Earlier, the 76ers played at home against the weak magic, won 1231-110 against the opponent, walked out of the haze of the last fiasco against the Wizards by 19 points, faced the magic's weak restricted area, the 76ers interior core Embiid also went on a killing spree, in only 27 minutes of playing, he shot 17 of 23, crazy 50 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks of all-around data, +24 plus or minus is also the highest on the team. It is worth mentioning that this is also the second time since the 83-84 season that the league has cut 50+ within 28 minutes, and the last to do this is the warriors' backcourt core Klay Thompson, who once scored 52 points in the 27 minutes of playing time against the Bulls on October 30, 2018, shooting 18 of 29 and shooting 12 of 24 three-pointers.
After the game, 76ers coach Dow Griffith also praised this disciple: "When I came here, I knew he was good, but I didn't know he could do all of this, he was simply a combination of Olajuwon and Garnett!" And the recent explosion of many games, Embiid also let himself rush into the top five of the MVP probability list, ranking fifth with 6.8%, behind Gobert (7.2%), Durant (10.1%), Alphabet Brother (25.2%) and Jokic (25.6%).
An all-rounder like Embiid is indeed rare in the league, and last season Embiid had an all-around statistic averaging 28.5 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1 steal, 1.4 blocks per game, and led the 76ers to the first place in the East, but in the middle of the season because of a knee injury, he was absent for a while, and it just so happened that Jokic has maintained a stable performance, plus the Nuggets record is also good, Embiid will also give up the MVP that should be his own.
However, in the offseason, 76 and Embiid reached a 4-year super salary extension of 196 million, clearly stating that they want to regard him as the core of the team, living up to expectations embiid, also staged a "low open high" plot, in the beginning of the season, due to the trigger of the health and safety agreement, Embiid was absent for nearly half a month, and during this period, the team only won 2 wins, and the ranking once fell out of the top 8 in the East, but after he lifted the agreement and ushered in a comeback, the 76ers finally returned to the right track. At one point, there was even a wave of seven consecutive wins, which shows how important Embiid is to this 76ers.
Unlike the early part of the season, which was shot on the outside, as the season progressed, Embiid was constantly adjusting his form and began to intentionally continue to increase his lethality on the inside as he did last season, especially without Ben Simmons hindering his offensive space, Embiid also completely took over the 76ers' offensive and defensive banner this year. In the opening four months, Embiid's monthly statistics have been climbing, and into the 9 games in January, Embiid played 3.5 minutes less than in the previous December, the data did not drop but increased, averaging 32.7 points, 10.1 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.3 blocks per game, helping the team achieve a 7-2 record.
At present, the 76ers' record has climbed to the fifth place in the East with 26 wins and 18 losses, if Embiid can still maintain such a hot offensive and defensive state, then he really has the opportunity to "catch up later" and keep himself in the possibility of competing for MVP, after all, in front of him, in addition to alphabet brother, Jokic is slightly threatening, Durant because of the recent injury, Gobert is limited by the offense, and the probability will be overtaken by Embiid after that!