Dissecting the Sixers’ victory over Denver Nuggets, Joel Embiid’s 41points vs Nikola Jokic

Dissecting the Sixers’ victory over Denver Nuggets, Joel Embiid’s 41points vs Nikola Jokic

Sixers win 126 to 129 21 and what was called the Joel MB nicoa yish gang but was actually the Sixers and Denver Nuggets you are locked on 76ers your daily Philadelphia 76ers podcast part of the locked on podcast Network your team every day Thanks for making locked on 76 is your first listen we are free and available and you can get us wherever you get your podcast and on YouTube We’re part of the locked on 76ers um Network your team every day today’s episode is brought to you by FanDuel make every moment more

Right now new customers get $150 in bonus bets guaranteed when you place a $5 bet visit fanduel.com loock on to get started today well Mitch this was a good game last night man talking about a phenomenal game I felt like between the 76ers and the Denver Nuggets and you know it’s funny I

Was talking to a lot of people like yo this was kept us on the edge of the seats the final score was 126 to 121 Joel embiid finished with uh 41 points 10 assists uh seven rebounds right he had one block nicoa yic had 25 points in

A game high 19 rebounds 11 of them on the offense event offensive glad killing the offensive glass oh my gosh was he was he was he but you know MB scored 11 points in the fourth quarter 11 of them came clutched before that Tobias Harris was

Handling his business but to me this was a a good win for the Sixers um you know you look at the 19 rebounds you look at you look at the 11 offensive rebounds but if you had to say which player got the best of the other one I gotta go

With MB I have to go with MB ni yeah because I mean he closed out the game you know it was interesting the announcers were talking about how they they both entered the game in the fourth quarter at the same time and I’m not mistaken uh MB scored like 10 straight

Points for the 76ers um and as far as like you know I I don’t really think he like send the message games but people are I mean this is obviously the lead Game on Sports Center and you know Joelle put up 41 in back to back games now 41 against

Houston coming back with 41 against Denver I think that’s a good sign that he looked healthy the KN didn’t seem to be bothering him at all uh in back-to-back games against a guy who you know was um MVP of the finals and the guy who’s kind of become his rival at uh

At the center position so I I I think it was it was a very good win for them it’s type of win you want to get especially as you get ready to um to hit the road they got a substantial road trip coming up um I think seven of the next eight

Are on the road and I mean Joelle Joelle did what he want man when you watch him shoot that I don’t know if he’ll be able to get this shot that easily that that mid-range jumper he looks like Reggie Miller taking that mid-range jumper now

And you know nobody seems to be able to affect it he gets into his little rhythm dribble and launches the jumper and um it it it looks Unstoppable he used to cringe when he would pull pull pull up and take that jumper because you’re usually thinking there’s another pass

Available to him but he looked good he got the best of jic uh you the Joker was on the boards and I like that you know it gets you know he those offensive rebounds were amazing uh but yeah hey you know put put a check in the Sixers box for uh for

Getting a very good win against the defending world champions yeah yeah it it it was a good one and and and the thing about it is like you know the crazy part is how um you know Denver came out and and the Sixers shot well too but Denver came out

On fire like yeah they shot the Nuggets shot 65% and the in in the in the first quarter 65.2% to be exact Sixers came back and shot 6 uh 2.5 um so there wasn’t a lot of Defense to be had early on it was like it was

They were going I mean the crazy part is the Sixers shot six of 11 on threes early on and you know tyres Maxi in the first quarter it just seemed like he got wherever he wanted you know he only scored seven points in that quarter like

Joel embiid had 14 but it was like Maxi shot three for five he was going here he was going there and you knew like you had a gist that this he was going to get a big game he was gonna have a big game so I really liked it looked like at a

Point where you know Joel shot six for 10 in the first quarter but let’s face it Joel plays the entire first quarter so he’s going to get more shots score more points right early on it looked like that Maxi might be able to steal the show from both of these dudes early

On it looked like that right so the thing is about this one you know this is a a good game it doesn’t mean Jack in play for the playoffs right but I I think that for Joelle is a game even though he was saved Joel always comes

Out and makes it seem like he doesn’t care like he he said that nicolea yic was the best player he whispered that in his ear after the game oh really huh really that’s yeah he whispered that in his ear now here’s the deal do I believe

That I believe he did it but I also believe that Joel uses that as saying that he’s the best player as motivation meaning right now yeah y’all keep calling him the best player I’mma say that I’mma give him that but I’mma prove to y’all that I really am the best

Player because to me it it is not you know don’t get me wrong Joel was uh Distributing the rock this year yeah but for him to have a team High 10 assists and only seven boards that’s telling me that he made a conscious effort of making sure that he’s showing everybody

Against this dude that he can get people involved right right he made a conscious effort but but again I really liked the game I felt like it was a good game I felt like uh um you know Joel uh played well um you know I I felt like um uh uh

Nick Nick baton was great you know I mean he had eight points he had like a circus uh three point shot he shot two for three on threes three for three for four overall he had two blocks you know I just felt like it was a a solid game a

Solid game Pat Bev came off the bench and did some stuff you know uh uh Paul Reed didn’t do much um but he did with but he played even with DeAndre Jordan which is all you need night like so I I really felt like the Sixers played well

Yeah and you know getting back to the 10 assist that Joel had I like to see that I you know when because that’s going to when he’s passing the ball out that double team up you know at at the elbow when he’s passing out of that the free throw line

