2023-04-21 04:26:46
Sanctioned with a flagrant foul for a kick in the crotch by Nic Claxton in the first quarter, Joël Embiid should perhaps not have finished the match on the Brooklyn floor on Thursday evening. The public at Barclays Center loudly expressed their displeasure, but the Cameroonian pivot escaped exclusion. Before sealing in the last moments the third victory of the Sixers (102-97), more than ever on the way to the semi-finals in the East.
Targeted from start to finish by the Nets’ defense, Embiid made a stat sheet below his favorite standards for the MVP trophy (14 points at 5/13, 10 rebounds and 5 lost balls in 38 minutes). He could have lost control of his nerves several times, frustrated, but it was he who was there to counter Spencer Dinwiddie’s shot 8 seconds from the buzzer, and thus preserve the two points lead his team then had ( 99-97).
Maxey took responsibility
James Harden ruled out for a nudge (first involuntary) in the genitals of Royce O’Neale in the third quarter, Tyrese Maxey had taken over scoring (25 points at 10/17), turning the situation in favor of the Sixers almost single-handedly with 8 points in a row in the last minutes. Led for a long time, Philly regained the advantage with 44 seconds remaining on a long-range shot from their leader. And he never let go.
On the Nets side, the efforts of Mikal Bridges (26 points), Dinwiddie (20 points) and Cam Johnson (17 points) will therefore not have been enough. Defeated for the ninth time in a row in the play-offs, they could see their season end on Saturday. Unless there is a burst of pride in which most people don’t seem to believe, except perhaps their coach. “I told the group that he hadn’t given up, reacted Jacque Vaughn. Tonight he grew up. »
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