The team was unable to sweep their first-round playoff series against the Raptors in Toronto on Saturday afternoon, losing 110–102 at the Scotiabank Arena.
Embiid started Saturday's game with 5 for 0. On a positive note, Embiid and the Sixers were much better at avoiding turnover initially than they were at a poor start to Game 3.
Embiid bowled a cross-court pass on his next catch, which resulted in an easy fast-break hoop for Trent. In these circumstances, it is difficult to stick to simple, low-risk plays.
Reid made his first three-pointer since a March 10 trash-time jumper, then passed Thaddeus Young and one on the Sixers' next possession.
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The Raptors begin to take control with Embiid on the bench though. Siakam fired a lucky shot over Reid, and Trent's pull-up jumper gave Toronto a 38-32 lead
Harden fell for 3 for 11 off the floor as an open floater was missing in the third quarter. He opened the fourth well, downed a short jumper and two free throws,
Maxi came back from the five-turnover, one-assist Game 3 with six dimes and only one giveaway. He had the lowest scoring output of the series, however, recording 11 points on 4-for-12 shooting.