Daily News | Joel ‘The Process’ Embiid makes NBA his domain in Game 5 of Eastern Conference semis
Joel Embiid, injured and exhausted, is putting his stamp on the 2023 playoffs. This is his moment. This is the next step. He won a pivotal game on his arch rival’s floor in a game from which there was no real return: Game 5, Eastern Conference semifinal, in Boston,With a 3-2 lead and a home game Thursday, the
Tuesday night, Embiid, now unbraced and somehow fitter, scored 33 points, snagged seven rebounds, and blocked four shots in a virtuosic performance. He called for the ball. He bullied Al Horford. He hit three-of-seven three-pointers. He was all things for the 76ers.in the 115-103 winJayson Tatum led the Celtics with 36 points, and Jaylen Brown had 24, but Embiid was, without question, the best player on the court.
Now, you may start speaking of him in the same manner you speak of Allen Iverson. Julius Erving. Moses Malone.It was a week to the day and on the same court Embiid was named NBA MVP, an honor for which he shamelessly campaigned for the past three years. Tuesday, he erased any question whether he deserved it this year.He even provided a deja vu highlight.
It was what LeBron James, Cleveland 2.0 edition, did to Warriors forward Andre Iguodala in the Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals. It was that kind of play, by that kind of player.Then Embiid woke up. He collected an offensive rebound, put it back, and drew a foul. Harris added a put-back on the next possession. Embiid blocked Marcus Smart’s drive, which led to Maxey’s three.
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