On April 29, Beijing time, 76ers defeated the Raptors 132-97 in the first round of the playoffs G6, thus advancing to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a big score of 4-2. Joel Embiid got 33+10 in this game, a career stats to tie "Admiral" David Robinson, is the key to the 76ers to avoid being reversed and advance.
76ers current head coach Doug Rivers is the head coach in NBA history who has reversed the most times in the playoffs with a 3-1 lead, and the 76ers have lost two consecutive games in this series with a 3-0 lead, which makes many people think that the 76ers may be reversed again this time, but in the G6, the 76ers eliminated the Raptors with a big win and met the Heat in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
In this game, Embiid played 35 minutes and 53 seconds, 12 shots in 18 shots, shooting 66.7% from the field, including only 2 shots in 14 shots within the three-point line, 9 shots in 10 free throw opportunities, 33 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 3 blocks, leading the 76ers to lead 52-38 in the scoring area, and the plus-minus of +28 also proved Embiid's dominance.
This is embiid's 12th playoff game in his NBA career with 30+ points and 10+ rebounds, behind LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Alphabet Brother among active NBA players. It is worth mentioning that Dwight Howard has only obtained such data in 8 playoff games in his entire NBA career.
In the NBA's all-time playoffs 30+ points and 10+ rebounds in a single game, Embiid tied David Robinson, Bob McAdoo, Willis Reed and others, tied for 19th in NBA history. It is worth mentioning that compared with these NBA historical center players, the 28-year-old Embiid has only played in 40 playoff games so far.
In six games in the series, Embiid averaged 39.0 minutes per game and averaged 26.2 points and 11.3 rebounds per game from 52.0 percent shooting, the only 76ers to average 22+ points per game and the only 76ers to average rebounds in doubles per game. In this series where Harden averaged 19.0 points per game with only 40.5 percent of his shots, the young Maxi's outburst was a pleasant surprise, but Embiid's dominance on the inside was key. In the second round of the series against the Heat, Whether Embiid can play at a normal level is still the basic game for the 76ers to qualify.