Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers took on the Toronto Raptors in all important game 6 on Thursday. The Raptors looked done after going down 0-3 but they have managed to win 2 games in a row and have got the series to 6 games. And if they win this, this would set up a winner-take it game 7 and the Raptors will have all the momentum in the world. For the Sixers, this is a must-win game, as losing 3 games in a row would surely affect their confidence. But James Harden and Embiid made sure that nothing like that happened. Harden also earned praise from his former teammate.

The Sixers are advancing to the next round of the playoffs after they blew the Raptors out of the building. The Sixers won 132-97 and their stars Embiid and Harden stepped up in a huge way. Many had doubted the Sixer’s ability to close out the series and expected it to go to 7. But the Sixers ensured no such thing happened as they wrapped it up today itself. They will now face the Miami Heat for a chance to go to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Kendrick Perkins is in awe of James Harden and his impressive performance in game 6

Before the game had started, Perkins had predicted that Harden was going to step up in game 6. He said that he would come through when it mattered the most and help the Sixers clinch the series. And he wasn’t wrong. Harden delivered a 22-point and 15 assists masterpiece and he was highly efficient from the field. Perk even tweeted after the game, “The receipts never lie, and what do you know? James Harden with a 22 piece, 15 biscuits and 6 small fries to send the Raptors to Cancun with Drake in 6, just like I said! Carry the hell on…”

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The game was neck and neck until the halfway mark, as both teams weren’t ready to give up anything easy. The Sixers had a one-point lead at the halfway mark. And then they turned up the heat. They increased their intensity on the defensive end and started cooking on the offensive end. By the end of the third quarter, the lead had ballooned to 21, and the series was all but over. Embiid led the way with 33 points and 10 rebounds and Tyrese Maxey had 25 points and 8 assists.

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