Eastern Conference | Round 1 | (4) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (5) Toronto Raptors

[LoveMyRaps]

Where was Siakam?

24 points, 7 assists and 3 blocks?

I watched the game, he was a non-factor…okay stats tho

He wasn't a non-factor. He just wasn't assertive from the jump. He played solid nonetheless. He was a bit too passive first half.

[LoveMyRaps]

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wtf were these calls loool

[Slim Charlez]

Hopefully Barnes will be ok. Sprained ankles are weird. Just from personal experience, one time I sprained my ankle so bad I couldn't believe that it didn't break and it felt fine the next day. Another time I kinda tweaked it a little and couldn't walk for a week.

Maybe Barnes was one that looked worse than it really is.

Worst injury I had was a really bad ankle sprain. Amazed I didn't break my ankle considering the fall but was out for 6 weeks, grade 3 sprain, couldn't put weight on my foot at all for the first few weeks, using the restroom was a pain, felt excruciating pulsations on my foot every morning for whatever reason, just the most unpleasant thing I've ever had to deal with.

[SelfishPlayer]

Sweep! Tobias Harris played with a level of speed and hustle that he didn't display all season.

[celticfan42487]

Which is why Raps fans and Celtics fans are on each others boards sending well wishes. That's not a real rivalry and those two teams have minimal competitive history.

More recent competitive history than the 76ers and Celtics.

For the past 15 years, 13 of those years the Atlantic has been won by the Raptors or the Celtics.

We also just had a 7 game series against them a couple playoffs ago whereas recently with the 76ers we've had a 4-0 and 4-1 win. Not very competitive.

I think you're just upset you're dead wrong here on multiple levels for a Celtics fan point of view.

I could see if you view the Celtics as bigger rivals than the Raptors after being smacked around in the playoffs in such a manner recently but it's not hard to see why the Raptors have been the competitor for the Celtics in the division for over a decade now.

Two teams that have been at the top of their games in the division over that time for a long time. Both recently had championship teams, ect ect ect.

You're typing mald paragraphs at me trying to convince yourself. Not me.

The actions speak loud enough. Celtics mods on page one of the Raptors game day threads wishing them luck and giving support. Celtics around the league thread praying for Toronto success. There's just no genuine deeprooted hatred amongst those two teams or their fans, and it shows.

And it makes sense. Only one playoff series between y'all in history and no fans even got to witness it live.

Marcus Smart tweeted "King of the North" after game 7 and not a minute was even played in Canada. Lame. Just no real impact.

Sixers/Raptors -> 2001 & 2019 >>> Raptors/Celtics bubblemania brawl. And Boston/Philadelphia have participated in 21 playoff series' all time. That's how rivalries are developed. See --> Clippers/Mavericks semi ascensions after 2020 & 2021.

The Sixers have a stronger individual rivalry against both of these two teams than y'all do with each other, and it's why in this estranged love triangle you guys turn to support each other when push comes to shove.

Sure.

I'm typing facts over the past 15 years of two teams that have been competing forever for dominance in the division are the ones that have a rivalry due to continued success of both franchises so anyone could understand why that is as it makes well... perfect sense.

You're just saying nothing because you don't want to admit you're wrong despite it being obvious and logically true to everyone and that's fine. Have what you want.

I'm sure we'll take no Marcus Smart tweets after an inconsequential sweep of the 76ers as proof the players and fans cared about that matchup more than the one where Smart taunted the Raptors for beating them (that year at least, again it's been back and forth now for 15 years).

[stormi]

More recent competitive history than the 76ers and Celtics.

For the past 15 years, 13 of those years the Atlantic has been won by the Raptors or the Celtics.

We also just had a 7 game series against them a couple playoffs ago whereas recently with the 76ers we've had a 4-0 and 4-1 win. Not very competitive.

I think you're just upset you're dead wrong here on multiple levels for a Celtics fan point of view.

I could see if you view the Celtics as bigger rivals than the Raptors after being smacked around in the playoffs in such a manner recently but it's not hard to see why the Raptors have been the competitor for the Celtics in the division for over a decade now.

Two teams that have been at the top of their games in the division over that time for a long time. Both recently had championship teams, ect ect ect.

You're typing mald paragraphs at me trying to convince yourself. Not me.

The actions speak loud enough. Celtics mods on page one of the Raptors game day threads wishing them luck and giving support. Celtics around the league thread praying for Toronto success. There's just no genuine deeprooted hatred amongst those two teams or their fans, and it shows.

And it makes sense. Only one playoff series between y'all in history and no fans even got to witness it live.

Marcus Smart tweeted "King of the North" after game 7 and not a minute was even played in Canada. Lame. Just no real impact.

