The Raptors didn’t lose Game 3 because of Marc Gasol alone, but the way his night began offered up spoilers for everything that followed (ArdenZwelling).
Coming into the series, Philadelphia’s starters were the best lineup in the playoffs, and Toronto’s were second-best. But through two games it was all Toronto, as the Raptors’ starters were playing to a 25.1 net rating, while the Sixers’ top lineup had a net rating of minus-2.4. It’s not enough to win or lose a game, obviously, as the series was tied after two. But those lineups are each team’s most-used by dramatic margins.
For the first time in the series, it was Toronto’s starters that jumped off the scoresheet with double-digit minuses, not its bench. Lowry, minus-28. Gasol, minus-26. Siakam, minus-18. In the end, it was a 45-35 rebounding edge for the Sixers, who came down with nine on the offensive glass. Meanwhile, when Embiid wasn’t finishing windmill dunks and giving a rowdy crowd the Hulk Hogan ear wave, he was blocking five shots, including one in the fourth quarter that sent Siakam flying under the basket"Obviously, they have size. But I think they just have will. They want to just go and get it. We’ve got to show more resistance and want it more than they do," Siakam said.
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