On April 30, Beijing time, just yesterday, the 76ers eliminated the Raptors 132-97, and the score was 4-2 to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals. In this game, Embiid showed super dominance, he shot 12 of 18, slashed 33 points and 10 rebounds, called the wind and rain on the inside, did whatever he wanted, and played the Raptors without leaving a piece of armor and no ability to fight back. Although the Raptors have five major interior madmen, they are still slightly inferior in front of Embiid. However, the 76ers did not win easily, and embiid and Siakam, two compatriots, fought each other on the court, showing no mercy at all, especially the latter, who made a lot of small moves against Embiid.
Siakam accidentally hit Embiid's right eye socket during the match, leaving a visible scar on the lower edge of the forehead of the African Emperor. The 76ers and the Heat's semifinals G1 will be played in 3 days, however, before that, embiid had bad news. According to Shams, Embiid suffered a fracture of his right orbit and a mild concussion, with an undecided return date. That said, Embiid will be on an indefinite truce and could miss G1, G2 or even the entire series, which will be very deadly for the 76ers.
You know, the overall strength of the Heat is very strong, plus the 76ers have no other high-quality interior line except embiid, if Embiid misses the entire series, Harden's single core team is certainly not the opponent of the Heat, after all, people are the first team in the East, and the attack and defense can be very balanced. Moreover, the heat of the bench is quite fierce, and the combat effectiveness of Audi, Hiro, Duncan Robinson and Martin on the bench is extraordinary, and when Embiid is healthy, the 76ers dare not say that they can beat the Heat, not to mention that he may not be able to go up.
Embiid's injury will become a fundamental factor affecting the trend of the series between the two sides, in the series against the Raptors, Embiid himself is an injury, his thumb has a ligament tear injury, and now he has suffered a concussion and orbital fracture, the 76ers can be said to be a house leak in the overnight rain, suffered a double blow. Once Embiid can't play, the pressure will all come to Harden's side, but it is clear that he is no longer the familiar beard of the Rockets, so the Heat can be said to lie in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Without Embiid, Harden will be strictly guarded, and his own pace will slow down, the breakthrough danger will weaken, and the three-point general will not be able to pose too much threat to the Heat as it did at its peak, unless Harden can play a superstar performance in the Eastern Conference semifinals, or Embiid recovers his speed, Harris and Maxi play a god-level performance, otherwise in the face of the Heat's iron-blooded defense, Harden is destined to stop in the second round. The 76ers were so unfortunate that the season had the best time to win the title, and I didn't expect heaven to make a joke with them at such a moment.