Joel Embiid

2022 - 3 - 7

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Sixers vs. Bulls: Joel Embiid scores 43 points, Sixers move to 5-0 ... (NBC Sports)

Joel Embiid scored 43 points and the Sixers moved to 5-0 with James Harden in the lineup Monday by earning a 121-106 win over the Bulls at Wells Fargo ...

He just does such a good job of reading the game, letting the game come to him and not forcing anything. The bench-heavy unit had shaky moments in the fourth, but Niang and Joe each made big corner threes. “The fact he draws so much attention as a scorer and his ability to either make quick passes or no-look passes and hit me right on the hands, it’s like a dream come true," Niang said. That’s obviously preferable for the Sixers to opponents viewing Thybulle as a non-threat. Especially when we had that turnover, I told him that tonight, I’m just rolling to the basket. On the Sixers’ next possession, he grabbed an offensive rebound and kicked the ball out to Danny Green for a three. “I think it’s all about me going into games, if I feel well and I’m making a few threes, I’m going to pop and I’ve got to let him know. The back door should be available quite a bit when defenses try to deny Harden on dribble handoffs. The Sixers then started blitzing and double teaming DeRozan even in spots where doing so was bound to leave the rest of their defense exposed. Embiid put Chicago’s defense in an even worse spot by drawing the fifth foul on Thompson with five minutes and 55 seconds to go in the third quarter. That wasn’t the case when it came to rebounding, though. The team exceeded 120 points for the fifth consecutive time with James Harden in the lineup on Monday night.

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James Harden, Sixers give praise to Joel Embiid for big game vs. Bulls (Sixers Wire)

PHILADELPHIA–The Philadelphia 76ers needed one player of their star duo to step up and provide a big game on a night where things weren't exactly going ...

“The last couple games, the last two games, I’ve had bad starts, so I just wanted to be aggressive and really live in the paint and that third quarter, they got in foul trouble, and we got in the bonus early. I just wanted to be aggressive and whether it was ducking in and live in the paint so it paid off.” Embiid seemed to be forcing a lot in the team’s previous two games. I think all of us just tried to fill in where we needed to.” On Monday night, Joel Embiid came to the rescue as he has on so many nights of the 2021-22 season. He shot 14-for-16 from the free-throw line.

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Sixers Bell Ringer: Joel Embiid must have heard the Jokic buzz ... (Liberty Ballers)

Joel Embiid must have heard people saying Nikola Jokic deserves MVP, 'cause The Process was simply unstoppable.

He was a -1 in his time on the court.— Harrison G. (@Harrison_Grimm) At an important interval in the third quarter, Isaiah Joe missed an open corner three but Jordan was there to bat the ball right back out to Niang, who drained his third triple of the night. He hit an open corner three, and he got the entire gym to stand up after a ridiculous, acrobatic continuation finish. Tristan Thompson isn’t exactly a pushover but he had 5 fouls with plenty of time left in the third quarter. He and Harden combined for 20 points in the first quarter. On the next possession DJ blocked a short-range bunny from Derrick Jones Jr. That was a low-key five-point swing there for those of you tracking backup big single-game-plus-minus. This team really seems to have a #bigthree and the buckets come very naturally for Maxey within the flow of this offense. Hopefully we’ll see more lineups like that if Green can come back quickly from the lacerated finger he sustained in this one. But they huddled up and smiled about it then made up for it in that second half. James Harden was back in the lineup after a pre-scheduled night off vs. And credit to the team’s halftime orange slicer. He was a beast.

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9 Observations: Joel Embiid Hands Bulls Fifth Straight Loss (NBC Chicago)

Behind 43 points from Joel Embiid, the 76ers handed the Bulls their season-high fifth straight loss.

8. The loss also places the Bulls just a half-game ahead of Boston for the East’s four seed — and thus, homecourt advantage. Instead of just treating it like, 'Hey, a walk-through the Bulls tonight,' it's like, 'Hey, this is a potential playoff matchup.' We gotta throw some wrinkles in our scheme to see how they react... 7. The result drops the Bulls to 0-9 against the Eastern Conference’s top three teams — Miami, Philadelphia, Milwaukee — and 6-17 against playoff teams, overall. So it was obvious that the foul line was going to be a storyline in this one, and indeed it was. And while the Bulls’ reserves actually outscored Philadelphia’s 30-25 in this one — led by 19 points from White — Georges Niang’s 14 points and four 3s were back-breakers. It wasn’t enough to keep up with Embiid and Harden. Thompson picked up his fifth foul at the 5:55 mark of the third quarter, giving way for increased opportunity for Tony Bradley — who struggled with Embiid even more than he did — and even Derrick Jones Jr. in an uber-small second half look. 1. Nikola Vučević was a last-second scratch with a hamstring strain, clearing the way for Tristan Thompson to make his second start as a Bull — and first at center. The Bulls entered play having conceded 28.3 free-throw attempts per contest to opponents during their four-game losing streak. Embiid finished with 42 points (15-for-27 shooting), 14 rebounds and three blocks, his 10th 40-10 game of the season. They led 25-18 more than eight minutes into the game. His first stint went about as well as you could ask.

Embiid's Dominance Leads Sixers Past Bulls for a Season Sweep (unknown)

Coming off of a rough night in South Beach this past Saturday night, the Philadelphia 76ers looked to bounce back on Monday. With the Chicago Bulls in town, ...

They’ve now won 11-straight games against the Bulls. The last time Philly fell short to Chicago was back in March of 2019. Fortunately for Philly, Chicago was in a similar boat as they went 34-percent from the field and 0-7 from beyond the arc. Going into halftime, the Sixers were up 59-53. Through the first quarter of action, Harden and Embiid got the Sixers off to a 37-32 lead. After missing James Harden on Saturday as the star guard received a rest night, the Sixers got him back in the lineup. In his first ten minutes on the court, Harden knocked down two shots and four field goals for nine points.

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