What if Joel Embiid played the best basketball of his career? Player Of The Month for the month of December, the pivot of the Sixers has been chaining big performances for more than a month, and this night, he downright achieves the biggest card of his season and he equals a career record: 50 points in 27 minutes!!! He added 12 rebounds, 3 blocks, and finished the game at 17 of 23 on shots with 15 of 17 on free throws.
“He is neither Olajuwon nor Garnett. He is apart »
« It was easy, fast, efficient and determined summarizes Doc Rivers about this performance. ” There’s a little bit of Olajuwon and a little bit of Garnett. It’s a hell of a combination when you pull it off. But the difference is that he can go 3-point, and that’s what makes him a special player. This is Joel Embiid. He is neither Olajuwon nor Garnett. He is apart. »
Faced with a formation from Orlando who posed them big problems in the first half, Philly released the big game in the 3rd quarter, and Joel Embiid flew over the debates.
He punctuated his festival with a 3-point in a boiling room. From -10 at the break, the gap increased to +12 in the 3rd quarter! We look at the stats sheet: 23 points in the 3rd quarter at 8 out of 10 on shots. ” He was amazing! Every shot was the right shot to take continues Doc Rivers.
In his wake, the Sixers made the break, and Joel Embiid will only play one minute in the 4th quarter. It will therefore remain at 50 points in 27 minutes. ” I try to play as well as possible, and to be the best player in the world. For us to win, I have to play like this every night explains the Cameroonian.
And when Tyrese Maxey asks him if he was more Shaq or Nowitzki, here’s what he answers. ” I’m myself… Sometimes I want to be able to be the Shaq, sometimes I want to be Dirk, or Kobe, or MJ, or any fullback, and that means shooting after a dribble, dribble, and that’s just a combination of all that in attack. »
Joel Embiid | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
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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 | 32 | 33 | 48.4 | 38.0 | 81.4 | 1.9 | 8.6 | 10.5 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 27.3 |
Total | 292 | 31 | 48.6 | 33.4 | 80.9 | 2.3 | 8.9 | 11.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 25.1 |