NBA Fans Stunned As Joel Embiid Hits Last-Second Three In OT To Complete 76ers Comeback Against Toronto: “MVP Doing MVP Things”

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The Philadelphia 76ers were staring down the barrel of a possible Game 3 loss when the Toronto Raptors looked to comfortably be winning the game through the first two quarters. However, the 76ers fought back in the third and managed to stretch the game and take it into overtime.

Overtime was a razor-close affair as well, with the game destined to go into 2OT with the games tied at 101. However, that is when Joel Embiid did to Toronto what they did to him in 2019 and hit a buzzer-beater to beat the Raptors in a playoff game. While it wasn’t in Game 7 like Kawhi’s, this gave Philly an insurmountable 3-0 lead.

Fans were in awe of Embiid’s performance, who has been the sole leader of this 76ers team even after the addition of James Harden and the emergence of Tyrese Maxey. Considering Jokic’s struggles at the moment, Embiid may be making a case for MVP in the eyes of the fans, even though voting for the award is already in the books.

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The 76ers took the best shot the Raptors could hit him with tonight and still persevered. That will probably be a big blow to the morale of the Raptors players, who lost despite arguably being the better team. However, playoff series are usually decided by which team has the best player, and Embiid’s 33-point performance proved nobody on the Raptors matches up to him.

Embiid saw Kawhi Leonard hit one of the most incredible threes of all time in Game 7 of the 2019 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals, a game Embiid left in tears after that shot eliminated his 76ers. This was his revenge. While it wasn’t as big a moment as what happened in 2019, this definitely will allow him to exorcise those demons and make a championship push this post-season. 

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