It has now been five matches played in a row for Joel Embiid. This shouldn’t be a feat but given the Sixers’ pivot’s history, it’s notable for him. And in addition to playing one match after another, the 2023 MVP is doing it at a very good level since he has just scored 28 points at 10/14 in the victory against the Wizards, in just 25 minutes.
Alexandre Sarr thus failed to hinder him. It was too easy for the 2024 Olympic champion, who averaged 28.4 points with 54% shooting success and 8.2 rebounds during this sequence of five games.
“I have to continue. In this match, I was good and that’s a good sign”, he confirmstwo days after playing 40 minutes against Denver. “The best thing is that he plays the matches one after the other”rejoices Nick Nurse. “And that also goes for his daily work and everything else. It’s important for him to continue playing. »
The weeks pass and Joel Embiid does a double blow, on a physical level: he gains strength while reassuring, after worrying first outings at the start of the season.
“I’ll be honest: he moves a lot better than what I saw when I got here”says rookie VJ Edgecombe. “He moves better, that’s obvious. He is the Joel we know, we all see him. He is capable of scoring 30 points every night, he can do it on command. It’s nice to see him move so well. »
The rookie admits to having “a little scared” as soon as he sees his teammate find himself on the ground. But for now, it’s holding up. “I’m happy to see him in good health. Health is very important”concludes VJ Edgecombe.
| Joel Embiid | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | To | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2016-17 | PHI | 31 | 25:21 | 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 | PHI | 63 | 30:21 | 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 | PHI | 64 | 33:39 | 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 | PHI | 51 | 29:32 | 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 | PHI | 51 | 31:05 | 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 | PHI | 68 | 33:47 | 49.9 | 37.1 | 81.4 | 2.1 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 30.6 |
| 2022-23 | PHI | 66 | 34:36 | 54.8 | 33.0 | 85.7 | 1.7 | 8.4 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 33.1 |
| 2023-24 | PHI | 39 | 33:34 | 52.9 | 38.8 | 88.3 | 2.4 | 8.6 | 11.0 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 34.7 |
| 2024-25 | PHI | 19 | 30:13 | 44.4 | 29.9 | 88.2 | 1.9 | 6.3 | 8.2 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 23.8 |
| 2025-26 | PHI | 17 | 29:18 | 46.1 | 23.6 | 83.3 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 23.4 |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
