Tonight, the Raptors came into Game 2 with a clear objective: get physical with the Sixers and junk up the game. At first, it was working, as Toronto got out to an 11-2 start. But then Joel Embiid happened. I’ll get to him in particular shortly, but the should-be MVP and the home team soon took over the game vs. the visiting Raptors and — save for a foot-off-the-gas 20-2 run they surrendered during the fourth quarter — controlled the game handily after the middle of the first quarter. They’ll head to Toronto up 2-0 and in control of the series.
Sixers Playoff Bell Ringer: Joel Embiid is a monster; Sixers not fazed by Toronto’s physicality
