The Raptors coach Nick Ners had predicted a slug festival against Philly and the Sixers were forced into action on Saturday. “I’m not surprised [the 76ers] “They were very motivated and ready to leave,” Ners said. “I think there are a lot of expectations from them. I think they would try to scare us off the floor right away and give us a kick to see if we would leave. “Now we will find out if we will do it or not.” Tyrese Maxey scored 21 of his career playoffs, 38 points in the third quarter on Saturday to fill the Raptors’ hopes of a comeback, and the 76ers beat Toronto 131-111 in Game 1 of the first round playoff series.
Pascal Siakam had 24 points while OG Anunoby had 20 points on a difficult night for the Raptors. Barnes had 15 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in an outstanding playoff debut before the Sixers’s 280-pound center, Joel Ebid, stepped on the rookie’s foot and sent him off the pitch anxiously at 9:06 to play. VanVleet had 18 points and six assists before leaving the game in the same game. “For a young rookie in his first road playoff game against a very good team, I thought he seemed to belong out there,” Ners said of Barnes, whose x-rays were negative. He will undergo more screenings on Sunday. CLOCKS Barnes shakes his ankle in the playoff debut:

Raptors rookie Scotty Barnes injured his ankle in defeat in Game 1 by the Sixers

The Raptors rookie Scotty Barnes withdrew from the game after spraining his ankle in the 131-111 loss to Toronto in the first game of the NBA playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers. 1:50
Embiid had 19 points and 15 rebounds. The second game of the top seven series is on Monday in Philadelphia and the Raptors, who have a score of 5-17 in the opening games of the playoff series, are in a well-known hole. “We could have lost by 50 tonight, and it’s a game,” said Shiakam. “Obviously we know we have to play better than we did tonight to have a chance to win against them. So we have to go back, watch the movie, get better at it … but that’s the nature of the playoffs, ups and downs, and we must be able to maintain the same focus and intensity when things do not go our way. “We can have the most amazing game plan, but if you do not have the intensity for such a match, it will be difficult to beat a team like this.” CLOCKS Maxey makes his appearance as the 76ers take the lead in the series over the Raptors:

The 76ers Tyrese Maxey set fire to the Raptors in Game 1 victory

Tyrese Maxey scored 38 points with the highest percentage of the game as the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Toronto Raptors 131-111 in the first game of the NBA playoff series. 1:42
In the first meeting of the season between Atlantic Division rivals after Kawhi Leonard’s buzzer-beater in the 2019 semifinals and just a week after the Raptors overcame a 17-2 deficit to beat Philly in Toronto, there was no delay. Heroic games on Saturday. The Sixers’ lead of 21 points in the second half had become 24 at the beginning of the third. Precious Achiuwa passes the ball on the spur of the moment. His three-pointer game at 5:56 of the third scored a 10-2 streak that reduced the difference to 11 points and gave the Raptors a little breath. But James Harden, who had 22 points and 14 assists in his first playoff game as a Sixer, buried a three-pointer, made a lay-up and then pushed a bounce with both hands at a Maxi who sprinted for a lay-up he put Toronto. backup up to 18. The Sixers led 107-88 with ten minutes left.

“We just weren’t the same in many areas”

“We just weren’t the same in many areas, or that was just an upset,” VanVleet said. “A lot of what we do is based on our aggression and our length and playing with the ball, causing upsets, blocking shots. [referee’s] whistling or whatever else may be the case, it was a bit late. . . they won the battle of physicality “. The Raptors outscored Shake Milton’s fourth and three-pointer with 7:34 to put Philly 23 in front of the noisy Wells Fargo Arena crowd that included rapper Meek Mill and retired boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. Maxey with 3:19. to play, the Sixers were 22 points ahead and coach Nursing and Philly, Doc Rivers, emptied their benches shortly after. The identity of the Raptors has to do with the overthrow of the teams and the victory in the battle of offensive rebounds, but the Sixers beat the Raptors in their own game. Philly grabbed 10 offensive boards in the Toronto seven and made just four laps in the Raptors’ eight. “I would have imagined he was probably number one on the list emphasizing the game,” Ners said. “We had a lot of success in the glass with them at both ends and the rebound has to do with simple desire, fuss, speed and physicality. And they all had a little ahead of us tonight.”
The Raptors won their regular season series 3-1 against Philly, and, like the 76ers, finished the season in a roll, winning 14 of 18 in a row. But the Sixers dominated from the start on Saturday, winning six offensive boards in the first quarter against Toronto’s two. They made a lead of 10 points and led 35-27 to start the second. A dunk run by Anunoby closed the Raptors’ 5-0 streak to open the second half. He reduced the difference to just three points, but the momentum was short-lived as the Sixers responded with a 9-0 run and by the time Harris dropped a three-pointer to 1:12 at halftime, Philly had gone up 21 points. . The 76ers led 69-51 at halftime. The series heads to Toronto for Games 3 on Wednesday and 4 next Saturday. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic that saw the 2020 season end in the Disney World bubble and a 2021 season that saw the Raptors drop in the standings amid the COVID-19 epidemic to finish 12th in 2021, it will be for the first time Scotiabank Arena hosts the playoffs basketball from the 5th game of the NBA finals. In Toronto on Saturday, fans gathered at “Jurassic Park” outside the Scotiabank Arena to watch the match on the giant screen. Fans had not gathered there to watch the basketball playoffs for 1,045 days, after the Raptors beat the Golden State Warriors to win the 2019 NBA Championship. The series will return to Philly for Game 5 if needed.