The match had started for almost seven minutes and he had not yet scored. Joel Embiid therefore gave himself a big scare by twisting his right ankle in an attempted counterattack against the Raptors. Was he going to go to the locker room and end the game with no points?
No, since he continued and finished with 31 points and 10 rebounds (9 assists and 4 blocks too). Once again. With notably 20 units after the break.
“I saw that I was not aggressive. I let the game come to me, I didn't force my shots and in the third quarter, I was able to make a few shots.”he delivers for ESPN.
And his injury? “He played despite that and I am sure that this Saturday he will be in pain. We will monitor this in the coming days, before going to Miami (Christmas eve)”, announces Nick Nurse. Joel Embiid did not talk about his ankle after the match. ” I don't know. I'll look. We'll see “he says simply.
It must be said that the numbers can speak for the 2023 MVP. This is his 13th game in a row with 30 points and 10 rebounds, and it is the longest streak since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16 games) in 1971/ 72. Only two other players have had such a series: Elgin Baylor (15 in 1961/62) and Wilt Chamberlain obviously, on six occasions.
This is also his 14th game in a row with more than 30 points, the biggest series since James Harden (32) in 2018/2019. Additionally, we haven't seen a player score more than 30 points so many times in the first 25 games of the season (20 times for Embiid) since Michael Jordan in 1986/87.
| Joel Embiid | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | 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 | 68 | 34 | 49.9 | 37.1 | 81.4 | 2.2 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 30.6 |
| 2022-23 ★ | PHL | 66 | 35 | 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 | PHL | 24 | 34 | 54.1 | 33.3 | 89.3 | 2.9 | 8.9 | 11.8 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 35.1 |
| Total | 418 | 32 | 50.3 | 33.6 | 82.4 | 2.3 | 8.9 | 11.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 27.7 | |
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.