Sixers/Raptors -> 2001 & 2019 >>> Raptors/Celtics bubblemania brawl. And Boston/Philadelphia have participated in 21 playoff series' all time. That's how rivalries are developed. See --> Clippers/Mavericks semi ascensions after 2020 & 2021.

The Sixers have a stronger individual rivalry against both of these two teams than y'all do with each other, and it's why in this estranged love triangle you guys turn to support each other when push comes to shove.

Sure.

I'm typing facts over the past 15 years of two teams that have been competing forever for dominance in the division are the ones that have a rivalry due to continued success of both franchises so anyone could understand why that is as it makes well... perfect sense.

You're just saying nothing because you don't want to admit you're wrong despite it being obvious and logically true to everyone and that's fine. Have what you want.

I'm sure we'll take no Marcus Smart tweets after an inconsequential sweep of the 76ers as proof the players and fans cared about that matchup more than the one where Smart taunted the Raptors for beating them (that year at least, again it's been back and forth now for 15 years).

The objective rankings of these historical rivalries are:

1) Sixers/Boston
2) Sixers/Raptors
3) Boston/Raptors

You and your kin can run back along to your around the league thread and the Raptors game thread and send your well wishes and prayers. I haven't seen that happening anywhere near the Sixers board or in the general boards either. And we all know why.

[timO]

Raps got blowout with them 4/5 playing great, Barnes ankle...

The raps can lose in 4.

[celticfan42487]

You're typing mald paragraphs at me trying to convince yourself. Not me.

The actions speak loud enough. Celtics mods on page one of the Raptors game day threads wishing them luck and giving support. Celtics around the league thread praying for Toronto success. There's just no genuine deeprooted hatred amongst those two teams or their fans, and it shows.

And it makes sense. Only one playoff series between y'all in history and no fans even got to witness it live.

Marcus Smart tweeted "King of the North" after game 7 and not a minute was even played in Canada. Lame. Just no real impact.

Sixers/Raptors -> 2001 & 2019 >>> Raptors/Celtics bubblemania brawl. And Boston/Philadelphia have participated in 21 playoff series' all time. That's how rivalries are developed. See --> Clippers/Mavericks semi ascensions after 2020 & 2021.

The Sixers have a stronger individual rivalry against both of these two teams than y'all do with each other, and it's why in this estranged love triangle you guys turn to support each other when push comes to shove.

Sure.

I'm typing facts over the past 15 years of two teams that have been competing forever for dominance in the division are the ones that have a rivalry due to continued success of both franchises so anyone could understand why that is as it makes well... perfect sense.

You're just saying nothing because you don't want to admit you're wrong despite it being obvious and logically true to everyone and that's fine. Have what you want.

I'm sure we'll take no Marcus Smart tweets after an inconsequential sweep of the 76ers as proof the players and fans cared about that matchup more than the one where Smart taunted the Raptors for beating them (that year at least, again it's been back and forth now for 15 years).

The objective rankings of these historical rivalries are:

1) Sixers/Boston
2) Sixers/Raptors
3) Boston/Raptors

You and your kin can run back along to your around the league thread and the Raptors game thread and send your well wishes and prayers. I haven't seen that happening anywhere near the Sixers board or in the general boards either. And we all know why.

Okay I was talking today and fans that are alive.

But I agree, historically speaking I'm sure I'm grandfathers would rank it that way.

To the credit of 76er fans though, part of the reason there isn't a rivalry there especially on RealGM is because we are kin. Perhaps Boston fans haven't boo'd Santa Claus but we get it and boo our own teams too.

And I can't remember if there ever was a time a 76er vs Celtics game coming up where the Celtics board was talking about it before it happened and having to be prepared for the vitriol and trolling that was accompanying it.

So a lot of it happens to be constant matchups in a time where we were old enough to have hair on our chins and well frankly just the 76er fans have always been well mannered during games. Nothing above the norm at least (there's always one or two stray posters here or there in all fan bases but nothing like the Raptor fans zombie army of trolls every game for well over a decade now on this site)

[celticfan42487]

You're typing mald paragraphs at me trying to convince yourself. Not me.

The actions speak loud enough. Celtics mods on page one of the Raptors game day threads wishing them luck and giving support. Celtics around the league thread praying for Toronto success. There's just no genuine deeprooted hatred amongst those two teams or their fans, and it shows.

And it makes sense. Only one playoff series between y'all in history and no fans even got to witness it live.

Marcus Smart tweeted "King of the North" after game 7 and not a minute was even played in Canada. Lame. Just no real impact.

