On April 29, Beijing time, the first round of the NBA playoffs continued to unfold, and three teams in the East have advanced to the next round, leaving only 76ers to complete the series with the Raptors. Originally, the 76ers led 3-0, but they did not expect to advance for a long time, and the pressure came to their side after losing 2 consecutive games. Fortunately, this time, the 76ers withstood the pressure and defeated the Raptors 132-97 on the road, and advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a big score of 4-2, which will play against the Heat.
The 76ers didn't make any adjustments in this game, and only Sable couldn't play. At the beginning of the game, the two teams fell into a tug-of-war, and the point difference has not been opened, but this time Harden is in good shape, taking the lead with 10 points in a single quarter, but in the second quarter, the Raptors launched a counterattack, Siakam and Boucher scored consecutive points, fortunately, Green's outside firepower was in full swing, helping the team withstand the opponent's counterattack, and also maintained the lead after the first half, 62-61.
At the beginning of the second half, the two teams were still very glue, but then the 76ers found a feel on the outside, Harris hit a three-pointer, and Maxi hit three consecutive three-pointers to blast a wave of 22-3 attack, and the point difference was stretched to more than 20 points. The Raptors are gone, trailing by 21 points after playing in the third quarter. In the last quarter, the 76ers continued to pull apart the point difference, maintaining an advantage of more than 20 points, did not give the Raptors any chance, coupled with their sluggish outside hand, unable to narrow the point difference, and finally lost the game, which ended the season's journey.
In this game, the 76ers' big three giants Embiid + Harden + Maxi once again joined forces to blast down 80 points, and finally helped the team to a 35-point win. When all three of them found their form, the Raptors really had nothing to do, this time Embiid got 33 points and 10 rebounds, Harden was 22 points and 15 assists, And Maxi hit 5 three-pointers to get 25 points, the division of labor between the three is very clear, which is why they can use a big win to advance to the semifinals.
With the 76ers successfully advancing to the semifinals, the Eastern Conference Final Four were also officially determined, with all the top four teams advancing and not showing up. The Heat eliminated the Hawks 4-1, the Celtics swept the Nets 4-0, the Bucks eliminated the Bulls 4-1, the 76ers eliminated the Raptors 4-2, and the next Eastern Conference semifinals will be the Heat against the 76ers, the Celtics against the Bucks, these two sets of showdowns will be very exciting.