Best scorer in the league, after winning the scoring title last season, and one of the most dominant defenders in the league to go with it.

Complete three level scorer too. 4-for-7 from 3pt today, including a game ending step back three in Jokic's face. Drained countless mid range jumpers in Jokic's face too.

Haters reaching hard right now 😂

most dominant player to never get out of the 2nd rd. it's all fun when you can rest at your leisure and cherry pick games against the Hornets to go hard in

let's see him do this when he is forced to play every game against the best competition. this year the East is stronger than most years I can remember so Embiid will earn respect if he can get it done

Lol that's called a defensive adjustment because the Nuggets cast were cooking the sixers in the first half. By letting Embiid essentially play free safety (same way many of the leagues top defenders do regularly) they could utilize his defense better overall defending the rim and playing help defense on drives and backdoor screens. And oh boy did it make a difference because they clamped down.

Stop it. He has played over 75% of the games this season. Just smoked the #1 team in the West, and have won 7 straight.

They've won 20 of their last 24 games. Earlier in the season they started awful and then they weren't healthy (Harden, Embiid, and Maxey all missed 10+ games) but now they're healthy and clicking. PJ Tucker is starting to show his value and Doc's move to bring Maxey off the bench to balance the lineups has looked like a great move.

And don't talk like Embiid falls off in the playoffs. He plays just as well if not better in the postseason, he's a monster. His supporting cast has not been able to say the same though in recent years though.

Embiid has been pretty spoiled compared to Jokic in regards to supporting cast. This year with Harden and Maxey there are no excuses

Jokic has a great team around him this season as well..

Are we just a shitty team? There is no way this game should be even this close. This team is a pile of shit lately

This post was edited by Beast1 on Jan 28 2023 08:24pm

without Rob the Celtics give up too many easy paint points, Horford is declining

Smart being out as well worsens their tendency to commit turnovers

It’s not even about defense in this game. Lakers are a laughing stock. Our offense is horrendous

We miss smart so bad

This post was edited by Beast1 on Jan 28 2023 08:36pm

they still have White and Brogdon who are both really high IQ players so its a little bit surprising