Sixers/Raptors -> 2001 & 2019 >>> Raptors/Celtics bubblemania brawl. And Boston/Philadelphia have participated in 21 playoff series' all time. That's how rivalries are developed. See --> Clippers/Mavericks semi ascensions after 2020 & 2021.

The Sixers have a stronger individual rivalry against both of these two teams than y'all do with each other, and it's why in this estranged love triangle you guys turn to support each other when push comes to shove.

Sure.

I'm typing facts over the past 15 years of two teams that have been competing forever for dominance in the division are the ones that have a rivalry due to continued success of both franchises so anyone could understand why that is as it makes well... perfect sense.

You're just saying nothing because you don't want to admit you're wrong despite it being obvious and logically true to everyone and that's fine. Have what you want.

I'm sure we'll take no Marcus Smart tweets after an inconsequential sweep of the 76ers as proof the players and fans cared about that matchup more than the one where Smart taunted the Raptors for beating them (that year at least, again it's been back and forth now for 15 years).

The objective rankings of these historical rivalries are:

1) Sixers/Boston
2) Sixers/Raptors
3) Boston/Raptors

You and your kin can run back along to your around the league thread and the Raptors game thread and send your well wishes and prayers. I haven't seen that happening anywhere near the Sixers board or in the general boards either. And we all know why.

Okay I was talking today and fans that are alive.

But I agree, historically speaking I'm sure I'm grandfathers would rank it that way.

To the credit of 76er fans though, part of the reason there isn't a rivalry there especially on RealGM is because we are kin. Perhaps Boston fans haven't boo'd Santa Claus but we get it and boo our own teams too.

And I can't remember if there ever was a time a 76er vs Celtics game coming up where the Celtics board was talking about it before it happened and having to be prepared for the vitriol and trolling that was accompanying it.

So a lot of it happens to be constant matchups in a time where we were old enough to have hair on our chins and well frankly just the 76er fans have always been well mannered during games. Nothing above the norm at least (there's always one or two stray posters here or there in all fan bases but nothing like the Raptor fans zombie army of trolls every game for well over a decade now on this site)

[celticfan42487]

You're typing mald paragraphs at me trying to convince yourself. Not me.

The actions speak loud enough. Celtics mods on page one of the Raptors game day threads wishing them luck and giving support. Celtics around the league thread praying for Toronto success. There's just no genuine deeprooted hatred amongst those two teams or their fans, and it shows.

And it makes sense. Only one playoff series between y'all in history and no fans even got to witness it live.

Marcus Smart tweeted "King of the North" after game 7 and not a minute was even played in Canada. Lame. Just no real impact.

Sixers/Raptors -> 2001 & 2019 >>> Raptors/Celtics bubblemania brawl. And Boston/Philadelphia have participated in 21 playoff series' all time. That's how rivalries are developed. See --> Clippers/Mavericks semi ascensions after 2020 & 2021.

The Sixers have a stronger individual rivalry against both of these two teams than y'all do with each other, and it's why in this estranged love triangle you guys turn to support each other when push comes to shove.

Sure.

I'm typing facts over the past 15 years of two teams that have been competing forever for dominance in the division are the ones that have a rivalry due to continued success of both franchises so anyone could understand why that is as it makes well... perfect sense.

You're just saying nothing because you don't want to admit you're wrong despite it being obvious and logically true to everyone and that's fine. Have what you want.

I'm sure we'll take no Marcus Smart tweets after an inconsequential sweep of the 76ers as proof the players and fans cared about that matchup more than the one where Smart taunted the Raptors for beating them (that year at least, again it's been back and forth now for 15 years).

The objective rankings of these historical rivalries are:

1) Sixers/Boston
2) Sixers/Raptors
3) Boston/Raptors

You and your kin can run back along to your around the league thread and the Raptors game thread and send your well wishes and prayers. I haven't seen that happening anywhere near the Sixers board or in the general boards either. And we all know why.

Okay I was talking today and fans that are alive.

But I agree, historically speaking I'm sure I'm grandfathers would rank it that way.

To the credit of 76er fans though, part of the reason there isn't a rivalry there especially on RealGM is because we are kin. Perhaps Boston fans haven't boo'd Santa Claus but we get it and boo our own teams too.

And I can't remember if there ever was a time a 76er vs Celtics game coming up where the Celtics board was talking about it before it happened and having to be prepared for the vitriol and trolling that was accompanying it.

So a lot of it happens to be constant matchups in a time where we were old enough to have hair on our chins and well frankly just the 76er fans have always been well mannered during games. Nothing above the norm at least (there's always one or two stray posters here or there in all fan bases but nothing like the Raptor fans zombie army of trolls every game for well over a decade now on this site)

[Perseus1966]

My opinion,
Raptors were bad without energy ,Trent and Achiua pooped their bed ,natural for rookies .
Harden and Joel wete bad but if you let Maxey hit 40 pts you will lose.
Nothing its over yet.

