
Joel Embiid felt the officials for had a directed to make sure the Philadelphia 76ers first round series against the Toronto Raptors was extended. Toronto won Game 4 to force a Game 5 back in Philadelphia.
After the game, Embiid implied the referees were going to make sure a Game 5 happened.
“I admire the job that they did today,” said Embiid. “To me, it felt like they had one job coming in here tonight, and they got it done, so congrats to them.”
Sixers coach Doc Rivers took a shot at counterpart Nick Nurse of the Raptors when he was asked for his thoughts on the officiating.
“I’m not going to sit here and complain. I’m not going to, like they do,” Rivers said.
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