“If not, oof, oof.”īey led the Pistons with 19 points. “I've never seen that before and I'm so glad I made it,” Maxey said of Embiid's pass. Embiid had 19 points and 12 rebounds in the first half to send the Sixers into the break with a 52-46 lead. Embiid crashed on the court several times and was even whistled for a technical foul for trash-talking Luke Garza after a rim-crushing dunk.Įmbiid dumped a behind-the-back pass to Maxey for a baseline 3-pointer and a 48-43 lead. So far this year, I'm on the right path.”īad knee or not, he was his usual dominant self. “I've got to play more games than I have in the past. “Every single year, I come in with the mindset of trying to play every single game I can,” Embiid said. Embiid had plenty of reasons to play - and made the Pistons pay.
Embiid, who has a history of injuries, was NBA MVP runner-up last season and one strike against him was games played: He played in 51 games while Denver’s Nikola Jokic played all 72. “You've just got to bury a team,” Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey said.Įmbiid went through shootaround and a pregame workout feeling healthy enough to give the game a try. Embiid, though, sank four free throws and buried a 3 from the top of the arc in the waning moments that saved the Sixers - who had 20 turnovers - from a complete meltdown.
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