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NBA Finals Replay

For the first time in his NBA career, Embiid failed to score a point in this one as he finished the game shooting 0-for-11 from the field and 0-for-3 from the charity stripe. Although Embiid grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds, he committed four turnovers and the Sixers were minus-nine in his 32 minutes on the floor. NBA Finals Replay As the buzzer sounded, Pascal Siakam punctuated the Raptors win with a booming dunk as time expired. Fitting, considering his efforts down the stretch in this one. Down one point with just over a minute remaining, Siakam drove the lane and finished through contact, to give Joel Embiid his fifth foul of the night. The 2019 Most Improved Player then calmly stepped to the line and sank the free throw to put his team up for good. "I don't know if you can count on (Embiid) going scoreless most nights but we will sure take it." With the win, the Raptors improve to 12-4 on the season. They're now 1.5 games ahead of the 76ers in the standings.

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NBA Finals Replay

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  1. NBA Finals Replay In a 101-96 loss for the Philadelphia 76ers, the two-time All-Star failed to score a single point for the first time in his NBA career. He was 0- for-11 from the field and 0-for-3 from the free-throw line. He also committed five fouls and four turnovers in 31 minutes of play. Embiid entered the game averaging 22.8 points, 11.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists on the season, ranking third among centers in PER. NBA Finals Replay "I can't have this type of production," Embiid said after the game. "I would have never thought that I would be here, talking about zero points in an NBA game, but here's what it is. Some nights you make shots, some nights you don't ... You gotta keep grinding and keep working." Embiid added that he thought Toronto's defensive scheme looked different than it did in the playoffs last year when the

  2. Raptors limited him to 17.6 points on 37.0 percent shooting from the field over the seven-game series. NBA Finals Replay It takes a team to slow down a player of Embiid's caliber, but it was Marc Gasol who matched up with him for almost every second he was on the court. Embiid attempted only two shots in the paint with Gasol guarding him. His other nine came either from mid-range or 3-point range. NBA Replay HD The Toronto Raptors moved to 12-4 on the season with a gutsy 101-96 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, who entered the game on a four-game winning streak. Pascal Siakam paced Toronto with 25 points (on 9-for-19 shooting) to go along with seven rebounds and three assists, while Fred VanVleet continued his solid play with 24 points, eight assists, and two steals. The Raptors dug deep for this one as they were without six players while the Sixers were only without Kyle O'Quinn. NBA Finals Replay Josh Richardson led the way for Philadelphia with 25 points, Tobias Harris added 18 points (on 7-for-

  3. 17 shooting) and Ben Simmons came close to recording his second triple-double of the season with 10 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists, although he did commit a season-high seven turnovers. In perhaps the most shocking development, Joel Embiid was held scoreless for the first time in his career in 32 minutes of action - more on him later. One of the main reasons the Raptors motioned to acquire Marc Gasol at last season's trade deadline was for his ability to make things difficult for prolific big men such as Joel Embiid. In the first half, Embiid was all but neutralized as he was held scoreless (0-4 FG, 0-2 FT), committed two fouls and committed one turnover. NBA Finals Replay Per Marc Zumoff of NBC Sports Philadelphia, it is the first time in Embiid's four-year career that he's been held scoreless in the first half of a game. Through three quarters, Embiid had still yet to score as he entered the final frame has gone 0-for-8 from the field, thanks

  4. largely in part to the defense of Gasol, who Nick Nurse made sure was on the floor every moment that the Sixers' All-NBA center was "I don't know and if I did know I wouldn't tell you because we need him to keep doing it," Fred VanVleet said when asked about how Gasol has been so successful against Embiid. For the first time in his NBA career, Embiid failed to score a point in this one as he finished the game shooting 0-for-11 from the field and 0-for-3 from the charity stripe. Although Embiid grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds, he committed four turnovers and the Sixers were minus- nine in his 32 minutes on the floor. NBA Finals Replay As the buzzer sounded, Pascal Siakam punctuated the Raptors win with a booming dunk as time expired. Fitting, considering his efforts down the stretch in this one. Down one point with just over a minute remaining, Siakam drove the lane and finished through contact, to give Joel Embiid his fifth foul of the night. The 2019 Most Improved Player then calmly

  5. stepped to the line and sank the free throw to put his team up for good. "I don't know if you can count on (Embiid) going scoreless most nights but we will sure take it." With the win, the Raptors improve to 12-4 on the season. They're now 1.5 games ahead of the 76ers in the standings.

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