Embiid tied the game at 102-all with a layup through Lopez contact, but he missed the ensuing foul shot. The Sixers liked Embiid against Lopez in the post in the fourth quarter, especially because the Bucks appeared fine with not throwing hard double teams at the five-time All-Star every time.
A rolling Embiid lay-in assisted by Harden restored a 72-62 Sixers lead. He couldn’t sustain the magic, though, and Embiid forced him to work on the other end of the floor. Lopez opened the second half hot, scoring on an and-one layup, two three-pointers, and a dunk off of a weak-side cut. Embiid and the Sixers had a strong stretch after Portis picked up his third foul and Serge Ibaka entered for his first minutes of the night. He took an Embiid kick-out pass, pump faked, and dribbled into a long-range jumper that put the Sixers up 57-46. To Harden’s credit, he capitalized on a similar opportunity after Embiid found a rhythm late in the second quarter. So I’ll watch film and try to get better as time goes on.” A guy like Jo gets double teamed in the post and the ball gets swung to me, sometimes I’ve got to shoot it. “But that’s something I do have to get used to, being ball-dominant for so many years now. “I feel like they’re rotating to me, so the swing-swing (pass) is there," Harden said. That seems a better option for the Sixers when a regular catch-and-shoot player like Georges Niang or Danny Green is on the strong side Harden’s three hit the underside of the backboard. After Holiday dug down on an Embiid post-up against Bobby Portis, Embiid kicked the ball out to an open Harden. His teammates didn’t help him out much initially.
Embiid committed two first-quarter turnovers, one when he set a moving screen for Tyrese Maxey and the other when he was stripped by Jrue Holiday late in the shot clock. The veteran big man and Milwaukee as a team were solid on Embiid, sending extra defenders at the right times. Lopez, who missed the majority of this year with a back injury, made a trailing three-pointer in transition for the Bucks’ first basket. He misfired on his next seven field goals. Here are observations on their tight loss to the Bucks: Embiid takes on Lopezįacing Brook Lopez for the first time this season, Embiid nailed a mid-range jumper on the Sixers’ first possession but did not begin the game well.
The Sixers now sit at 46-29, fourth in the Eastern Conference, and will face the Pistons on Thursday night in Detroit. He's a better defender, and at least this year, a better 3-point shooter than Jokic.NBA sends memo to all teams about Damian Lillard's trade request, reports say He gets to the free-throw line almost at will. He's top three in almost all those VORP-like acronyms. He's been off the charts all season, and his case is obviously built upon a lot more than the narrative of having carried his team through the Simmons drama. I don't want to make it seem like I'm disparaging Embiid in any way. He's been the best player, plain and simple, but I'm not sure that will be enough to get him the award. He's shooting 57 percent from the floor to Embiid's 48 percent. Denver is over 19 points per 100 possessions better with him on the floor against when he's off, almost double Embiid's on-off splits and miles ahead of every other halfway reasonable MVP candidate other than Steph Curry's plus-15. And yet, here the Nuggets are with the same number of wins as the Sixers, 41 entering play on Tuesday, including one over Embiid/Harden and the Sixers on Monday night at Philly. I think the Denver supporting cast has been dragged a bit too much in people trying to make this argument, but this is not a team that should be being talked about as a sleeper threat to make some real noise in the West even if Murray and Porter don't return. Again, Jokic has played under what are at least equally trying circumstances.
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