Joel 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.
”They put me on the floor a few times and to me, this is where it gets interesting,” Embiid said. ”I’m like, cool. I’m going to come back with more power and make you foul me.”
Embiid 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. He made 9 of 16 shots from the floor for the game.
”That’s what we need from the Big Fella,” Maxey said.
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