With their backs against the proverbial wall, the Toronto Raptors gave the Philadelphia 76ers everything they had in Wednesday night’s critical Game 3. However, led by Joel Embiid’s 18 third-quarter points, the Sixers clawed their way back into the game, setting the stage for Embiid’s eventual instant-classic, game-winning three-pointer in the final second of overtime. Rather than the Raptors making it a 2-1 series, with Scottie Barnes’ return on the horizon and the pressure shifting back to the Sixers, we now have a 3-0 series on our hands.
NBA teams are 143-0 when leading 3-0 in a series.