Tag: 76ers
Philadelphia 76ers forward Jalen McDaniels (non-COVID illness) has been downgraded to questionable for Thursday night’s Game 3 road contest against the Brooklyn Nets in the 2023 NBA Playoffs. McDaniels is the only play listed on the Sixers’ injury report. The San Diego State product missed just five games during the regular season. In less than […]
Joel Embiid recorded 15 rebounds in the first half in Monday night’s 96-84 first-round win against the Brooklyn Nets in Game 2 of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, becoming the first Philadelphia 76ers player to grab at least 15 boards in a postseason half the last 25 seasons. The six-time All-Star ended his performance with 20 […]
ESPN’s Zach Lowe voted for Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid to win this season’s MVP award. The NBA analyst admitted it on his podcast late Monday. It should come as no surprise, considering the six-time All-Star became the first center to win back-to-back scoring titles since Bob McAdoo (1974-76). “I voted 2023 MVP Joel Embiid,” […]
Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers will become the first NBA center to win back-to-back scoring titles since Bob McAdoo won three straight scoring championships from 1974-76. McAdoo was inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame as a player in 2000. Luka Doncic will finish the season with 32.4 points per game, and Embiid cannot […]
Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers is projected to win this season’s MVP award, according to Rolling Player Ratings. While this system undervalues defensive performances, it prioritizes and measures most NBA statistics, including points, rebounds, assists, and turnovers. Check out the RPR rankings below. Rolling Player Ratings for MVP: Joel Embiid is the favorite According […]
Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers is averaging a career-high 33.2 points per game, the most by a center since the NBA-ABA merger. Through 62 starts this season, the six-time All-Star is also averaging 10.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.1 steals, and 1.7 blocks per game. For other statistics, the four-time All-NBA member is shooting a […]
Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers is averaging 33.6 points per game on 65.3% true shooting this season, the highest PPG average on at least 65% TS by a player in NBA history. This is based on a minimum of 50 appearances. Stephen Curry averaged 30.1 points on 66.9% TS in the 2015-16 season. And […]
The Philadelphia 76ers could become the third team in the Eastern Conference to clinch a spot in the 2023 NBA Playoffs on Monday night with a win against the Chicago Bulls at 7 p.m. ET. Leading into this matchup, Philadelphia is 48-22 and ranks second in the East standings. While the Boston Celtics and 76ers […]
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has posted at least 25 points on 50% shooting in 10 straight games, breaking a tie with Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain for the longest such streak in franchise history. The six-time All-Star is also the second player since the NBA-ABA merger to have at least five consecutive games with […]
Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers logged his 24th 35-point game of the season, the most by a center since Moses Malone (25) in 1981-82. Malone went on to win MVP that season. Shaquille O’Neal tallied 23 in 1999-00. Embiid has now posted seven straight games with at least 30 points scored. In Wednesday night’s […]
