He remained on two performances that were a little closer to those of a normal human being. 27 points and 12 rebounds against the Knicks, 22 points and 9 rebounds against the Cavs, or 22 pawns and 15 shots in Miami. Boo, the shame. Seeing Nikola Jokic go up a gear Joel Embiid decided to get back to work, and the result was very damaging for the Bulls who definitely can’t do it against the big names.
The house stats of what was almost a clash of the East is right here
What a race would we say if we were a resident of Tallahassee or Atlantic City. Less than twenty games from the end of the regular season, a trio is inexorably emerging in the race for the MVP trophy, a trio composed of a Cameroonian, a Serb and a Greek. It starts as a Coluche joke but we’re talking about a cumulative 90 points, 40 rebounds and 25 assists per game, and tonight the Indomitable Lion of the band still got us a good one. An evening that could have been that of his friend James Harden, he who only needed two successes from the parking lot to overtake Reggie Miller and thus climb on the all-time podium of distant snipers, but in the end Ramesse will be enough for a small 1/5, will therefore equal Reggie but will leave the honors of the evening to his muscular and technical pivot. Joel Embiid’s stats tonight against private Bulls in the racket of Nikola Vucevic and Luc Longley? Another day at the office would we say if we lived in San Diego or Kansas City:
43 points at 15/27 shooting including 1/3 parking and 12/16 throwing, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks in 36 minutes
Oh, Tristan Thompson will have tried to resist and he is not to blame, but let’s say that the imposing sitting of TT (a nickname that would delight the author of these lines) will have especially been spanked this night by the power of crazy Jojo. Taken away to watch him shoot mid-range or even from the parking lot on the first possession of the game, pressed into the post with rage, Tristan gave everything but does not play in the same court despite his excess of energy, and finally know that Joel even allowed himself to take himself for Zach LaVine by flying above Zach LaVine. Screams of satisfaction, his famous gimmick of stretching out his huge arms in the direction of a crowd that had only three words in its mouth this night. Logically.
The Bulls were far from ridiculous but now see their fourth place more than ever threatened by Boston after this fifth straight loss. The Sixers, for their part, are clearly seeking the lead in the East and with such a positive mood the smiles are in any case out at a big month of the Playoffs. The Eastern Conference in 2022, in our veins.