round of series may still have suspense.
In the past 5 games, Ha has averaged 18.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 9.2 assists, looking at the data alone, but the shooting rate is only 37.3%, the three-point shooting rate is 37.9%, which is like the performance of a league superstar, and now Harden in addition to the ability to control the court, the others are not up to the level of superstars. Speaking about the defeat after the game, Rivers said: "The opponent can play as much as he wants, and we have a lot of bare shots. ”
From here, it is not difficult to hear the dissatisfaction of the players, and the problem of his lack of on-the-spot adaptability has appeared again in this game, there is no decent adjustment at all, which can't help but remind me of the previous Spell of Rivers, in the coaching career, Rivers has been reversed 7 times in the case of 3-1 lead, although there has not been a 3-0 reversal in history, but before the Raptors chased 3-1, now 3-2, is the spell of Lao Li to be fulfilled again?
In addition, according to ESPN statistics, Rivers in the playoff coaching career, the past 8 times to face the end of the series of match points, he lost 7 times, his coaching career has lost 31 times such promotion points, ranking first among all coaches in history, now Embiid's state is not good, Harden is not good, it is not good to be old and really perineal gutter overturned, if this is the case, it is estimated that his manager seat will not be able to sit still.
"We are a game to play, play focused, play hard, can not worry about the future, only care about the present things, if we do, we have a chance", this is what Sika said in an interview after the game, from the words we can not easily hear that the Raptors' confidence has returned, although the series of 7 games is very long, but the win or loss of one game may affect the trend of the entire series.
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