The 76ers won this Wednesday in added time at the raptors for 101-104 and placed a 3-0 in his favor in the part of the series that faces the teams of Philadelphia and Toronto, which condemns the Canadian team to having to win 4 consecutive games to avoid being eliminated.
Although The Raptors took a 17-point lead and the Sixers only took the lead in overtime, the Philadelphia team better capitalizing on their opportunities to virtually exit the first-round series.
The top scorer of the game was the Sixers center, Joel Embiid, who finished with a double-double of 33 points and 13 reboundsplus 2 assists.
James Harden and Tyrese Maxey each had 19 points. while Tobias Harris also had a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds.
For the Raptors, the top scorer was OG Anunoby, who made 26 points. Your partner Gary Trent Jr. added 24 points and Precious Achiuwa 20.
After losing the first two games of the series in Philadelphia, the The Raptors had to win in the first game in Toronto. And they had to do it without the rookie Scotty Barnesrevelation of the season for the Canadian team and who accepts stockings with ankle discomfort.
The Canadian team players came out focused on the task. The challenge for the Raptors was controlling Joel Embiid. With Barnes out, Embiid dominated Game 2 of the series, which the Sixers won by 112-97with 31 points and 11 rebounds.
Outraged cries of the 19,800 spectators that Wednesday night filled the Scotiabank Arena, Embiid had to fight two Raptors players when he had the ball in his hands.
In the second half, after losing their lead and with the Embiid returns, the Philadelphia reaction has occurred. Since the restart, the center has assumed its team leader role with Harden.
From that moment, those in Toronto were unable to return. Their attacking play lost clarity and in defense they were dominated by Embiid and Harden.
The The Sixers tied the game 82-82 with 6:40 to go. and they’re not letting the Raptors get away with it on the scoreboard anymore. With a 95-95 lead with 50 seconds remaining, neither team could break the tiebreaker before the 48-minute game was over.
In the extensionthe Sixers, who had lost Harden with 27 seconds left when committing his sixth staff, had more composure than the Raptors. embiid scored 5 points, including the final triple with only 0.8 seconds remaining for the end of extra time and the scoreboard read 101-101.
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