TORONTO–The Philadelphia 76ers wanted to get rid of the pesky Toronto Raptors and not give them any more life in this series. The Sixers were once up 3-0 before the Raptors won two in a row to make it a series as they faced insurmountable odds. No team in NBA history has ever come back from a 3-0 hole and won a series.
The Sixers made sure that they were not the first one to do so as they came out looking sharp from the beginning in this one as they were able to build a lead and sustain it. Even when the Raptors briefly took the lead, the Sixers were able to buckle down and really get back to the team that won the first two games of this series easily. Philadelphia went on to win it 132-97 to advance to Round 2 and set up a date with the Miami Heat.
Joel Embiid led Philadelphia with 33 points and 10 rebounds, Tyrese Maxey had 25 points and eight assists, James Harden had 22 and 15 assists with six rebounds, and Danny Green had 12 points. Tobias Harris also added 19 and 11 rebounds in this one.
Here are the player grades from the series-clincher: