Joel Embiid loved his finest sport to this point this season, scoring 35 factors within the Sixers’ loss to Memphis on Wednesday. After the loss, Embiid mentioned the group “must get higher.”
Sixers want to enhance
The Sixers continued their depressing begin to the season on Wednesday with a loss to the Grizzlies, giving Philadelphia its fifth straight loss.
Whereas the Sixers have been as soon as once more horrible, Joel Embiid was lastly having fun with some pleasure on the courtroom after a tough begin to the yr for the previous MVP.
Embiid, who dropped 35 pictures, made 14 free throws, shot 48 p.c from the sphere and grabbed 11 rebounds towards the Grizzlies on this loss, was under no circumstances glad following his group’s current losses.
“It is type of annoying having to take care of the identical factor again and again,” Embiid mentioned. “It has been like that my entire profession. All I am making an attempt to do is give attention to basketball and attempt to stay the very best life for my household on and off the courtroom.
“However it’s unimaginable. I really feel like damaging feelings preserve following us and we do not know why. However it’s unlucky and all of us nonetheless have to enhance. That does not change the actual fact.”
That week, it was reported that the Sixers held a group assembly due to his current efficiency, and Embiid was really referred to as out by Tyrese Maxey for poor day off the courtroom.
Embiid is not completely satisfied that particulars of Sixers’ group assembly have been leaked 😬
He mentioned they “talked about a variety of issues” and the assembly lasted “most likely about 30 seconds.” pic.twitter.com/CwsAVbUzuL
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 21, 2024
Maxey returned to Philadelphia towards the Grizzlies after lacking the previous six video games with a hamstring pressure. The 24-year-old scored simply eight factors on Wednesday, enjoying simply 20 minutes because the guard steadily returned from harm.
In Maxey’s absence, Sixers rookie Jared McCain has stepped up and at the moment leads the NBA Rookie of the Season race with 15.6 factors per sport.
Jared McCain misplaced:
20 factors
5 AST
3 3PIt was his sixth 20-point sport this season and the one rookie to attain two or extra factors. pic.twitter.com/Pctcv2XiSq
— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 21, 2024
Paul George hyperextended his knee Wednesday for the second time this yr, however his harm is simply the newest setback in a tough interval for Philadelphia.
The Sixers will face the Nets within the NBA Cup on Friday night time, however they’ve already misplaced their first two video games within the event, and Philadelphia is already all however sure to overlook out.
