Watching Kawhi Leonard’s buzzer beater going in and winning Game 7 for the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night made the world fell apart for Philadelphia 76ers’ superstar Joel Embiid. While Raptors players were celebrating this big win, Embiid started walking towards the locker room with his head held down and tears in his eyes. This is when Toronto’s center Marc Gasol decided to make one of the classiest moves in these playoffs and approached Embiid to console him.

Gasol knew really well how it is to be on the losing end of Game 7 better than anyone. During his time with the Memphis Grizzlies, the Spaniard played three times in Game 7 in the postseason and lost all of them. This is why he decided to offer some words of comfort to Embiid and let him know that he will have a chance to do better next time.

Speaking with the reporters after the game, Embiid didn’t want to reveal what Gasol told him, but he did say he has a “lot of respect” for him.

“Marc has a lot of class, obviously I have a lot of respect for him,” – said Embiid. “I won’t share anything but he was just talking to me, making sure to let me know that I’ll be right there at this moment and further in my career. I have a lot of respect for him and he’s a great guy.”

Joel Embiid and Marc Gasol battled it out throughout the entire series, providing a must-see matchup for the fans. Using his experience and veteran skills, Gasol made it really tough for Embiid as his primary defender, limiting the 76ers’ big man to just 17.6 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game in the series.

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Philadelphia 76ers managed to get an important win on the road in Eastern Conference Semi-Finals against Toronto Raptors on Monday night and tied the series 1-1. The 76ers were led by Jimmy Butler, who had an impressive performance contributing with 30 points, 11 rebounds, and five assists. This Butler’s excellence ended up being recognized after the game by Philly’s head coach Brett Brown.

Brown said that Butler adopted his grown-up alter ego James and called him “adult in the gym” and “a stud.”

“This was James Butler,” – said Brown. “That was the adult in the gym. … He was just a tremendous sort of rock. He willed us to a lot of different situations. … He was a stud. He really was an adult in the gym.”

After reminding everyone that his real name is Jimmy and not James at the post-game conference, Butler didn’t want to take the credit for the win, saying that it was “a team effort.” 

“It was a team effort,” – said Butler. “I always go back to defense. We get stops, and we’re taking off into the open floor. Guys are making plays, like Jo [Embiid] and Ben [Simmons]. … Whenever we’re playing like that, guarding like that, we’re such a good team.”

There is some truth in Jimmy Butler’s words, as the 76ers played great defense and managed to hold the Raptors on 36.3 percent shooting and freeze them at just 89 points, their lowest scoring games since December. Still, Butler took the majority of the scoring load, since none of the Philadelphia’s starters managed to score more than 12 points, and deserves a significant part of the credit for the win.

The 76ers and the Raptors will meet again on Thursday night when the series moves to Philadelphia for Game 3.

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Watching Kawhi Leonard’s buzzer beater going in and winning Game 7 for the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night made the world fell apart for Philadelphia 76ers’ superstar Joel Embiid. While Raptors players were celebrating this big win, Embiid started walking towards the locker room with his head held down and tears in his eyes. This is when Toronto’s center Marc Gasol decided to make one of the classiest moves in these playoffs and approached Embiid to console him.

Gasol knew really well how it is to be on the losing end of Game 7 better than anyone. During his time with the Memphis Grizzlies, the Spaniard played three times in Game 7 in the postseason and lost all of them. This is why he decided to offer some words of comfort to Embiid and let him know that he will have a chance to do better next time.

Speaking with the reporters after the game, Embiid didn’t want to reveal what Gasol told him, but he did say he has a “lot of respect” for him.

“Marc has a lot of class, obviously I have a lot of respect for him,” – said Embiid. “I won’t share anything but he was just talking to me, making sure to let me know that I’ll be right there at this moment and further in my career. I have a lot of respect for him and he’s a great guy.”

Joel Embiid and Marc Gasol battled it out throughout the entire series, providing a must-see matchup for the fans. Using his experience and veteran skills, Gasol made it really tough for Embiid as his primary defender, limiting the 76ers’ big man to just 17.6 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game in the series.

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Philadelphia 76ers managed to get an important win on the road in Eastern Conference Semi-Finals against Toronto Raptors on Monday night and tied the series 1-1. The 76ers were led by Jimmy Butler, who had an impressive performance contributing with 30 points, 11 rebounds, and five assists. This Butler’s excellence ended up being recognized after the game by Philly’s head coach Brett Brown.

Brown said that Butler adopted his grown-up alter ego James and called him “adult in the gym” and “a stud.”

“This was James Butler,” – said Brown. “That was the adult in the gym. … He was just a tremendous sort of rock. He willed us to a lot of different situations. … He was a stud. He really was an adult in the gym.”

After reminding everyone that his real name is Jimmy and not James at the post-game conference, Butler didn’t want to take the credit for the win, saying that it was “a team effort.” 

“It was a team effort,” – said Butler. “I always go back to defense. We get stops, and we’re taking off into the open floor. Guys are making plays, like Jo [Embiid] and Ben [Simmons]. … Whenever we’re playing like that, guarding like that, we’re such a good team.”

There is some truth in Jimmy Butler’s words, as the 76ers played great defense and managed to hold the Raptors on 36.3 percent shooting and freeze them at just 89 points, their lowest scoring games since December. Still, Butler took the majority of the scoring load, since none of the Philadelphia’s starters managed to score more than 12 points, and deserves a significant part of the credit for the win.

The 76ers and the Raptors will meet again on Thursday night when the series moves to Philadelphia for Game 3.

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