On January 16, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Eastern Conference strong showdown, the 76ers away 109-98 victory over the Heat, the first three quarters of this game the Heat has almost been in the lead, the end of the third quarter by the 76ers back, the fourth quarter 76ers again played a wave of 34-25, directly crushing the opponent.
After this game, the 76ers have won two straight games, nine wins and one loss in the past 10 games, and the current record is 25 wins and 17 losses, ranking fifth in the East; the Heat's four-game winning streak has been ended, and the current record is 27 wins and 16 losses, ranking third in the East, and the two teams are likely to meet in the playoffs.
As you can see, the 76ers have been very good lately, and if you want to say why, it has to be Embiid.
In this game, Embiid played for 36 minutes, shooting 12 of 22 shots, 8 of 11 free throws, 32 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists, it should be said that Embiid only scored 7 points in the first half, but in the key second half, Embiid scored 12 points and 13 points in the two quarters, completely taking over the game.
Counting this game, Embiid has won 9 games in the past 10 games, during which time he can average 31.8 points, 10.2 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.3 blocks, 1.0 steals, shooting 55.5%, shooting 34.4% from three-point range, and shooting 81.9% from the free throw line, ranking third in the league in the same period.
Embiid is undoubtedly the absolute core of the 76ers, and his use of the ball in the past 10 games has reached 37.6%, ranking first in the league, while his true shooting rate has reached 65.7%, which shows that he can digest these balls extremely efficiently.
Free throws are an important part of Embiid's scoring, during which time he averaged 11.6 free throws per game and hit 9.5 hits, both of which rank second in the league (first is Alphabet Brother, 9.6/12.0).
The stats also show how important Embiid really is, the last 10 games:
When Embiid was on the floor, the 76ers could shoot down 120.2 points per 100 possessions, a net 14.8 points over their opponents
Embiid is not present, and the 76ers can only score 104.1 points per 100 possessions, a net 4.1 points over their opponents
Words for the whole season:
- When Embiid was on the floor, the 76ers scored 113.2 points/105.8 points per 100 rounds, outperforming their opponents by 7.4 points
Embiid was not present, and the 76ers scored 106.4 points/109.0 points per 100 rounds, netting 2.6 points against their opponents
A more intuitive statistic is that in the games embiid played this season, the 76ers recorded 22 wins and 9 losses, and embiid's absent games, the 76ers record was only 3 wins and 8 losses.
So far this season, Embiid has averaged 27.2 points, 10.6 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.4 blocks, 1.1 steals, 48.4%/36.5%/81.2% of the three shooting rates, and 60.1% of the true shooting rate.
For comparison, Embiid averaged 28.5 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.4 blocks, 1.0 steals per game last season, 51.3%/37.7%/85.9% shooting in three categories, and 63.6% from the field.
To be honest, last year's Embiid was stronger, when he led the 76ers to the first place in the East, and personally ranked second in the MVP list, but this season's Embiid is definitely not bad, scoring less, but his assists are a career high, and at the same time, he is still amazing on the defensive end, almost one person supported the team's defensive system.
Importantly, Embiid is getting better and better, he had a few downturns at the beginning of the season, but in the past two months, a healthy Embiid has definitely delivered super performances - take the last 10 games, excellent records combined with excellent statistics, it is not an exaggeration to say that Embiid is the MVP of the league.
Speaking about Embiid after the game, Spoo said: "We put up a lot of different defensive lines, sent a lot of different defensive players, and he [Embiid] basically showed his whole skill. ”
Due to Simmons' absence, the 76ers have suffered some cuts in hard power this season, and the record has become a major problem for Embiid to impact MVP, and it is not simple to cross the Heat, Nets, and Bucks in the future, but the current schedule is only halfway through, and the trade deadline is approaching, I hope the 76ers can deal with Simmons's problem before the trade deadline, Embiid is at its peak, don't waste it.