The Sixers traveled to Toronto for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals tonight for one of the biggest games in Process history. The only problem? No one told the Sixers they had a game tonight. In an absolutely embarrassing showing, the Sixers dropped Game 5 by a score of 125-89.
The game started with the same kind of frenetic energy that lasted throughout much of Game 4, neither side able to grab a big enough lead to feel confident heading into the second frame. Joel Embiid wasn’t himself once again in this one, as he has been battling an upper respiratory infection that sapped his energy.