Twelve matches, twelve wins. This was the result of Joel Embiid since the start of his career against the Bulls. Since his debut in October 2016, the Sixers pivot had never lost against the Chicago franchise.
We can now talk about it in the past tense because, after 58 minutes of play on Monday evening, it finally fell. Were Billy Donovan’s players aware of this series?
“I knew it yes”responds DeMar DeRozan to the Chicago Sun Times. “It was only a matter of time and I wouldn’t go so far as to say that we were particularly motivated for it. We’re aiming for more than just beating him. But yes, I am happy to have won this match. »
As, the Bulls are indeed fighting for a place in “play-in”, a first victory against Embiid may seem secondary. But beating it is also beating Philadelphia, a cador from the East, so this important success makes it possible to kill two birds with one stone and combine business with pleasure.
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“He shoots 3-point, mid-range, can play with his back to the circle, but also knows how to involve his teammates and make passes. I also find that he doesn’t get the credit he deserves for his defence.” list, admiring, the coach of the Bulls for the Philadelphia Inquirer. “It’s a force of nature”adds Patrick Williams.
The candidate for the MVP trophy did not miss his appointment against his favorite victim since he compiled 37 points, 16 rebounds and 3 blocks. He notably scored 18 points in the third quarter, but was then released for six fouls during the second overtime, after 44 minutes on the floor.
“I think we could have done better,” analyzes the Philadelphia All-Star. “So we have to move on to the next match. We will learn from this meeting. But the story of this match is the lost balls (19 in total, including 5 for Embiid). We really couldn’t do anything offensively throughout the game. “.
| Joel Embiid | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2016-17 | PHL | 31 | 25 | 46.6 | 36.7 | 78.3 | 2.0 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 20.2 |
| 2017-18 | PHL | 63 | 30 | 48.3 | 30.8 | 76.9 | 2.3 | 8.7 | 11.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 22.9 |
| 2018-19 | PHL | 64 | 34 | 48.4 | 30.0 | 80.4 | 2.5 | 11.1 | 13.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 27.5 |
| 2019-20 | PHL | 51 | 30 | 47.7 | 33.1 | 80.7 | 2.8 | 8.9 | 11.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 23.0 |
| 2020-21 | PHL | 51 | 31 | 51.3 | 37.7 | 85.9 | 2.2 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 28.5 |
| 2021-22 | PHL | 68 | 34 | 49.9 | 37.1 | 81.4 | 2.2 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 30.6 |
| 2022-23 | PHL | 57 | 35 | 54.6 | 35.5 | 85.5 | 1.8 | 8.4 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 33.5 |
| Total | 385 | 32 | 49.9 | 34.0 | 81.8 | 2.3 | 9.0 | 11.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 27.1 | |
