“They wanted to muck the game up and play physical, Rivers said. The Raptors raced to an 11-2 lead and had the first six fouls to none for the 76ers. That’s why I picked up that early technical foul.” “I wanted myself and us to set that tone. “I didn’t really want them to set that tone,” Embiid said. Anunoby and Embiid were both whistled for technical fouls. Not even 2 minutes into the game, Anunoby shoved Embiid, Embiid shoved back and both teams had to be separated as the crowd erupted. The Raptors came ready to rumble after coach Nick Nurse accused the officials of letting the Sixers get away with hard fouls in Game 1. Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet each had 20. OG Anunoby led the Raptors with 26 points. The Raptors trailed by 27 points but showed some life in the fourth cutting it to 11 until Maxey, the Game 1 star, buried a 3 that got the Sixers rolling again. Game 3 in the Eastern Conference series is Wednesday in Toronto. Tobias Harris had 20 points and 10 rebounds. Maxey had 23 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. “That’s what we need from the Big Fella,” Maxey said. He made 9 of 16 shots from the floor for the game. I’m going to come back with more power and make you foul me.”Įmbiid took foul after foul – he rubbed parts of his shoulders and elbows and shook off at least one foot injury - and made 12 of 14 free throws. “They put me on the floor a few times and to me, this is where it gets interesting,” Embiid said. Embiid took his lumps and powered his way to 31 points and 11 rebounds, Tyrese Maxey showed he was no one-game postseason wonder and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Toronto Raptors 112-97 on Monday night for a 2-0 lead in the first-round series.
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