Embiid managed to play the game’s opening 10 minutes and 26 seconds. The Sixers held a 21-13 lead when he exited for the first time and clearly felt far better about their position in the series. Bring on Game 4!
Comfort was an obvious issue for Embiid. At the game’s first stoppage, he removed his mask and requested a towel from a ball person along the baseline to wipe his face and the mask. He continued that routine throughout the game. Still, Embiid’s mobility wasn’t compromised, and he didn’t seem to struggle much with jolting back into live action.
Sixers head coach Doc Rivers said pregame that Embiid’s on-court activities had been limited because of his concussion, but the 28-year-old still managed to play the game’s opening 10 minutes and 26 seconds. The Sixers held a 21-13 lead when he exited and clearly felt far better about their position in the series.
The bubbling animosity between the teams boiled over early in the fourth when Matisse Thybulle and P.J. Tucker were each assessed technical fouls. The officials reviewed the incident and didn’t consider Tucker’s off-ball shove of Thybulle’s back worthy of more than a technical.James Harden drove with conviction in the first half, reaching the paint often in both transition and half-court offense.
Meanwhile, Maxey scored no first-half points after pouring 34 in during Game 2. Maxey found Green for a corner three that put the Sixers up 26-17 on a nice drive and kick, but he was overall much less involved than the Sixers prefer. Like Maxey, Lowry was scoreless in the first half. He couldn't manage any points in the second half either, going 0 for 4 from the floor in 25 minutes.
He went on a personal 5-0 run that included a top-of-the-key three and fast-break layup. The 21-year-old seized control of the game in the fourth quarter with a few more long-distance jumpers, an off-balance runner, and a defensive gem when he chased down a steal and then saved the ball by flipping it over his head.
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