On April 26, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs G3 officially started, and the 76ers returned to their home court without missing the opportunity, defeating the Knicks 125-114, and the series score came to 1-2. The 76ers also held their breath in this game, after all, they were cheated by the referee at the last moment of the last game, but fortunately they finally won this time, and there was no chance for the referee to continue to blow penalties at the last moment.
In this game, the two teams fell into a tug-of-war, the first half was very close, and the point difference could not be opened, but in the second half, the 76ers found their sense on the outside, and Embiid hit three three-pointers in a row to help the team pull the difference apart. But the Knicks didn't let the point difference completely widen up, and kept biting the score, but in the final quarter, the 76ers still maintained a good state, always able to respond, did not give the Knicks too many chances, kept the game, and got the first victory of the playoffs.
The 76ers were cheated by the referee at the last moment in the last game, and the league also admitted its mistake and returned to the 76ers' home court, which will still make some amends. It can also be seen from the data of the game that Embiid alone made a whopping 21 free throws, while the Knicks only had 19 in total. The 76ers made 33 free throws and the Knicks were whistled for 25 fouls, which still affected them somewhat. In addition, the Knicks made 19 free throws, four of which were from malicious fouls, and both Lowry and Embiid were whistled for first-degree malicious fouls in the first quarter.
In addition to getting a lot of free throws, Embiid also has a hot hand on the court, really trying his best, playing 40 minutes, 13 of 19 shots, 5 of 7 three-pointers, 19 of 21 free throws, 50 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, and a team-high plus/minus of +16. It's just that he didn't score a double-double in the first quarter, and all the other three quarters scored double-doubles, which was really full of firepower, so that the Knicks had no choice but to watch him keep sending the ball into the basket.
Embiid's 50 points per game is also a career-high in the playoffs, and he also became the first player in NBA history to score 50+ shots in < 20 shots in the playoffs. In addition, Embiid is also the first center player in NBA playoff history to score at least 50 points in a single game and shoot 5+ three-pointers. And after the game, Woj revealed that Embiid has been treating mild Bell's palsy for the past week, and he really fought hard.