historical view of Joel Embiid in the triumph of Philadelphia 76ers doors Utah Jazz from 105-98. Important victory for Doc Rivers’ men, who are placed with the same number of victories and defeats and are slowly climbing positions in the Eastern Conference standings.
Thus, the Cameroonian center ended the duel with nothing more and nothing less than 59 points, his career high to date, after scoring 19 of the 28 shots from the field he made and converting 20 of the 24 free throws he made. he threw. In addition, he grabbed 11 rebounds, distributed 8 assists and scored 7 blocks. Stupendous. With Embiid at this level, the Sixers have no excuses: they have to fight for the ring.
“It’s Not About Me”
After the duel, Embiid made it clear that what matters to him are victories and that the credit for what he achieved lay with his teammates: “It’s not about me,” Embiid said later. “We did it as a team. Obviously, the coaches put me in those positions and my teammates gave me the ball. I thought we had a big space around everything we were doing. … Like I said , all the credit goes to me. comrades”.