Here's everything you need to know about Game 3 between the 76ers and Raptors. The 76ers, on the other hand, have their full roster at their disposal, though defensive ace Matisse Thybulle won't be with the team in Games 3 and 4 because he isn't eligible to play in Canada.Ĭan the Raptors pick up their first win to keep hope alive or will the 76ers take a commanding 3-0 lead? The Raptors were also without rookie Scottie Barnes, who is sidelined with an ankle sprain. and Thaddeus Young played in Game 2 but were limited. The series now shifts to Toronto, where the Raptors went 24-17 in the regular season.īoth Gary Trent Jr. Toronto won three of four regular-season games against the Sixers, has an All-Star guard in Fred VanVleet, and got a 37-point triple-double from Pascal Siakam on Thursday in a home win over Joel Embiid, James Harden and company.The Raptors are running out of time to figure things out.Īfter being blown out by the 76ers in Game 1, the Raptors lost Game 2 by 15 points to fall behind 2-0 in the first-round series. In several ways, the Raptors project to be a difficult first-round opponent. Boston (division record) and Milwaukee (season series) earned tiebreakers over the Sixers. The Celtics, Bucks and Sixers all finished 51-31. The Heat topped the conference at 53-29 and may very well be next up if the Sixers can get through Toronto. This year’s team led the East with a 27-14 road record but dropped from first to fourth in the standings. The 2020-21 Sixers went an Eastern Conference-best 29-7 at home during the regular season, but they lost three times to Atlanta at Wells Fargo Center. The team’s last home playoff contest was a second-round Game 7 loss to the Hawks in June. Dates and times for the rest of the series aren't set yet. The Sixers will host the Raptors on Saturday at 6 p.m. The Sixers’ first chance to make new, better memories of Philadelphia playoff basketball will be Saturday night.Īfter the conclusion of its regular season, the NBA announced the schedule for each first-round postseason series’ Game 1.
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