Pascal Shiakam had 34 points as the Raptors beat the Philadelphia 76ers 110-102 on Saturday to avoid a playoff elimination in the first round.
After being eliminated in the second half of the last match, Siakam worked hard for all his points, attacking Joeel Embiid head-on throughout the game.
“Durable. He has always been a resilient player, Thaddeus Young said of his teammate. He will always face adversity. He knows his strengths. He knows how to bounce and lift his toy after a regular game. That’s exactly what he did. »
The fifth duel in this series of best-of-seven will take place on Monday night in Philadelphia.
Gary Trent Jr. had 24 points, Thaddeus Young had 13 and OG Anunoby added 11 for the Raptors, who spent more than half the game without injured star point guard Fred VanVleet.
Scotty Barnes, who has just been named NBA Rookie of the Year, finished the game with six points and 11 rebounds for the Torotonians. He had lost the last two games with a sprain in his left ankle.
James Harden had 22 points for the 76ers. Embiid, who played despite the thumb injury, contributed offensively with 21 points.
With the Raptors leading by 17 points on Wednesday before suffering a heartbreaking defeat in overtime, game 4 was close from the start.
The Toronto team built a 12-point lead in the second half, but the 76ers reduced the lead to 80-77, starting in the fourth quarter.
After the visitors cut the lead to just one point, the Raptors responded with six consecutive points and took a 14-point lead with 3:28 remaining.
Raptors coach Nick Nurs gave his substitutes 79 seconds to finish the game. Meanwhile, the crowd shouted “Raptors in 7!” »
No team in NBA history has eliminated a 3-0 deficit to win a series. Thirteen NBA teams, however, rallied as they lost 3-1 to advance to the next round. The Denver Nuggets achieved the feat twice in 2020.
VanVleet, who missed 13 games this season due to a right knee injury, left Saturday’s game in the second quarter with a sprained left hip.
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Denver Nuggets announced Nikola Jokic He will miss at least four weeks due to a left knee injury.
Star center was diagnosed with left knee hyperextension. At the same time, tests confirmed that the three-time NBA MVP’s knee ligaments remained intact.
Jokic was injured in the final seconds of the first half of the 123-147 loss to the Miami Heat and limped heavily on his way to the locker room. He did not return to the site after a long time.
Before his injury, Nikola managed to produce 21 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds in just 19 minutes on the field.
Losing Jokic could be a big blow for Denver, as starters Christian Braun (ankle injury), Aaron Gordon (hip issue) and Cam Johnson (knee injury) remain sidelined.
Jokic averaged 29.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 11.1 assists per game this season.
Injury Update: Nikola Jokić suffered a Hyperextension injury in his Left Knee in last night’s match against Miami Heat. Nikola will be re-evaluated in four weeks. pic.twitter.com/NIDmlKAN81
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11 games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 29-30.
Miami hosted Denver and earned a landslide victory.
The home team was ahead by 12 points with 41:29 to play in the first quarter, but the Nuggets were able to slowly win back in the second quarter. The teams entered a long break with the score tied at 63:63. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter, when the Heat made an 11:0 move and led by 15 points at 84:69. After that the home team completely controlled the course of the game and only increased their advantage, achieving a crushing victory – 147:123.
The most productive player of the match was Powell, who brought 25 points to Miami, while Jaques (20 points + 11 assists) and Adebayo had double-doubles with 13 points + 10 rebounds.
San Antonio hosted Cleveland and suffered a sensational defeat.
Three-quarters of the meeting was fought evenly, with the teams responding to each other’s pushes with their own pushes and often staying within a shot or two of each other. That changed in the fourth quarter, as the Cavaliers went on a 15-2 run to take a 10-point lead, 94-84. They then maintained their advantage and won with a score of 113:101.
Cleveland’s main hero in this game was Allen, who had a double-double with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Garland can achieve the same success with 15 points and 11 assists.
Toronto beat Orlando at home.
Magic started the match better and made a 14:2 move at the start. Afterwards, they took control of the course of the game and increased the advantage completely to +21 – 51:30 in the second 12 minutes. After that, the home team slowly started to close the gap and entered the long break with a score of 11-11 at 54:65. The third quarter was tied, so Orlando still had a double-digit advantage ahead of the final: 94:84. At the beginning of the match the play followed the same scenario but in the middle Toronto made a move with 15:0 and not only won it back but also took the lead with 105:102. The fate of the game was decided by Barnes’ free throws, which set the score at 107:106 with 1 minute and 27 seconds left in the quarter.
Barnes could not make a triple-double this time, but he did a double-double and got 13 points and 11 rebounds, while the most productive name in the victory was Shead with 19 points.
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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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