He’s that I one time I do get nervous when Joel puts the ball on the floor and he starts kening towards the basket about the you worry about him possibly hurting his hurting an ankle hurting a knee and I love it when the double team comes and sometimes triple team now

Would say when he passes out of it because it it it reduces the chance he might hurt himself uh so you know his passing the ball now is just it’s going to be key it’s gonna be key to ex you know to extending his health this season and

Just makes everybody better man you know I think it’s a sign of his maturity you know he’s he’s maturing as a player and you wrote the other day um that you know he you know he’s not really focus he’s focused on his health he’s not focused

On the MVP and it’s another side of maturity um and Joel I’m glad I’m seeing that yeah yeah I mean yeah I’m I’m glad we’re seeing that too but you know what I I honestly don’t know if he’s I mean I think he’s focused on his and but but at

The same time I do believe he really wants to win MVP I Ain not falling for that you know I me I’m just not know yeah so look when we get right back we’re gonna talk about to bias Harris but right now I want to talk to y’all about um eBay motor Motors

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Joel embiid returns he has 10 points um you know playing more of a role player role you know last night Tobias Harris had 24 points on 8 for 10 shooting he only had one shot attempt in the first quarter right but he also had two block

Blocks in the Ste um he was a game uh best plus 13 Tobias was balling man Tobias was balling yeah he um he has been playing you know very Ian let’s be quite honest you know we when when Tobias we we don’t give Tobi we mentioned it when Tobias

Struggles let’s give him his love when he’s been balling you know over over the last 10 games he’s averaged 21.4 point 6.1 boards and 3.8 assists uh and as you mentioned he had those two games uh where he went for was back toback 30 30 plus um you know he’s he’s picking his

Spots he’s being aggressive and you know he’s got a difficult assignment because he’s got to do that um he’s he’s got to make his game fit alongside joelle’s and and Tyrese’s game and that’s not easy because they’re they’re the number one scoring duo in the league so you know

You need to buy sometimes he’s got you know we say he wants him to be more aggressive but he really does have to sometimes pick his spots because I do see those those guys doing more of the Twan game that they weren’t doing as much earlier in the season which is fine

Because they’re winning um but Tobias is playing well you know his the three is falling for him now and as long as he stays aggressive you know he uh he seems I I still see him sometimes standing over in the corner but I think that’s really him

Trying to see you know get in where I fit in I think he’s taken that approach yeah yeah I mean that true but but I also think it’s one of those reality type things too I mean I I I think that you know right is get in

Where he fits in but I I feel like it it got to a point where he understand more now he knows that whenever he’s needed they going to call on I mean let’s face it like you know Joel embiid is is out Maxi is out okay Tobias we gonna get a larger role

From you right you know what I mean but in the beginning but last night’s game was it was like if you want to be honest you know we could talk about how you know Joelle uh dominated uh the Joker but Joel wasn’t really guarding the Joker it was Tobias most right so and

Tobias you know made him while while Nola you know um shot 11 for 20 you know some people might say you know he shot above 50% which is good but when you look at it that you know Tobias gave up maybe three to four inches to him yeah

But at the same time he forced them into making some tough shots doing some things he did a pretty good job but but then then in the second half it was kind of like when they needed someone to spark them it was Tobias who sparked them so you know I I

Feel like you know it’s one of those things where you know we always talk about do they need a third star do they need to get another star well if you play Tobias and you utilize him the right way and if he continues to be aggressive yeah he can possibly be that

Third star like you understand what I’m saying so I absolutely understand I absolutely get it I think um I’m sorry go ahead Keith no go ahead you got it go ahead yeah I think you know and I was looking at his playoff you know his playoff averages and and you know the

Year they lost to Atlanta he averaged almost 22 points per game and that you know that was the Ben Simmons disappearing act um uh year but I’m I’m starting to feel more you know more confident in him you know is it Fool’s goal I don’t think so I I think the way

He’s playing I think he’s more comfortable in the system uh he’s he’s you know he has to temper himself he has to realize when he can and when he can’t be aggressive that’s his role because of the nature of what the 76 are constructed with uh with

Maxian and be you know averaging what they’re averaging together and I’m liking what I see from him you know he’s you know again the three ball is falling better particularly through this this stretch of games he’s had and um you know you know the job MO is going

To Tinker you know you know does he make does he make a move is to you know K Tobias be that number three guy but that’s a question the organization has to continue to ask you know because you know they’re in they’re in Joel embiid’s playoff in his MVP window and they want

To maximize that so uh but I I really like what I’ve been seeing from him and you know his feel for the game and understanding that you know knowing when to be aggressive and knowing when to hold back you know yeah he this is what he said to me

Last night he says you know I’m just trying to be effective you know everywhere on the court I’m trying to make an impact whether it’s on the defensive end finding a way to help our team be more versatile as a group at the same time just figuring out different

Spots to be in right so like that’s basically what he’s doing you know I mean just figuring out different spots to be in at this particular time and you know I I got to say you know it it doesn’t I mean it is is working out for

Him but you know it it’s one of those things where I I I feel like the Sixers aren’t Gonna Go Far without him I I I just I I just you know do that they not gonna They’re Not Gonna Go Far without Tobias um it’s just you know unless they

Make a trade and they think they could get somebody else yeah maybe that will help out but aside from that you know they’re they’re not going to go far if Tobias Harris isn’t involved and and the same goes for all them other guys they

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