The Player: Joel Embiid slams surreal performance
Superlatives fail to describe Joel Embiid’s performance on Sunday evening. Fortunately, there are still the figures to give an overview of the work carried out by the Cameroonian pivot of the Sixers: 59 points, 19 out of 28 in shots, 20 out of 24 in throws, 11 rebounds, 8 assists, 7 blocks and a differential of +25 during a narrow victory against the Jazz (105-98). “If you combine attack and defense, I had never seen a player dominate so much in a match.“, admits his coach Doc Rivers, also short of adjectives to tell the performance of his best player.
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He scored more than half of Philadelphia’s points. His teammates showered him with balls and they did well. Because despite the card inside All-Star, Utah has long remained in contact. Again, Embiid struggled to win his people in the most important moments.
The two teams were tied, 78-78, at the start of the fourth quarter. There was just over a minute left when the Sixers had a 3-point lead. The superstar then blocked a Collin Sexton attempt near the circle before scoring in stride to secure his side’s success. Exceptional. Especially since, the day before, he had already scored 42 points in a victory against the Hawks. Embiid is clearly back in power and that’s all to the benefit of the Pennsylvania franchise.
The game: Darius Garland’s 51 points weren’t enough for Cleveland
Darius Garland’s performance goes almost unnoticed. For two reasons. First because Joel Embiid hit even harder. Then because the Cavaliers lost again, this time against the Timberwolves (124-129). The fourth straight loss for Cleveland. The All-Star point guard has tried everything in the absence of Donovan Mitchell and Jarrett Allen.
He scored 27 of his 51 points in the fourth quarter, allowing his team to come back to the score after being 20 points behind 12 minutes from the siren. But the Cavaliers did not entirely make up the deficit and the victory therefore goes to Karl-Anthony Towns (29 pts), D’Angelo Russell (30) and their teammates.
The performance: Anthony Davis revives the Lakers
A little air for the Lakers. Still deprived of LeBron James but carried by Anthony Davis, they won against the Nets last night (116-103). The interior All-Star was the central element of this victory with his 37 points and 18 rebounds on the clock. What take over Kevin Durant (31 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists). It is only the third success in thirteen matches for Los Angeles.
At the state: 145
Like the number of points conceded by the Knicks, coached by a Tom Thibodeau yet renowned for the defensive abilities of his teams. New York completely took the water against Oklahoma City at Madison Square Garden (135-145). The Thunder converted 62% of their attempts led by the unstoppable Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (37 points) and young Josh Giddey (24 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists).
The French: Rudy Gobert in double-double
15 points, 13 rebounds and 2 blocks for Rudy Gobert with the Timberwolves last night. He contributed to the success of Minnesota. Another more difficult evening, however, for Evan Fournier, who finished at 0 points despite 20 minutes of play with the Knicks.
All scores
Knicks – Thunder : 135-145
Wizards – Grizzlies : 102-92
Sixers – Jazz : 105-98
Bulls – Nuggets : 103-126
Kings – Warriors : 122-115
Lakers – Nets : 116-103
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