When a player returns from injury or illness, his team is rather careful with most often limited playing time. Tonight, we thought that Joel Embiid would resume smoothly after missing nine matches because of the Covid. Especially since he said he had been “hard” hit by the virus with difficulty breathing and headaches much stronger than a migraine.
“It didn’t go well. This mess hit me hard ” recognized the All-Star pivot. “I really didn’t think I was going to make it. It was so bad… So I’m just thankful for sitting here. I struggled with it, but I’m just glad I got over it and to be here doing what I love with good people ”.
However, on the field, we found the usual Embiid, and he even increased in power over the meeting. He pissed off six-fouled Karl-Anthony Towns again and held his team at arm’s length in overtime, scoring 13 of his 42 points in the two extra periods.
“Tonight, it’s my fault. I lost balls, I missed free throws ”
“For me, it’s a miracle to have played so much” he continues about his 44 minutes in the field. “I’ve only been using it for two days, and frankly, after training the day before, I didn’t think I would play. I couldn’t do more than three round trips. “
Unfortunately, his huge game (42 points, 14 rebounds) was not enough to revive the Sixers at their worst since his illness since the team remains on eight defeats in ten games!
“We lost, but we got back on the right track. We’ve lost so many matches lately. Tonight, it’s my fault. I lost balls, I missed free throws. I have to do a better job. Everyone has to do a better job. “
The good news is that Tobias Harris also made his comeback tonight, and Doc Rivers has almost his full roster to get the ball rolling. As for Ben Simmons, he trained before the game, in the hall. Perhaps the sign that a return, or a transfer, is near …
| Joel Embiid | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2016-17 | PHL | 31 | 25 | 46.6 | 36.7 | 78.3 | 2.0 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 20.2 |
| 2017-18 | PHL | 63 | 30 | 48.3 | 30.8 | 76.9 | 2.3 | 8.7 | 11.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 22.9 |
| 2018-19 | PHL | 64 | 34 | 48.4 | 30.0 | 80.4 | 2.5 | 11.1 | 13.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 27.5 |
| 2019-20 | PHL | 51 | 30 | 47.7 | 33.1 | 80.7 | 2.8 | 8.9 | 11.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 23.0 |
| 2020-21 | PHL | 51 | 31 | 51.3 | 37.7 | 85.9 | 2.2 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 28.5 |
| 2021-22 | PHL | 9 | 31 | 43.5 | 39.4 | 77.9 | 1.8 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 21.4 |
| Total | 269 | 31 | 48.5 | 33.1 | 80.7 | 2.4 | 8.9 | 11.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 24.7 | |