[pingpongrac]

Raps got blowout with them 4/5 playing great, Barnes ankle...

The raps can lose in 4.

How did you come to the conclusion that "4/5 playing great"? Siakam had his lowest rebound total of the season and scored most of his points in the 2nd half when the game was already starting to slip away. FVV was saddled with 2 quick fouls which affected his entire game because he couldn't be near as aggressive yet he still fouled out early in the 4th. OG had 8 of his 20 points in garbage time and he was shooting 5/10 with 12 points and 1 turnover before the 4th. GTJ was 2/11 from the field and Achiuwa was 3/9 from the field while Boucher fouled out in 15 minutes.

Those are hardly "great" games. GTJ and Achiuwa were terrible, Siakam and FVV played below average games and Boucher and Birch were pretty good in limited minutes while OG was slightly above average. The only Raptor to have a great game was Barnes. He likely would have had a triple-double in his first career playoff game.

[Lou84]

Great game by Maxey. He is the reason why I think signing harden long term will not be an issue. James can just walk the ball up the court and create for others. Anyone who has seen sixers basketball in the past knows that half court offense and turnovers in crucial moments where a problem. Harden is an excellent playmaker. He brings a lot of stability to our offense. Harris was great too, Embiid let the game come to him instead of forcing it as he often does. Doc did his job very well. Don't know why people always complain about him. Is he perfect? Nope. Is he better than any coach we had in the last 20 years? Hell yes. All around you cannot complain as a sixer fan.

For the raptors, I do not count them out. While I think we will beat them at the end of the day, they are a feisty bunch. They need to find ways to create more turnovers. Their fastbreaks are crazy. I expect at least 1-2 games from Siakam where he plays as well as he did in the last meeting. Really talented player with a lot of heart. Hope Barnes will be fine. You always want to beat a team at full strength, very talented dude too. Van Fleet has to step up defensively against Maxey although that is a tough task. Maxey is just quicker than anybody else on the court. It will be interesting how their coach will adjust. Continue focusing on Embiid and let the others beat you or put more pressure on Maxey for example.

Will be a nice series, can't wait for game two.

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[Sidthekid87]

The NBA is the one sport league that the fans/analysts assume after every single win the series is over each way. If the Raps win next game you'll have people saying Raptors in 5. It's a long series. Every single 6/7 game series has a few blowouts mixed in. **** happens. Scottie being out definitely hurt the Raps chances to actually win the series, but this team will absolutely not get swept.

[Merc85]

Send the Raptors to the G-League

[Son Goku 25]

Send the Raptors to the G-League

[Appostis]

Raps got blowout with them 4/5 playing great, Barnes ankle...

The raps can lose in 4.

How did you come to the conclusion that "4/5 playing great"? Siakam had his lowest rebound total of the season and scored most of his points in the 2nd half when the game was already starting to slip away. FVV was saddled with 2 quick fouls which affected his entire game because he couldn't be near as aggressive yet he still fouled out early in the 4th. OG had 8 of his 20 points in garbage time and he was shooting 5/10 with 12 points and 1 turnover before the 4th. GTJ was 2/11 from the field and Achiuwa was 3/9 from the field while Boucher fouled out in 15 minutes.

Those are hardly "great" games. GTJ and Achiuwa were terrible, Siakam and FVV played below average games and Boucher and Birch were pretty good in limited minutes while OG was slightly above average. The only Raptor to have a great game was Barnes. He likely would have had a triple-double in his first career playoff game.

He's delusional. That's how.

What player had a great game? The one cut short by rickless play by Embiid?

[Statlanta]

I was gonna praise Maxey but then I heard Vanvleet fouled out and now have tempered my reactions. Is it really a bad game from Harden and Embiid if they foul out like 3/8 of your rotation players even if they shoot 33%

[Wargreymon]

Send the Raptors to the G-League

[Scottie4Bro]

Raps got blowout with them 4/5 playing great, Barnes ankle...

The raps can lose in 4.

Trent played like absolute trash, Siakam was timid and passive all game and not even remotely dominant like he was in the regular season, and Fred was mediocre on offense and a pylon on defense. OG was okay and Barnes was our best player before getting hurt. Not to mention the 76ers were playing out of their mind. It took Maxey having the game of his career and them injuring multiple players to get the W.

The Sixers are frauds. The team doesn't scare me whatsoever, 2 superstars or not. If the Raptors play to their regular season level, the 76ers are getting destroyed.