Philadelphia Sixers will lose to New York Knicks to return Joel Embiid

Losing returns. After his left knee injury, so was suspended after a confrontation with a journalistJoel Embiid made his first trip this season in the NBA, Tuesday night to Wednesday. But the American-Cameroonian pivot did not change anything in the current dynamics of the Sixers, who lost for the eighth time in ten games, this time at home against the New York Knicks (99-111).

“The Process” was even particularly clumsy, not getting a basket until the second period to finish 2/11 in shooting, for 13 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists. For his first match since the Olympic final, won against the BluesEmbiid looked rusty, trying hard to cause fouls to take advantage of free throws (8/8), and even sometimes out of breath in defense.

Paul George at the meeting

And so he was unable to do anything when the Knicks made the difference in the last quarter (24-33), led by OG Anunoby (24 points), Karl-Anthony Towns, the author of a double-double hard (21 points, 13). rebounds), and Josh Hart, in a triple double (14 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists). Philadelphia was alive for a long time thanks to Paul George’s first big game this season (29 points on 7/11 on 3-pointers, 10 rebounds), he only started again at the beginning of the month and which is beginning to find its rhythm. An example to follow for Embiid to quickly turn a team far from his ambitions.