The NBA season has barely started when some are already breaking some records, or breaking down curses. This is the case of Joel Embiid, who achieved a great feat against the Wizards and more particularly against Russell Westbrook.
Even though he’s been pretty good on an individual level, Joel Embiid has just experienced the worst season of his young career. Not only did he see his statistics drop drastically, but in addition, his Sixers were literally humiliated in the bubble with an elimination in 4 games in the first round of the playoffs.
To prevent such a scenario from happening again, the leaders have cleaned up. Brett Brown gave way to Doc Rivers on the bench, and Daryl Morey arrived at the offices to oversee recruiting. A smart choice since it has already allowed the signatures of Seth Curry and Danny Green, supposed to bring the address that was so missing.
But regardless of the reinforcements in the end, if Philadelphia wants to go far, it will obviously take a great Joel Embiid. And the pivot started his season rather well on Wednesday against the Wizards, since he defeated an old curse. He has achieved something for the first time since joining the league …
According to the site “Land of Basketball”, which references all the clashes between players, this is the first time that Joel Embiid has overcome Russell Westbrook!
And the Cameroonian pivot has achieved his feat in a very good way, with 29 points and 14 rebounds. Above all, he showed something that everyone had been waiting for a long time: he was a real leader at the end of the game. When his teammates struggled to find the way to the net, he served as a safety valve.
While the Sixers still have things to do, Joel Embiid has appeared to be feeling good about his new system. It’s up to him to continue at this pace!
