Beijing time on April 26, today, the Raptors away to the next city, 103-88 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, after this game, the Raptors after experiencing three consecutive losses after a strong rebound, won two consecutive wins, the total score chased to 2-3, quite a latecomer to the top, complete the trend of counterattack. In this campaign, the Raptors played very generally, and Siakam scored a team-high 23 points, plus 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Second, Achuva contributed the team's second-highest, bench-high 17 points, Trent and Anunoby scored just 16 points, and Barnes scored just 12 points.
However, the 76ers' performance was even worse, with Embiid scoring a team-high 20 points but shooting just 46.7 percent from the field, and as a player competing with Jokic for MVP, Embiid's performance was clearly disappointing, but he was already the best performer on the team. Look at Harden, as soon as he reaches the key game, he pulls his crotch, this game only 11 shots only 4, only 15 points and 7 rebounds, there are a game-high 5 turnovers, since the series of 5 games, Harden has a total of 18 mistakes, only one game hit more than 40%.
Harden's average turnover is as high as 3.6 times per game, and the average shooting percentage per game is only 37.3%, as a top guard, Harden's performance will certainly not conquer the fans, and if the 76ers want to successfully advance to the final, Harden must play a strong performance. After the 76ers were chased 3-2, the person most feared was not Embiid, not Harden, but Rivers. In the previous three playoff 3-1 leads, Rivers has been reversed, the highest in NBA history, and now, the same plot seems to be repeating itself, and he must be very nervous.
After the game, Rivers also spoke about his views on the game, saying: "The Raptors are a tough team and we didn't respond. Although the sentence was only 18 words short, Rivers's speech looked pale and helpless, and his heart was palpitating. He also hopes that the team will win and advance to the semifinals as soon as possible to end his 3-1 losing streak and dispel the doubts of the outside world, but unfortunately, the team's performance today is too weak, and the bench only scored 11 points today, and Raptors bench player Achuva alone scored more points than the 76ers bench.
How could Rivers not be in a hurry. The next game, back at the Raptors' home, Rivers panicked even more, Sable couldn't play, and there was one less rotation. For Rivers, wanting to take away the victory in Toronto, in addition to Harden to play a wonderful performance, can also increase the playing time of Niang and Kolkmaz, Niang and Kolkmaz have height, have range, and Harden's style of play wants to match, both to improve the defensive height, but also to increase the offensive firepower of the line of fire, otherwise, the tragedy may repeat itself, and the final departure may be Rivers himself.