The Philadelphia 76ers, who lost G4 on the road and lost 3-1 to sweep, will return home to compete with the Raptors for the first round of the series G5.
In terms of the 76ers, Embiid fought with injury, And Sebel ushered in a comeback, and whether the 76ers can win the G5 to advance to the second round has undoubtedly become a major attraction of this game.
On the other hand, on the Raptors side, VanVleet is absent due to injury, and this battle, the Raptors team rushed to the away game, whether they can drag the game into G6, it is obvious that they will also be caught in a bitter battle!
However, after four quarters of play, with a wave of 12-0 scoring climax, the anti-away Raptors, in the first half, they overwhelmed the 76ers and achieved a huge advantage of 13 points.
Although after returning from the second half, Embiid + Maxi in the third quarter continued to play counter-attacks, leading the 76ers to play counter-attacks, successfully narrowing the point difference to single digits and preserving the suspense of the game.
But helplessly in the final final game, Siakam felt hot, Trent Jr. + Anunoby hit three consecutive points, the Raptors took the opportunity to establish a 15-point lead in one fell swoop, and the 76ers repeatedly failed to hit, only to lose.
In the end, the Raptors also beat the 76ers 103-88 on the road, winning the G5 strongly, and also forced the series out of the G6 2-3 on the big score!
In this game, the Raptors continued the fiery state of G4, played a 5-person scoring double-double, all-staff team performance, and won a 15-point victory.
In the case of trent + Anunoby + Barnes and other main players, continuing to perform steadily, the team's ace Siakam, as well as the play of Achuva on the bench, are particularly critical!
In this game, Siakam was hot in the hand, starting 42 minutes, shooting 2 three-pointers on 10-of-17 shooting, and exploding a game-high 23 points, plus 10 rebounds and 7 assists.
Rationally speaking, in the case that core defender VanVleet could not play, the performance of the G5 single-core team in the first game of Siakam did not live up to the expectations of the team management!
Of course, in this game, the Raptors were able to win the 76ers, win the G6 2-3, retain the suspense of the series, and the performance of Tigers on the bench by Achuva is also indispensable.
In this campaign, Achuva was appointed to play 25 minutes off the bench, shooting more than 60% of the 7-of-11 shooting, and contributing 17 points + 7 rebounds + 3 blocks to the whole game.
Not only did it make a breakthrough on the offensive end, providing the Raptors with strong firepower and vitality, but also on the defensive end, it repeatedly interfered with the 76ers' offensive rhythm and deployment, successfully affecting the trend of the game!
More importantly, after successfully winning the G5 and rewriting the series score to 2-3, in the next G6 game, the Raptors will regain home advantage, which is undoubtedly a great opportunity for the Raptors to equalize the series!
On the other hand, on the side of the 76ers, the team was comprehensively crushed at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends of this game, and finally swallowed the 15-point rout of the game performance, which obviously made it difficult for home fans to accept.
After all, in the case of Embiid + Danny Green playing well, Maxi + Harris is still decent, the performance of james Harden, the core defender of the team, does have yet to be examined!
Harden was slightly sluggish in this game, starting 38 minutes, although he delivered a comprehensive performance of 15+2+7+1+1 in 4 of 11, rationally speaking, he personally made as many as 5 mistakes in the whole game, which was still a bit stretched.
In addition, after losing the G5 at home, according to statistics, 76ers head coach Rivers has lost 7 of the key battles in the past 8 match points in his playoff coaching career, and in his entire coaching career, Rivers has lost a total of 31 such promotion match point battles, ranking first in the history of league coaches!
Obviously, whether it is for head coach Rivers or the core of the team Harden, in the next G6 away battle, these two people, who have been under great pressure, will undoubtedly face greater challenges and tests!