22, the Raptors eliminated the 76ers in the tiebreaker
On April 28, the Raptors faced the 76ers in the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals at home.
Raptors starting lineup: Kyler Lowry, Danny Green, Kawhi Leonard, Pascal Siakam, Marc Gasol.
76ers starting lineup: Ben Simmons, JJ Redick, Jimmy Butler, Tabias Harris, Joel Embiid.
After four quarters, the Raptors defeated the 76ers 108-95, getting a good start in the series.
Score in the fourth quarter (Raptors in front): 39-31, 22-21, 31-29, 16-14.
Leonard scored 45 points in the game, breaking his personal playoff scoring record.
For the Raptors, Leonard had 45 points and 10 rebounds, Siakam had 29 points and 7 rebounds, Lowry had 9 points and 8 assists, and Gasol had 8 points and 4 assists.
For the 76ers, Redick had 17 points, Embiid had 16 points and 8 rebounds, Simmons had 14 points and 9 rebounds, and Harris had 14 points and 15 rebounds.
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On April 30, the Raptors, who had won the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals, continued to face the 76ers at home.
The 76ers hit an offensive climax in the middle of the first quarter to establish a lead, and once led by 19 points in the second quarter. Although the Raptors caught up to only 1 point at the end of the quarter, Embiid scored a key goal under the basket, and finally
The 76ers won a thrilling 94-89 victory, making the score even at 1-1.
Single quarter score (Raptors in front): 17-26, 21-25, 25-18, 26-25.
For the 76ers, Butler had 30 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, Embiid had 12 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Ennis had 13 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Monroe had 10 points and 5 rebounds, Simmons had 6 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Redick had 13 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.
11 points.
For the Raptors, Leonard had 35 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Siakam had 21 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals, Lowry had 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and Gasol had 5 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.
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On May 3, the Philadelphia 76ers hosted Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Toronto Raptors at home. After the game, the 76ers defeated the Raptors 116-95, leading the total score 2-1.
Specific scores: 29-32, 24-32, 28-25, 14-27 (76 people behind).
In this campaign, Embiid changed from the downturn in the previous two games. He made 9 of 18 shots, scored 33 points, 10 rebounds, and blocked 5 shots, becoming the number one contributor to the win.
For the 76ers, Jimmy Butler scored 22 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals, Harris scored 13 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, Redick had 15 points, Ben Simmons had 10 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.
Nice had 10 points and 5 rebounds, Monroe had 4 points and 3 rebounds, and Scott had 5 points.
For the Raptors, Leonard scored 33 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Siakam had 20 points and 3 rebounds, Gasol had 7 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, Danny Green had 13 points and 6 rebounds.
Lowry had 7 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, VanVleet had 1 point and 3 rebounds, Norman Powell had 6 points and 2 assists, Ibaka had 4 points and 5 rebounds, and Meeks had 4 points.
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On May 6, in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in Philadelphia, the visiting Raptors defeated the 76ers 101-96 after four quarters. In this way, the total score of the two teams was tied at 2-2. The Battle of Tianwang Mountain
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The specific scores in the fourth quarter were 24-21, 23-24, 28-30 and 26-21 (the Raptors were in front).
For the Raptors, Leonard scored 39 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists on 5 of 7 three-pointers, Gasol had 16 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, Lowry had 14 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds, and Ibaka had 12 points and 9 rebounds.
3 blocks, Green 11 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals.
For the 76ers, Butler had 29 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, Redick scored 4 three-pointers, 19 points and 3 rebounds, Harris had 16 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, and Embiid had 11 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals.
On May 8, the Eastern Conference semifinals battle between the Toronto Raptors and the Philadelphia 76ers took place.
After the whole game, the Raptors defeated their opponents 125-89 at home and led 3-2 with a total score.
Specific scores: 26-27, 17-37, 27-28, 19-33 (Raptors behind).
In this campaign, Leonard encountered strict double-teaming restrictions from the 76ers, but still scored 21 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, and recorded 4 assists.
For the Raptors, in addition to Kawhi, Siakam scored 25 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Lowry had 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Danny Green had 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and Gasol had 11 points and 5 assists.
Rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Ibaka had 10 points and 2 rebounds, Powell had 7 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds, Jeremy Lin had 3 points, 1 assist and 1 steal.
For the 76ers, Butler scored 22 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds, Harris had 15 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks, Embiid had 13 points, 6 rebounds and 8 turnovers, Scott had 10 points and 4 rebounds, and Ben Simmons had 7 points and 7 rebounds.
4 assists, 2 steals and 5 turnovers, Redick had 3 points and 4 assists.
