Young and the Hawks tie the tie against a sore Embiid

Trae Young started cold his date with Atlanta night but ended up boiling for lead the tie of the Hawks in the tie. The locals came back 18 points behind the Philadelphia 76ers to end up winning by 103-100 and place the tie 2-2 in the tie of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

The young Hawks point guard finished with 25 points and 18 assists, an offensive combination not seen since the days of Tim Hardaway Sr., who achieved those numbers in 1991 with the Warriors. The good form of the local star contrasted with the Joel Embiid’s physical problems, a constant headache for the Sixers.

The Cameroonian pivot retired to the locker room in the second quarter to receive treatment in his right knee Y did not score a field goal on his return to the track in the second half. Ended with 17 points and 21 rebounds in the game, but had an unfortunate night in the field goals: 0 of 12 in the second part and 4 out of 20 in total.

The tear in the cartilage of the right knee Embiid’s promises to be a major and ongoing problem for Doc Rivers’ Sixers, and it’s that Philadelphia’s They led 60-42 near the break, a distance that the Hawks were cutting like ants in the third period.

Bogdan bogdanovic, with a triple to open the last quarter, gave the first lead of the second half to the locals. The Serbian ended with 22 points (4-13 3P) to complement the work of its leader, who also had the contribution of John collins (14 points and 12 rebounds) in the inside game.

Clint Capela (12 and K
evin huerter (10), completed the full in double digits of the starting quintet in a good choral match in Atlanta. The final stretch of the meeting was also marked by the physical and emotional contrast between Young and Embiid.

Young ate the world with a lightbulb in the absence of a minute and 17 seconds that gave the 99-98 lead to the locals, who no longer went below on the scoreboard. Two free throws after being hit by Embiid lengthened the lead before the Cameroonian missed a layup first and the Sixers fumbled with 7.8 seconds to go.

Tobias HarrisWith 20 points, he led the Sixers’ scoring in the game. Next to Seth curry, author of 17 goals, tried to make up for the absence of the best Embiid in the second half. Don Stephen’s brother, in fact, missed triple the tie on the horn.

The Sixers also had full double digits in their starting five, with Furkan kormaz (10) and Ben simmons, who touched the triple-double with 11 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists, completing the sterile full of the visiting quintet.

The funny thing is that Philadelphia pitched much better in the match, although he ended up losing to Embiid’s deplorable second half, obviously burdened by his injury. The 76ers finished with 43.5% shooting from the field (37-85) and 40.7% on triples (11-27), but the Hawks printed much more rhythm to the match despite his 36.6% in field goals (37-101) and 30% in triples (12-40).

They were 16 shots too many that were key to allow the local triumph that sends the tie to Philadelphia with everything to be decided. Embiid’s physique can dictate judgment, and there is no rest in these fast-paced playoffs with a tight schedule.

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