Bismack Biyombo resisted Joel Embiid

On his very first ball, the leather slipped from his hands and he missed the inevitable against the circle and Joel Embiid. Bismack Biyombo made up for it a few possessions later by signing an elegant left-hand finger roll on a serve from Chris Paul.

More than his first failure, this action was going to launch a very good evening for the pivot of the Suns, usual substitute but promoted holder for four games in the absence of Deandre Ayton. Monty Williams and the Suns rely on him first in defense, they were not disappointed.

In 29 minutes of play, the Congolese weighed a lot physically against the ogre opposite, Joel Embiid. ” You have to trust your instincts and know how to impact the game. Watch the video, know his trends, see what he’s looking for. I don’t know how many pitches he got, but at some point I figured he was spending his time on the line », smiles Bismack Biyombo after the meetingin reference to the 13 throws obtained by the pivot opposite.

The latter’s throwing success (11/13) helped save his statistical production (28 points and 10 rebounds but 8/19 on shots) over the entire game. Because in the game, the native of Cameroon finds it difficult to express himself. He was almost systematically caught in twos when starting to dribble, on the sides at the post.

“Worse”, twice, his vis-à-vis countered his attempts to shoot at mid-range. ” For my counters, as with my defense, I go there instinctively. And beyond that, there is trust in my teammates “, continues Bismack Biyombo, taking as an example an action at the very end of the first period.

Third double-double of the year

Joel Embiid had just been served in the heart of the racket. The Suns pivot challenged him on his “euro-step” before collapsing, but Torrey Craig came in second to counter the Cameroonian. ” He told me afterwards, that he had been counted a counter. I hadn’t realised. The others are always behind you “, formulates the interior of the Suns.

The latter was not content to have a huge impact in defense, characterized by five blocks in total. Well placed in attack, he swallowed eight offensive rebounds, including several recoveries of the ball followed by an authoritative dunk. He also showed touch with a few fingertip finishes, like this shot five minutes from the end on a Devin Booker caviar.

” Bizzy plays hard, he’s talented. He is in the right place at the right time, and we feed on his energy. It covers a lot of our mistakes in defense “Summarizes Chris Paul, whose interior finished with 17 points (8/12 on shots) and 13 rebounds. ” Bizz, his defense and what he brought us… If you had asked me before the start of the match if Biz was going to score 17 points, I would have said: ‘I hope’. But that’s probably not something normal for us “Agrees Monty Williams.

Bismack Biyombo reports that the manager regularly asks his players: What do we do when things go wrong? We lay low, we keep working and we’ll get through this eventually. This success against the Sixers, the second in eight games, is a step in this direction.