{"id":436507,"date":"2022-04-24T03:58:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-24T00:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/raptors-avoid-elimination-as-sixers-star-joel-embiid-may-need-mri-for-thumb\/"},"modified":"2022-04-24T03:58:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-24T00:58:44","slug":"raptors-avoid-elimination-as-sixers-star-joel-embiid-may-need-mri-for-thumb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/raptors-avoid-elimination-as-sixers-star-joel-embiid-may-need-mri-for-thumb\/","title":{"rendered":"#Raptors avoid elimination as Sixers star Joel Embiid may need MRI for thumb"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a224a1f2f154\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a224a1f2f154\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/raptors-avoid-elimination-as-sixers-star-joel-embiid-may-need-mri-for-thumb\/#%E2%80%9CRaptors_avoid_elimination_as_Sixers_star_Joel_Embiid_may_need_MRI_for_thumb%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Raptors avoid elimination as Sixers star Joel Embiid may need MRI for thumb&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CRaptors_avoid_elimination_as_Sixers_star_Joel_Embiid_may_need_MRI_for_thumb%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Raptors avoid elimination as Sixers star Joel Embiid may need MRI for thumb&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>TORONTO \u2014 It was a thumbs-down day for Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers, who couldn\u2019t complete a first-round sweep of the Toronto Raptors.<\/p>\n<p>Pascal Siakam scored 15 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter, Gary Trent Jr. added 24 points and the Raptors beat Embiid and the Sixers 110-102 on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> 5 is Monday night in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll be ready, I can guarantee you that,\u201d 76ers coach Doc Rivers said.<\/p>\n<p>Embiid started despite a right thumb injury that required him to wear a brace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s painful,\u201d Embiid said. \u201cIn basketball you need to use your hand a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win an NBA playoff <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>. Fans briefly chanted \u201cRaps in seven\u201d after both coaches emptied their benches in the final minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Embiid said he injured his thumb in the first half of Wednesday\u2019s Game 3, and had it taped at halftime. He finished that game with a decisive 3-pointer in overtime, but wore a brace afterward, and at Friday\u2019s practice.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Joel-Embiid-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Joel Embiid couldn't grab the offensive reboud in the 76ers' 110-102 Game 4 loss to the Raptors.\" class=\"wp-image-22015738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Joel-Embiid-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Joel-Embiid-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Joel-Embiid-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Joel-Embiid-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Joel Embiid couldn\u2019t grab the offensive reboud in the 76ers\u2019 110-102 Game 4 loss to the Raptors.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although Rivers said the Sixers don\u2019t believe the injury can get worse, Embiid was seen shaking his hand in pain several times Saturday, occasionally doubling over as he squeezed the area.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to be something he\u2019s going to have to deal with throughout the playoffs from this point on,\u201d Rivers said. \u201cIt\u2019s not going to go away. He\u2019ll get better and better at figuring out how to use it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Embiid shot 3-for-10 in the first half. He finished 7-for-16 and scored 21 points in 39 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Embiid said he expects to undergo an MRI exam in Philadelphia on Monday but will likely keep playing even if doctors recommend surgery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to play,\u201d he said. \u201cI would imagine that I keep playing and probably do something after the season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rivers said the Sixers, who made 16 turnovers and were outrebounded 46-41, didn\u2019t deserve to win Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just made so many mistakes,\u201d he said. \u201cYou can\u2019t win an NBA regular season game with the mistakes we made, let alone a playoff game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thaddeus Young scored 13 points, OG Anunoby had 10, and newly crowned NBA Rookie of the Year Scottie Barnes had six points and 11 rebounds off the bench as Toronto overcame an injury to All-Star guard Fred VanVleet to stave off elimination.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Sixers-Embiid.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Joel Embiid\" class=\"wp-image-22015602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Sixers-Embiid.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Sixers-Embiid.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Sixers-Embiid.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Sixers-Embiid.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Joel Embiid<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After being called for a foul with 4:57 to go in the second quarter, VanVleet ripped his jersey apart in frustration and walked off the court to the locker room because of a strained left hip.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s been banged around pretty good this year and he continues to lace it up and go out there and play big minutes every night,\u201d coach Nick Nurse said. \u201cThere\u2019s not every guy in this league that does that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nurse said VanVleet was going for an MRI after the game. VanVleet shot 2-for-6 and scored five points in 15 minutes.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Tobias Harris had 15 points and 11 rebounds and James Harden scored 22 points for the 76ers. Harden shot 5-for-17, going 2-for-10 from 3-point range.<\/p>\n<p>After being held scoreless in the second half of Toronto\u2019s Game 3 loss, Siakam shot 10-for-19 and went 13-for-15 at the free throw line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about moving forward, and that\u2019s what he did,\u201d Young said of Siakam.<\/p>\n<p>Trent had scored 20 or more in consecutive games after being slowed by an illness in Games 1 and 2.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish I felt like this the first two games,\u201d Trent said. \u201cMy body is feeling good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia called timeout with 9:10 left in the fourth quarter after Young\u2019s steal on Embiid\u2019s wayward pass led to a driving basket for Achiuwa, giving Toronto an 88-81 lead.<\/p>\n<p>Harden\u2019s layup with 8:20 to go made it 90-85, but Toronto scored the next six points, all at the free throw line. Embiid stopped the run by making a pair at the line, but Anunoby\u2019s 3-pointer with 3:44 to go in the fourth gave the Raptors a 99-87 edge.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of tipoff, the NBA announced that Toronto\u2019s Barnes had won the Rookie of the Year award, edging out Cleveland\u2019s Evan Mobley. The difference of 15 points was the smallest margin in the rookie category under the current voting format that began with the 2002-03 season.<\/p>\n<p>Barnes left Game 1 of the series after spraining his left ankle and hadn\u2019t played since, but came off the bench midway through the first quarter Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Barnes needed treatment after falling down on defense early in the second, but remained in the game.<\/p>\n<p>Embiid missed all five shots he took in the first quarter, including one from 3-point range.<\/p>\n<p>His only point in the opening period came when made one of two free throws.<\/p>\n<p>Toronto led 54-49 at the half. 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