Apr 18, 2022; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) reacts after a score against the Toronto Raptors during the third quarter in game two of the first round for the 2022 NBA playoffs at Wells Fargo Center. Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

Watch: Joel Embiid, Nick Nurse exchange words at end of 76ers’ Game 2 win

Originally posted on Sportsnaut | By Vincent Frank | Last updated 4/18/22

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid was dominant Monday night as his team took a 2-0 series lead in their first-round NBA Playoff series against the Toronto Raptors.

Embiid scored 19 points in the first quarter alone. At that point, he was on pace for 44 free-throw attempts as Toronto struggled containing the NBA MVP finalist.

Embiid finished the game scoring 31 points on 9-of-16 shooting. He also hit on 12-of-14 from the charity stripe in Philadelphia’s 112-97 win.

As the game was coming to a conclusion, Embiid was seen getting into a war of words with Raptors head coach Nick Nurse.

Joel Embiid and Nick Nurse had words for each other at the end of the game. pic.twitter.com/6JihHL5d9A
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 19, 2022

Toronto does not have anyone to bang with Embiid inside. It’s been proven through two games of this first-round playoff series.

Joel Embiid stats (first two games): 25.0 PPG, 13.0 RPG

Sure it was Tyrese Maxey who led Philadelphia to a Game 1 win with Embiid shooting a mere 5-of-15 from the field.

Even then, the dominance we saw from Embiid Monday night in Philadelphia made it clear that Embiid can impose his will against a smaller Raptors squad.

This article first appeared on Sportsnaut and was syndicated with permission.

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