On April 17, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs arrived as scheduled, ushering in the first game day. The Philadelphia 76ers, one of the favorite teams to win the East this season, also welcomed the Challenge of the Toronto Raptors at home. Since winning the championship trophy in the 2019 season, the Raptors have gone downhill for a while. The team's champions have left the team one after another, and last season did not even qualify for the playoffs. There is no doubt that the Raptors are back on the right track this season, which is indeed a bit of a surprise, but their strength is still unquestionable.
As early as the time when the two sides confirmed the first round of meeting, many fans worried that the Raptors' forward players would bring a lot of trouble to the Philadelphia 76ers and limit Embiid Harden's breakthrough scoring efficiency. However, the Philadelphia 76ers rely on players who are not only Embiid Harden, but Also Maxi and Harris are the mainstays of their winning process. Moreover, long before Harden did not join Philadelphia, Embiid had taken advantage of a lot of advantages in the process of single-handedly leading the team to challenge the Raptors, and the Philadelphia 76ers had a bigger win.
In the first half of the competition, the Philadelphia 76ers did not disappoint us. Embiid Harden performed his duties, successively in the scoring end, rebounding rate and assist end have made a certain contribution, with Maxi's first quarter 10 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist data, successfully played a 35-27 score, to get an 8-point lead. After taking the lead in the opening, the Philadelphia 76ers refused to drag the water, further widening the point difference. In the second quarter, Harris stepped forward, played 12 minutes of play, and delivered 9 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists to help the team deliver a 34-24 score and extend the lead to 10 points.
The Philadelphia 76ers, who maintained an 18-point lead, took the absolute initiative and once again refused the Raptors' pursuit of points. Siakam played the third quarter and sent 10 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 1 block, and VanVleet's 9 points, 2 assists and 1 steal did not help. Philadelphia 76ers' scoring wizard Maxi sent out 21 points in a single quarter to continue to help the team play 38-37 and take a one-point lead. The game has come to this point, and there is no longer a lot of suspense in this game.
In the regular time of the fourth quarter, the Philadelphia 76ers continued to press the Raptors, sending a 24-23 score and a 131-111 score to complete a 20-point victory. Maxi sent 21 points in the third quarter, and sent 38 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists in the whole game, which really surprised many people. Now only 21 years old, he became the second player in team history to score 20 points in a single quarter (second only to Iverson's 26 points) in the second playoff, and became the youngest player in team history to score 38 points in a single game, and ushered in a new personal playoff scoring record!
The Philadelphia 76ers won the first game of the playoffs, and Maxi also ushered in the milestone night, and embiid and Harden did not become supporting roles in the team. True, Embiid didn't shoot well in this game, but he got 11 free throws and was able to deliver 19 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists. At the same time, although Harden failed to continue to show his style as a scoring king, the data gradually leaned in the direction of the veteran point guard Paul: 40 minutes in a single game, with a perfect state of 1 mistake, he sent 22 points, 5 rebounds and 14 assists, effectively connecting the team's offense.