Currently on three wins in a row, including a 50-point match for Joel Embiid in the federal capital, the Sixers have a great opportunity to reap victories this week, or even the next.
Indeed, it is the poor Pistons (on a shameful series of twenty defeats in a row) who present themselves. Not once, but twice, Thursday then Saturday.
Philly will then have the opportunity to extend its winning streak to 7 by winning in Charlotte, then by hosting the Bulls.
“I don’t see it like that”explains Embiid in The Philadelphia Inquirer. “It’s still the NBA. You have to respect the game, and you have to respect each opponent. In any game, players or teams can catch fire, so I never look at who we're playing against. It's all about looking at our team and seeing how we can improve on both ends of the floor. This is the state of mind that we have and that we must keep in every match. »
Batum counts on the seriousness of the team
The reigning MVP therefore plays the card of humility, he who knows that a slump can quickly happen. Knowing that his Sixers have already been in trouble in the second half of November, with six defeats out of ten games.
“I’m serious, we can’t just count on Joël getting 50 points in every game”adds his compatriot Nicolas Batum. “We have to be serious. We must respect each other, respect the opponent and play properly. We have to be careful because we are still playing against NBA players. We don't care about their results in the end. »
| Shots | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Party | Pts |
| Joel Embiid | 19 | 34.5 | 52.0 | 32.8 | 87.7 | 3.3 | 8.2 | 11.5 | 6.4 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 33.4 |
| Tyrese Maxey | 21 | 37.8 | 47.0 | 40.7 | 89.8 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 6.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 27.0 |
| Tobias Harris | 22 | 34.9 | 50.9 | 31.8 | 88.6 | 1.0 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 16.9 |
| Kelly Oubre, Jr. | 11 | 26.6 | 49.6 | 35.4 | 75.8 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 14.5 |
| De'anthony Melton | 22 | 30.1 | 39.5 | 38.1 | 80.0 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 12.9 |
| Nicolas Batum | 13 | 25.8 | 58.5 | 51.2 | 63.6 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 6.9 |
| Robert Covington | 18 | 16.9 | 46.5 | 41.5 | 90.5 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 5.7 |
| Marcus Morris | 15 | 12.5 | 48.4 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 5.3 |
| Paul Reed, Jr. | 22 | 14.0 | 59.5 | 40.0 | 66.7 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 5.0 |
| Patrick Beverly | 22 | 18.0 | 44.0 | 31.3 | 72.2 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 4.9 |
| Daniel House | 11 | 12.4 | 45.7 | 35.0 | 75.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 4.4 |
| Mohamed Bamba | 11 | 6.4 | 48.4 | 37.5 | 80.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| Jaden Springer | 12 | 11.4 | 35.7 | 23.1 | 80.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 3.4 |
| Furkan Korkmaz | 15 | 7.5 | 36.7 | 26.7 | 77.8 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| Pj Tucker | 3 | 22.1 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Kj Martin | 10 | 6.0 | 38.5 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Danny Green | 2 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Philip Petrusev | 1 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
