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He did not score and had four fouls in the first half. VanVleet scored 17 points in the half and tried to keep the Raptors in the game. He did not return in the second. Embiid had 28 points and 11 rebounds before he picked up his first foul midway through the fourth. Other than that, at least there wasn't as many elbows thrown to the face tonight that we had to endure.” — Nurse, on the officiating. “There was another open-handed slap to the face. He matched his Game 1 total with 19 points in the quarter. “They wanted to muck the game up and play physical, Rivers said. Embiid’s left ankle seemed to buckle and both players went down in a heap. “They put me on the floor a few times and to me, this is where it gets interesting,” Embiid said. He made 9 of 16 shots from the floor for the game. PHILADELPHIA -- — Joel Embiid took a stiff arm moments after tipoff and the 7-footer pushed back.

Tonight, the Raptors came into Game 2 with a clear objective: get physical with the Sixers and junk up the game. At first, it was working, as Toronto got ...

Following their Game 1 loss against the Philadelphia 76ers, the Toronto Raptors thought they might not have a few key players of theirs for the Game 2 ...

Joel Embiid leads the Philadelphia 76ers past the Toronto Raptors in Game 2 to take a 2-0 series lead.

Coming into the 2022 NBA playoffs, the sentiment was that the series between the Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors would be a close one.

The Sixers fought to hold serve Monday night. They won a testy matchup over the Raptors at Wells Fargo Center, beating Toronto by a 112-97 score to go up 2-0 in ...

Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey shakes hands with teammate James Harden after a Maxey made basket against the Toronto Raptors in the second quarter of Game 2. YONG ...

Sixers star center Joel Embiid limped off to the locker room at halftime of the NBA Playoff matchup with the Raptors.

The Sixers have absolutely dominated the Toronto Raptors so far. Here are 3 reasons they will complete the sweep....

They were seventh in the Association during the season with a 36.4% three-point clip but through the first two games, the Sixers are shooting nearly 50% from deep. It’s been a key part of their success so far in the series. The Cameroonian big man was limited to just 19 points in Game 1, but Tyrese Maxey went off and destroyed Toronto. Nevertheless, Embiid bounced back with authority on Monday night, despite the Raptors playing extremely physical defense on him. While the Raps did come out firing in Game 2, Philly quickly slowed them down and started to dominate, with Joel Embiid’s 31 points leading the way for Doc Rivers’ squad. With a 2-0 lead heading up North, the Sixers are in a prime position to keep rolling. The Philadelphia 76ers took a firm stranglehold on their first-round series with the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday, blowing them out for the second straight game.

The Philadelphia 76ers kicked off their first-round playoff series against the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night. As the Raptors put a ton of focus on ...

PHILADELPHIA – As typically played out, the dance begins with the Sixers' final possession of any imminent home victory. The shot clock off and the patrons ...

The Free Throw Wars provide a perfect launching point into why the Sixers have jumped out to a convincing 2-0 series lead.

Heading into this first-round series between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Toronto Raptors, a lot of people thought this would be an interesting drag-out ...

Through two games, that has not been the case for Toronto and Nurse is going to have to figure out ways to stop Philadelphia or this series will be quick. The adjustment I saw was we’re going to be super physical in the first 10 minutes of the game and we’re gonna be more aggressive trying to get to the basket and create pass and kick opportunities. In terms of how they’re guarding Philly, though it’s a bunch of guys in gaps against James Harden, and a bunch of guys in a dig position against Joel Embiid. Those guys are going to put up numbers, but what that has allowed the Sixers to do is just make target practice passes for target practice shots. Going into this series, I thought this was going to be one of the most fascinating first-round series. Heading into this first-round series between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Toronto Raptors, a lot of people thought this would be an interesting drag-out type of series. Philadelphia won Game 1 by 20 points and led Game 2 by as many as 29 points on its way to an easy win on Monday to take a 2-0 series lead.

It happened with 4:20 left in the fourth quarter of Monday night's 112-97 Philadelphia win over Toronto: Danny Green dunked the basketball.

But I just made sure I got to the rim. So, when you go to the rim against them, you’ve got to make sure you get to the rim. But you can forgive his Sixers teammates if all they wanted to talk about was the dunk and to get off some jokes at the veteran’s expense. Health had been an issue for Green this season, dealing with hamstring and hip injuries, a COVID-19 health and safety protocols stint, and the reality of now being 34 years old in a profession where your window usually begins to close rapidly at such an age. He’s shooting the ball well, he’s playing well, his defense is back, and we need it.” But Danny Green does not dunk very often — only 71 times total (regular season and playoffs) across his 13-year NBA career — so his willingness to do so was a meaningful indicator for the Sixers in one important way: the three-time NBA champion is healthy.

Through their first two playoff games, the Philadelphia 76ers have found success on both sides of the ball against the Toronto Raptors. During their Game 1.

While Siakam could make better adjustments for himself ahead of Game 3, so far, Harris has proven he's up for the challenge of guarding the All-Star. "Just really reading some of the things that he wants to do and make every look that he gets a tough look," Harris added. He’s a good player getting downhill as well, so just trying to beat him to the spot and making him take tough twos." He's gotten the best of Harris at times, making shots even when the Sixers veteran defended him well, but for the most part, Harris has kept the star big man in check through two games. As the veteran has proven he could not only create open looks for himself, he's also known to make tough shots with a defender in his face. In Game 1, he scored 24 points in 39 minutes, draining under ten of his 18 shots.