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On May 10, the Philadelphia 76ers faced the Toronto Raptors in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals at home.
At the end of the game, the 76ers defeated the Raptors 112-101, tying the series at 3-3.
Specific scores: 21-29, 22-29, 24-29, 34-25 (76 people behind).
In this game, Butler scored 19 points at halftime, helping the 76ers set the tone for victory. He finished the game with 25 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds and 2 steals.
For the 76ers, in addition to Butler, Embiid scored 17 points and 12 rebounds, Simmons had 21 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, Redick had 11 points, Harris had 16 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, and Scott had 11 points and 4 rebounds.
Ennis had 5 points and 8 rebounds, and McConnell had 4 points and 1 rebound.
For the Raptors, Leonard scored 29 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists, Siakam had 21 points and 6 rebounds, Lowry had 13 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, Danny Green had 8 points and 3 rebounds, and Gasol had 7 points and 3 assists.
Rebounds and 4 assists, Ibaka had 9 points and 3 rebounds, and Powell had 5 points.
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On May 13, in the tiebreaker of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Toronto Raptors faced the Philadelphia 76ers at home.
In the first quarter, perhaps affected by the tense atmosphere of the tiebreaker, both sides felt unsatisfactory. Leonard scored two goals in a row, Siakam also hit a layup, and the Raptors started 6-0.
On the other hand, the 76ers only hit the first goal after 4 and a half minutes in a single quarter. After that, the two sides launched an inefficient tug-of-war. Kawhi and Danny Green dunked to the basket to help the home team maintain the advantage. At the end of this quarter, Yili
Bacca made 2 of 2 foul shots, but soon Butler also scored a layup. At the end of the single quarter, the 76ers were temporarily behind 13-18.
The 76ers recovered in the second quarter. At 4 minutes and 29 seconds into the quarter, with Ennis's layup, the visiting team took the lead.
In the predicament, Ibaka hit a three-pointer to stop the Raptors from bleeding. Lowry also scored a three-pointer. After breaking through, Kawhi even completed a difficult pull-up layup under strong confrontation to pay tribute to Michael Jordan. As Lowry
A strong attack led to 2+1, and at the end of halftime, the Raptors continued to lead 44-40.
After changing sides, the competition between the two sides became fierce. Redick's three-pointer, Butler and Ennis's foul shots once again helped the away team take the lead.
But soon Leonard stood up and stopped the Raptors' bleeding with a three-pointer and layup, helping the Raptors take the lead.
The long scoring drought in sports games caused the entire Philadelphia team to panic. At the critical moment, Embiid's dunk became a silencer for the away team, which also boosted the morale of the visiting team.
With Ibaka's tip-in, after three quarters, the Raptors continued to lead 67-64.
The suspense of the final quarter was only on the line. With 3 minutes left in the game, Leonard made a mistake on a sideline pass, and then Redick converted the offense and scored a three-pointer. However, Kawhi quickly corrected his mistake, and his long two-pointer went into the net.
.Following Lowry's successful steal, the fast break helped Siakam complete a layup. The Raptors led by 4 points with 1 minute and 14 seconds left in the game.
Next, Butler and Embiid used free throws to reduce the point difference to 1 point. Kawhi made one of two free throws. Looking back, Butler succeeded in a layup, and the two sides tied at 90.
Something magical happened then. On the Raptors' final attack, Leonard held the ball and threw away two defenders, and made a jump shot from the bottom corner. The basketball bounced a few times and miraculously went into the basket!
At the end of the game, the Raptors narrowly defeated the 76ers 92-90 and eliminated their opponents 4-3 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.
In this campaign, Leonard demonstrated his superstar value. He carried the team alone and scored 41 points. At the last moment, he threw away two defenders and made a jumper from the corner for the buzzer-beater!
For the Raptors, in addition to Leonard, Siakam had 11 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, Lowry had 10 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, Gasol had 7 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks, and Danny Green had 10 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals.
2 points and 4 rebounds, Ibaka had 17 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, and VanVleet had 4 points and 2 steals.
In Philadelphia, Embiid scored 21 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks, Redick had 17 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Jimmy Butler had 16 points and 4 rebounds, Harris had 15 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, and Ben Simmons had 13 points.
8 rebounds and 5 assists, Ennis had 6 points and 2 rebounds.
This series can be said to be evenly matched. The 76ers and Raptors were of equal strength and played very excitingly. The winner was not decided until the last minute.
Watching Leonard's shot go into the basket, Embiid cried when he left the game, which showed how unwilling he was.
To be honest, more than half of the last goal was luck. The Raptors were indeed very lucky.
