Joel Embiid returned to the floor after more than two months and immediately led the Philadelphia 76ers (41-35) to victory in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The club represented by the tall man on his pitch 109:105 (25:22, 19:32, 29:26, 36:25) broke the basketball players of Oklahoma “Thunder” (52-23).
From January 31 Embiid, who did not compete and had meniscus surgery during that time, collected 24 points (6/11 doubles, 0/3 triples, 12/12 penalties), 6 rebounds and 3 steals, 7 assists and 6 fouls in 29 minutes.
It was Embiid who got the hosts going at a crucial moment. 53 seconds before the end of the meeting, Lu Dort put the guests ahead with a two-pointer (105:104), but soon after recovering the ball in the attack after an inaccurate throw by his teammate, Embiid provoked a foul and threw penalties – 106:105.
| Player of the match | |
| EFF 23 | |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. | |
| Points | 25 |
| Accuracy | 8-16 |
| Rebound balls | 6 |
| Effective passes | 2 |
In the key attack of the guests, the leader of the “76ers” intercepted the ball and provoked another foul and once again made free throws (108:105) and thus broke the game.
Embiid’s performance:
“He completely changes them,” the Thunder man said of Embiid and the 76ers after the game. coach Mark Daigneault. “With him, they play in a completely different style, he changes everything.”
Embiid has recorded 35.5 points, 11.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists in 33 games this season.
The Philadelphia club without the injured tall man has fallen into a hole – they have won 11 of 29 matches and are now down to eighth place in the Eastern Conference. At that time, the Oklahoma team was first in the West before this match, but after the loss, they lost this place to the Denver Nuggets.
In the ranks of the Oklahoma team, Dortas stood out with a useful game, who had 15 points (2/4 doubles, 3/6 triples, 2/4 penalties), 8 rebounds and 3 assists in 33 minutes.
Team leader Shai-Gilgeous-Alexander could not compete due to injury.
76ers: Kelly Oubre 25 (4/9 doubles, 4/7 triples, 5/5 rpg, 6 rpg), Joel Embiid 24 (6/11 doubles, 12/12 rpg, 6 rebounds, 7 rebounds, 3 assists), Tobias Harris 18 (5/8 triples, 6 rebounds, 4 assists), Paul Reed 12 (6/8 doubles , 9 rpg), Cameron Payne 10 (2/5 trg, 10 rpg, 5 rpg), Buddy Hield and Nicolas Batum 7 each.
Thunder: Chet Holmgren 22 (4/8 doubles, 3/6 triples, 5/5 rebounds, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks), Lou Dort (3/6 triples, 8 rebounds ., 2 blocks) and Aaron Wiggins (5/11 doubles, 5/5 pts., 3 abg) each 15, Isaiah Joe 14 (4/11 tt., 7 abg), Josh Giddey 10 (4/7 doubles, 5 rebounds), Kenrich Williams 8 (2/2 triples), Gordon Hayward 7.
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