Nada stopped the pvot cameruns Joel Embiid who stormed the nation’s capital with his best game after setting a playoff record and leading the Philadelphia 76ers to the triumph of 103-132 in front of Washington Wizards in the third match of the tie from Eastern Conference first round.
The victory placed the Sixers with 3-0 lead and one of the sweep, which could take place on Monday, when the fourth game is played, and achieve the pass to the semifinals that will be played against the winner of the series played by the New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks (1-2).
Embolite between cntico of “MVP!” became the great figure of the party by getting 36 points, his best playoff mark, after having scored 25 in the first half when the Sixers practically left the game sentenced with a 58-72 run.
The Sixers’ All-Star pvot, who scored 14 of 18 field goals in 28 minutes of action, rested the entire fourth period, also captured eight rebounds with two assists and three recoveries from baln.
His hottest moment of this victory came seconds after he miss a spectacular mate, returning to the court and doing it on his next try while committing a foul.
Embiid then took the hands to ears to encourage the attendance of more than 10,000 fans who were in the stands of the field, which was the largest to attend an indoor sporting event in the nation’s capital in 14 months.
The reaction was mixed at the time and throughout the game, as the 76ers kept the Wizards at arm’s length before finally pulling away on the scoreboard.
The Australian point guard Ben Simmons anot 14 points and had nine assistsBut Philadelphia was far from a two-man show.
Again the eaves Tobias Harris stood out with a double-double of 20 points, 13 rebounds and five assists, and the guard-forward Danny Green right five triples and ended up with 15 goals scored.
The Sixers finished the game with a 59 percent correct on field goals, including 52% from outside the perimeter. Philadelphia leads up to 31 on the way to first 3-0 lead in the franchise series since 1985.
The Philadelphia team joined the 2020 Utah Jazz, 2019 Golden State Warriors, 1987 Los Angeles Lakers and 1986 Boston Celtics to score more than 120 points in each of their first three postseason games. The Lakers and Celtics won the NBA title.
The Sixers also established a franchise record of points in three quarters with 109 and Green overtook former striker Paul Pierce to move to twelfth place on the playoff triples list.
The Sixers took advantage of the Wizards’ biggest stars by taking care of injuries, although they still produced.
The base Russell Westbrook returned to its traditional brand of triple-double with 26 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, despite the fact that he went out to the game affected with a slight right ankle sprain that he suffered in the second game and was doubtful until hours before the third started.
While the team’s leading scorer, the shooting guard Bradley Beal I ended up with others 25 pointsAnd, like Westbrook, he had to take care of his left hamstring strain.
The Wizards planned to get Westbrook treatment in the locker room every time he left the field. The problem was, they couldn’t afford to play without him, even when his ankle was sore.
Westbrook played nearly 21 minutes in the first half and over 34 in total before heading to the locker room at the end of the effort.
It wasn’t a surprise that he played despite the pain given Washington’s hole in the series, and Philadelphia didn’t expect Westbrook to be left out.
Westbrook four a Jason Kidd in third place in NBA history with his 11th postseason triple-double in his carrer.
The pvot Daniel Gafford as a reserve he was the sixth Wizards player to get 16 points with six rebounds that left him the Wizards’ third-best scorer who had four players with two-digit numbers.
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