On May 1, Beijing time, the first round of the NBA playoffs has come to an end, and the top 4 teams in the East and West have all advanced, but after the promotion, the 76ers are in trouble. Embiid was injured in the final moments of the 76ers' game against the Raptors G6, which was later determined to be a fractured right orbit and a minor concussion, and is currently absent.
The injury scene occurred in the last 4 minutes of the G6, when the 76ers led by 29 points, and Rivers was about to replace the main player, but the last thing he wanted to see on the court happened. Siakam broke through with the ball and his elbow hit Embiid in the face, causing the latter to bleed. Interestingly, at that time, the referee first fouled Embiid defensively, watched the replay and only cancelled embiid's foul and did not award Siakam an offensive foul; then Rivers chose to challenge, and the referee changed the penalty to give Siakam an offensive foul.
The injury can no longer be changed, and the outside world is also speculating about Whether Embiid's specific injury needs surgery. Tim Bontemps revealed that experts will evaluate Embiid to determine the severity of his orbital fractures, but also to see his progress in the NBA concussion protection agreement, which may be at least 5 days away. If that were the case, it would also mean embiid missing the first game of the semi-finals. The 76ers' first battle against the Heat will begin on May 3.
With Embiid injured, the 76ers were unanimously looked down upon by the outside world, and former NBA player Richard Jefferson said bluntly: "If Embiid is not healthy, the 76ers have no chance." He thinks Harden is going to be in trouble, like the Heat faced Trae Young in the first round.
Arenas believes that only harden broke out, and 76 people have a chance to win the game. But now Harden's state is also a mystery, and if you return to rocket mode, there is still a glimmer of hope.
Su Qun, a famous commentator on the mainland, is more direct, believing that the Heat will sweep the 76ers 4-0, and he predicted that the 76ers would be eliminated by the Raptors 2-4 in the first round. In this regard, he believes that the 76ers do not have Embiid, they are not the opponents of the Heat at all, and the Heat lineup has more depth, and Adebayor will become the decisive force in this round.
Although Embiid's injury has an impact, the 76ers are not completely without a chance, in addition to Harden, Maxi and Harris also showed good conditions in the first round and could also make some contributions.