The Philadelphia 76ers (32-22) fell short to the Phoenix Suns (44-10) 114-109.
Embiid/Harris Masterclasses
Joel Embiid had a great performance tonight per usual. He dominated his matchup with DeAndre Ayton with his physical play in the paint and lethal spot-up jumpers from the key and the baseline area. He responded well to Phoenix’s 2-3 zone with Ayton up top by physically paving his way to the hoop. A common theme in Embiid’s offensive performance was his aggressiveness and (for the most part) not settling for jump-shots. Also, who could forget his elite footwork and his beautiful fadeaways and turn-around jumpers. On top of this, Joel’s passing was also solid as he found open guys on the perimeter as a result of his insane mid-range gravity. Defensively, Embiid’s pick-and-roll coverage was fantastic. His mix of high and low drop coverage got many stops and basically shut down Ayton and made things hard for Chris Paul. Unfortunatley, Joel…
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