If Joel Embiid did not come into play the whole last quarter against the Nets, it is not because the Sixers led around thirty points or that he was injured. It was a strategic choice of Nick Nurse, and the MVP 2023 therefore remained seated from the end of the 3rd quarter to the victorious shoot of Nic Claxton at the buzzer.
“Well, this group simply played well together, and we had a good feeling for the future” Nick Nurse. “I just wanted to let them manage”. And they managed rather well with Guerschon Yabusele used as a pivot in a five “Small Ball”, until this murderous tap of Nic Claxton.
No defense mobility
Replaced by Paul George, two seconds from the end of the 3rd quarter, Joel Embiid was only a shadow of himself until then. In attack, he signed an awful 0 of 6 to 3-3-time, and in defense, he is late on the defensive withdrawal, but also on the rotations. His lateral trips are impossible, and he cannot take any impulse to jump. Clearly, it is a pole, and it even becomes a handicap for its training.
“My way of playing a year ago is not that of today”, said Joel Embiid Thursday after defeat against Boston. “I probably have to solve the problem, and then I will come back to this level. But it is difficult to have confidence when you are not yourself. »»
Give everything he can
On the side of his teammates, we know that he is not 100%. Maybe even it is only 20 or 30%…
“” I understand it. Especially for its size, its size and its way of playing ”, Testifies Paul George, also stuck everywhere. “It hurts. But I think the best thing to do is do rehearsals. … This is what helped me the most was playing despite everything. The body ends up getting used to it ”.
For Nick Nurse, Joel Embiid does his best. “He gives us what he can. He is not himself, we all know it ”concludes the Sixers coach. “He is certainly not the guy that we are used to playing at a very high level. I congratulate him to give us what he can ”.
| Joel Embiid | Percentage | Rebound | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | Lf | Off | Def | Early | PD | Fte | Int | COP | 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 | 2.1 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 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 | 39 | 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 | Phl | 18 | 30 | 45.0 | 32.4 | 87.7 | 1.9 | 6.3 | 8.2 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 24.3 |
| Total | 451 | 32 | 50.2 | 34.1 | 82.8 | 2.2 | 8.8 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 27.7 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = minutes; Shots = successful shots / tempted shots; 3pts = 3-point / 3-point attempted; LF = Successful free throws / tempted free throws; Off = offensive rebound; Def = defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; PD = assists; FTE: Personal faults; Int = interceptions; BP = lost bullets; CT: against; Pts = points.
