PHILADELPHIA – If a 20-point loss to the Philadelphia 76ers was not bad enough, the Toronto Raptors lost rookie Scottie Barnes to an ankle injury.
Tyrese Maxey scored 21 of his 38 points in the third quarter and shattered the Raptors’ hopes of a 131-111 victory for the 76ers on Saturday in Game 1 of the first round of the series.
Pascal Shiakam scored 24 points in a difficult night for the Raptors, who saw Barnes leave the game with an injury to his left foot and Fred Van Wlyt being sent off early in the fourth quarter. OG Anunoby added 20 points for Queen City.
Barnes had 15 points and 10 rebounds in a stunning start to the series, before 76ers’s 280-pound center Joel Embiid stumbled to his feet and left him anxiously on the ground. VanVleet had 18 points and six assists before leaving the game in the same straight line.
“For a young rookie in his first road playoff game against a very good team, I thought he belonged on the pitch,” said Raptors head coach Nick Nurs of Barnes.
X-rays of Barnes’s injury were negative and he will undergo further imaging on Sunday.
Embiid had 19 points and 15 rebounds.
The Raptors improved to 5-17 in their first meeting in a row. The second duel will take place on Monday in Philadelphia.
“We could have lost by 50 points tonight, but it’s just a game,” said Shiakam. Obviously we know we have to play better than today to have a chance to win against them. We need to watch the videos and improve, but that’s the nature of the series. There are ups and downs and we must maintain the same focus and intensity. »
The teams will return to the collar in Toronto for Games 3 and 4 on April 20 and 23, respectively. The series will return to Philadelphia for Part Five, if needed.
It was the first playoff game between the two Atlantic Division rivals since Kawhi Leonard’s basket knocked the 76ers to the 2019 Eastern Conference semifinals.
The 76ers’ 21-point lead in the second half increased to 24 points at the beginning of the second half. Precious Achiuwa had a three-point game that ended a 10-2 series for the Raptors, who closed the gap to 11 points.
But James Harden, who had 22 points and 14 assists in his first playoff game for the 76ers, had a three-pointer and a run shot before making a skillful pass to Maxi.
The 76ers led 107-88 with just a quarter left.
“We were not ourselves in many aspects of the game,” VanVleet said. Most of the things we do come from our aggression, our greatness and our ball games. We cause upheavals, we block shots. Whether it was the nervousness of some of our new players or the whistling of the referees, we were a bit slow. They have won the battle of physicality. »
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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo He gave a harsh response to the question about a possible trade to another NBA club:
“I’m here. Don’t ask me that question. It’s disrespectful to me and my teammates. I wear this jersey every day.
To say I don’t want to be here is disrespectful to the organization, the coaching staff, myself and everyone who worked hard to get me on the field. Don’t ask me this question. I am her. I’m going out in this uniform. And as long as I’m here, I’ll give it my all until the last second of the match.”
On the night of December 27-28, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player of the game with the Chicago Bulls – 112:103.
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Nine games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 27-28.
“San Antonio” hosted “Utah” and suffered a sensational defeat.
Spurs had a good first quarter, during which they made a 15:2 spurt to take an 11-point lead at 30:19, but failed to build on it or at least maintain it. In the second quarter, the Jazz responded with a 25:5 attack and took the lead 62:51 with the same 11 points. Utah then kept the opponent at bay for more than 10 points until the middle of the fourth quarter, when Spurs equalized the score – 106:106, thanks to a 14:2 breakthrough. However, the home team could not achieve this success and failed at the end of the match. In the last three minutes of the game, San Antonio scored 2 points and lost them with a score of 2:11 and had a score of 114:127 throughout the match.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He was in Utah’s starting five and stayed on the field for 14 minutes, during which time he scored 3 points (1/1 three-pointers), also made 1 rebound and 1 assist with 1 loss and 1 foul.
The most productive player of the match was Vembanyama, who brought 32 points to Spurs, but this did not help them achieve positive results. Jazz has 29 points from Markkanen and 28 points from George.
“Chicago” lost at home to “Milwaukee”, where Giannis Antetokounmpo returned.
The Bucks gained a minimal advantage in the first quarter and then gradually increased it, eventually winning all quarters of the match and winning with a score of 103:112.
In this game, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player, scoring 29 points for Milwaukee. Portis also scored a double-double for the guest team with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
NBA. Regular season, December 28
San Antonio – Utah – 114:127 (40:32, 20:38, 27:28, 27:29)
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Nine regular season games took place in the NBA on the night of December 26-27.
Utah hosted the Eastern Conference leader and won a sensational victory.
The first half of the match was spent with a small lead for the Pistons, who kept their opponent one or two shots away most of the time and entered the long break with a 1-point lead at 68:67. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter; In this quarter, Jazz made a 16:3 move and took the lead by 12 points, 90:78. The home team had the advantage in the score, but Detroit gradually reduced the gap and 19 seconds before the siren, after two free throws by Cunningham, they equalized the score – 129:129. However, the match did not go to overtime – Utah took advantage of the remaining time with the efforts of George, who scored a two-pointer 3 seconds before the siren – 131:129.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He stayed on the field for 21 minutes and recorded 9 points (3/4 two-pointers, 1/2 three-pointers), as well as 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
The most productive player was George, who scored 31 points for Utah, while Nurkic had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
orlando: Black (24), Carter (16 + 8 rebounds), Bane (15 + 10 rebounds), Banchero (13), Jones (8) – start; Richardson (14) and Silva (8), Kane (5), Isaac (2), Howard (0), Penda (0), O. Robinson (0).
Charlotte: Ball (22 + 7 rebounds + 6 for loss), Knippel (16), Bridges (16 + 11 rebounds), Miller (15), Diabate (10 + 13 rebounds) – start; Hall (14 + 8 rebounds), Sexton (13), Hall (7), Green (6), Connaughton (1), James (0), Mann (0).
Chicago – Philadelphia – 109:102 (30:28, 19:24, 32:33, 28:17)
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