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

[Duffman100]

Vanvleet is one of the worst all star in recent memory.

He's hurt.

Nah Too reliant on the 3 pt shot, if it's not hitting, he can't score in other ways. Still good defensively just not a starter on a good team

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He is hurt though. Ever since that knee injury his season tanked.

[Bum Adebayo]

Embiid demonstrating why he’s a GENERATIONAL Center.

Wait till the second round, he will start to suck as usual and will show his choking gene.

[NoBias]

Can someone bring a GIF up of that Embiid and Harden Siamese flop?

[nikster]

Eh the Raps were always thin, a couple of players ill and injured and it doesn't take long get in trouble. Add fouls and you're basically done.

I still think they'll feel better about themselves after a couple of games in Toronto.

Yeah depth is really being exposed. Malachi can't get a shot off and is being abused defensively. Hopefully Scotties available in Toronto

[Mikistan]

The Jordan crying meme, wasn't during one of the lowest moments of his career though. The Embiid crying meme is a way to be spiteful, because of salty fans not able being able to take a player celebrating after a windmill dunk in the playoffs. Embiid was showing immense vulnerability, something we should all admire. I see what you are getting at, but this is different.

The ball smacking meme is legitimately funny, and isn't showing a distraught Harden.

The lowest moment in his career was not losing in game 7 to the eventual champs...

Lol, I'd say that is the definition of lowest moment. Are you serious haha? To lose on a quadruple doink buzzerbeater in game 7? That's a high moment?

i would call getting injured and not making playoffs a bunch of times to start his career as the lowest moments man, like anyone else would...

[Doranku]

As a neutral fan, this series is an eyesore.

[TheAlchemist]

There is no doubt there is a free throw discrepancy between Toronto and Philadelphia.

But I really don't think that's the issue here.

[Murray_17]

Giannis almost fouled out last game. Embiid has 1 foul in 1.5 games. Why isn’t embiid considered a better defender than Giannis?


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Embiid had like 5 fouls last game.

He also has a technical right now. I swear some people just want to complain for the sake of it

[And1+2]

Why does Philly even need help from the officials to beat this Raptors team? That's my question.

[vado]

There is no doubt there is a free throw discrepancy between Toronto and Philadelphia.

But I really don't think that's the issue here.

True but it shouldn't be a 15 point game

[Froob]

Doc with a big lead in a playoff game, may as well turn this off

[HayKee]

Eh the Raps were always thin, a couple of players ill and injured and it doesn't take long get in trouble. Add fouls and you're basically done.

I still think they'll feel better about themselves after a couple of games in Toronto.

Yeah depth is really being exposed. Malachi can't get a shot off and is being abused defensively. Hopefully Scotties available in Toronto

It is really being exposed if everyone knew it was a problem? Nurse has an incredibly short rotation all season, regularly playing his starts 40+ minutes. Add 3 injuries to that and you get Flynn playing big playoff minutes.

[Mikistan]

double flop ,pure gem!

double flop and both guys were on the same team

[And1+2]

We keep going small when Embiid is off the floor, instead of going with one of our jumbo lineups. That, I don't like.

[Murray_17]

You can complain about FTs all you want, but the lead grow in the non Embiid minutes.

If you can't out score the sixers with Embiid on the bench, is pretty difficult to win a series

[Exp0sed]

Philly certainly don't need the refs to beat the refs, they're much better
but still this was atrocious, i'm not a raps fan i swear

I get why some ppl will be annoyed by the constant talk of refereeing but when it's this bad and one sided there is no getting past it imo, just sad to see that double flop was hard to watch

tho like I said - it's not the deciding factor in this series, the Raps are inferior period.

[Duffman100]

As a neutral fan, this series is an eyesore.

You don't enjoy the horrible Raptors offense on one end and Philly shooting FTs on the other?

[Antinomy]

Embiid pushes defender into Harden.

Harden drives directly into a trap.

Both Harden & Embiid fall down.

Foul called on Raptors.

I’ve checked out on this series already. Just embarrassing foul hunting by those two.

Embiid throwing elbows & falling all over the place.

Then this guy Harden has been conditioned his whole career to complain for fouls anytime he misses.

[Jadoogar]

23-7 free throws. That's the game

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[Tha Cynic]

All the calls Harden/Embiid get and Harden is still crying to the refs at the half.

If there's one thing Glen Rivers is good at it's seeing when the other team complains about fouls when his team is getting all the call and complaining even more. His two stars are the same way. There's a mental aspect to it so that the other team never gets through