It’s pretty clear: the race for the MVP has been completely relaunched for two weeks, because Joel Embiid step on the NBA! Orphan of Jarrett Allen, touched in the eye, Cleveland had the confirmation this night since the pivot All-Star signed a new dantesque performance with 36 points, 18 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks. All at 12 of 19 on shots with a 10 of 10 on free throws. Feels like a classic performance for the NBA’s leading scorer. It is also his 7th game in a row with 30 points and more, but he assures us that he is not thinking of the title of MVP.
“I’m just trying to win. I’m just trying to get as many wins as possible.” he explains after the match. “I try to keep the group together, and I do my job. We were trailing by 12 points, and we had to fight. You know, my teammates make it easy for me. It’s not about me or James (Harden), but it’s about us. Whatever I achieve is not for me but for the team. »
Force through or not?
After burying Evan Mobley for a quarter, Joel Embiid then suffered a two-man strike. But there’s not much to deal with a pivot who has the full panoply of an attacker, capable of scoring from a distance, of sinking his defender, or of getting shots. Also able to play with five fouls, and even take advantage of the video to avoid an exit for six fouls four minutes from the end. He assures him that there was no forced passage, but Evan Mobley ends up three meters from him, on the ground.
“I think it was a good decision to cancel the fault” reacted Joel Embiid. “I never stretched out my arm. Just before the contact, we can see that he was already starting to flop. I watch basketball every day and I was sure they were going to reverse the decision.
A heavy “challenge” for the Cavaliers and JB Bickerstaff has the way in which Joel Embiid, but also James Harden, cause faults. “I take absolutely nothing away from these guys, they are phenomenal players and they know how to play by the rules. I was with James Harden for four years in Houston. He’s a master at manipulating the rules, and Joel does the same. »
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| Joel Embiid | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 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 | 54 | 35 | 53.9 | 35.4 | 85.4 | 1.8 | 8.2 | 10.0 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 33.4 |
| Total | 382 | 32 | 49.8 | 34.0 | 81.7 | 2.3 | 8.9 | 11.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 27.1 | |
