TORONTO–The Philadelphia 76ers entered Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday down a man. Due to the vaccination status of Matisse Thybulle, they were missing their best perimeter defender and they were also missing a man as part of their rotation. The Toronto Raptors were able to take advantage of that in this one.
The Raptors began playing their style of basketball and the Sixers had a tough time responding as they only played eight guys in this one rather than choose somebody to replace Thybulle. The Sixers found themselves down 17 early and they were frustrated as they made a ton of mistakes. However, they were able to overcome all of that and knock off the Raptors 104-101 in overtime Game 3 and take a 3-0 stranglehold on the series.
Joel Embiid had 33 points and 13 rebounds to lead Philadelphia, James Harden had 19 points and 10 assists to go along with six rebounds before fouling out, Tyrese Maxey had 19 points, and Tobias Harris added 11 and 12 rebounds. Danny Green had nine and seven rebounds and Georges Niang added nine points.
Here are the player grades following the thrilling win: