![]() This is the bind the Sixers put teams in. Was Game 1 an outlier or sign of things to come? Raptors Forced to Foulįred VanVleet, who never fouled out during the regular season, fouled out in Game 1. While the Sixers weren’t a high volume team during the regular season (they shot the fourth-fewest threes per game), they were quite efficient, hitting 36.4% of their looks from outside-seventh-best in the NBA. With their lack of size, the Raptors are betting on their ability to recover to Philly’s shooters. Maxey, Tobias Harris, and Georges Niang all took advantage, with Harden adding four triples as well. The doubles on Embiid opened up shots on the perimeter. During the regular season, the Sixers hit at least 16 threes in a game only nine times, and shot 50% from deep only six times. Philly finished the game shooting 16-of-32 from three. Do they game plan and account for him as much as they do Philly’s halfcourt behemoths? Or do they hope he can’t come close to replicating his performance? Sixers’ Shooters Stepped Up ![]() Moving forward, Maxey’s explosion creates a bit of a dilemma for the Raptors. With Scottie Barnes occupied with Harden, Maxey took advantage of the relative lack of attention. Nick Nurse played small and sold out on stopping Embiid, which meant sending doubles and traps at him all night long. The 21-year old was unstoppable, hitting five threes and slicing through Toronto’s defense. The Raptors will lose this series in four games if Maxey leads all scorers and shoots over 66% every night. Here are five thoughts on Game 1.īill Streicher/USA TODAY Sports Tyrese Maxey Took Over Tyrese Maxey led all scorers with 38, while Harden and Embiid added 22 and 19, respectively. Philly opened up a big lead in the second quarter and never looked back, leading by double digits the entire second half. The 76ers routed the Raptors in Game 1 of their first-round series, cruising to a 131–111 win. The James Harden-Joel Embiid partnership passed its first playoff test.
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