The Boston Celtics blew out the Philadelphia 76ers 121-87 last night to even the series at 1-1. Joel Embiid did return for Philly but scored only 15 points in 27 minutes of play. Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe debate on whether Embiid should have played on his injured knee in Game 2 or not.
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Whether Joel plays or not. If the Celtics play focused, Philly has no chance. It’s all about how the Celtics focus is, because if they are they mop the floor with Philly. I suspect they will be highly focused for game 3
There was no reason for them to play Embiid they should have just tried to run it back with the same lineup from Game 1 and James Harden was brutal in this game
MVP MVP MVP LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Never mention embiid only dropped 52 because Rob Will was out lmao
They say AD is always hurt. Shoot, Joel embid EVERY yr gets injured during the playoffs. Also, I feel like Embid is low-key overrated.
Isn't Bayless making the point that the 76ers play better when Embiid sits? That confirms what most people feel, that the Joker should have been the MVP.
Can’t wait to hear the excuses Skip has for Philly
Damn that chick is nasal at the beginning.
If the Sixers lose this series in 5 games then Doc Rivers is in BIG TROUBLE 💀
15 pt what a bum
Embiid did not look ready to play
Now he got his sympathy mvp hope the media keeps the same energy that they were to jokic only excuse that was made for jokic is not enough post season success embid got the assists leader on his team this year if he gets bounced there should be no excuses and Adam silver needs to clarify on what makes a player a mvp because embid hasn’t done anything in the postseason either yet that was the argument against jokic not winning his 3rd
Philadelphia got home court now but I’m not convinced they can win next two!
Pouty? If anyone should know what pouty looks like it would by crybaby skip
I think the 76 were distracted about the mvp thing
I already knew that the Celtics would win Game 2. I didn't think they should've brought Embiid back, especially since it obviously didn't make a difference and they already got one on the road. Imo, Embiid and Harden could play their absolute best for the rest of the series, and they STILL won't beat the Celtics. They're too well-equipped to handle anything the 6ers throw at them, like they always have been. Also, it's stupid that so many people are immediately jumping on Embiid's head for his performance when it was his first game back from injury.
Doc Rivers smh
Jokic was robbed
1 for 12 on 3's???
Sixers have to start setting pics for Maxey, who can separate.
Also they need to start Paul Reed with an injured Embiid on the court simultaneously.
The offense flowing through embiid DOES NOT WORK against the Celtics. The offense through harden works even if harden is struggling. Embiid need to change his play style this series and take a much lesser role if sixers want to win
Yo skip,it's called playing inside out🤔🤨 The 1 skill set that Joel Embiid doesn't have an should have is the Sky Hook🤔 Sixers should slow it down,let Joel work inside,once the double team comes let Harden go 2 work,damn🤨
This was the first god analysis and it came on this show
I wonder if he hurt his knee when he tried kicking claxton in the junk so hard
3 rebounds??
Sixers are DONE AND TRASH 😂
Unk be knowing his NBA stats and history!!!
The "it's your turn mvp" back in form
10:30 don’t ask Jokic, cause he hasn’t gotten that bombardment of criticism.
The real MVP is jokic
Shannon you are not Sharp ur prediction for last nights game sucked almost as bad as you do !
Sixers losing this game is not a big deal I just don’t like how they lost but they got 1 game in Boston now all they need to do is take care of home court & they win tha series. you always try to split tha road games when you tha lower seed becus you take away home court advantage.
Good for Joel winning the MVP (pity award or not) but the road ends here for the Sixers. I'm a Bucks fan. Celtics in 6 and they'll beat Miami to win the East, then we'll see what happens
Skip. You’re the mvp. Giving Embid every single excuse you could muster. Where’s Mark Cuban to roast you when we need him.
12:30 skip I know we overreact from night tonight that’s real I don’t believe Stephen A Smith would say that
“MVP! MVP! MVP”
He is the fifth player in Philadelphia 76ers franchise history to win the award, joining:
◻️ Wilt Chamberlain (3X)
◻️ Julius Erving
◻️ Moses Malone
◻️ Allen Iverson
🔹 First center to win back-to-back scoring titles since 1974-76
The last 5 NBA MVP's have been international players:
2023 — Joel Embiid
2022 — Nikola Jokic
2021 — Nikola Jokic
2020 — Giannis Antetokounmpo
2019 — Giannis Antetokounmpo
Joel Embiid had a DOMINANT MVP season 😤The Sixers center averaged:
33.1 points
10.2 rebounds
4.2 assists
1.7 blocks
54.8% FG
33% 3PT
85.7% FT
— First 33/10 season since merger
— Top 10 in PPG, RPG, BPG
— First in 35-point games
Joel Embiid – 73 1st-place votes
Nikola Jokic – 15 1st-place votes
Giannis – 12 1st-place votes
Congrats to Joel Embiid. 🏆🔥
Tatum vs Embiid head-to-head in the playoffs:
Tatum — Embiid —
25.1 PPG 26.1 PPG
6.2 RPG 13.2 RPG
2.9 APG 2.6 APG
1.3 BPG 1.1 BPG
51/40/77% 45/24/78%
Tatum is 8-1 against Embiid
Harden 5-1 against Tatum
Joel Embiid’s playoff decline:
2023 RS: 2023 playoffs:
💦 33.3 PPG 🧱 18.8 PPG (-14.3)
💦 54.8 FG% 🧱 46.7 FG% (-8.1)
💦 33.0 3P% 🧱 10.0 3P% (-23)
💦 3.4 TOV 🧱 4.5 TOV (-1.1)
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Ha ha you filthy haters
MVP😂😂😂😂😂
Where is the comments on the celtics???? Nothing on brogdon being leading scorer of the game and coming up clutch??? Any comment on grant Williams playing huge minutes …Marcus smart huge hustle plays …nothing
Round 2 of the playoffs in the Celtics home court, it’s what happens in the playoffs, these 2 are doing what they get paid for, to invoke reactions.. just wait till sixers go back home after stealing home advantage
I got Faith in my Philadelphia 76res they not going to let Boston come here and Beat THEM like they did in Game 2.
James Harden matched his playoff career high with 45 points 6 AST 2 STL 7 3P 56% FG 50% 3P 100% FT Harden's playoff average in Boston (36.3) is now the second-highest among 845 players who played there at least once. The only player with a higher postseason average in Boston … Michael Jordan (47.2).
James Harden 2-point field goals:
10 — Tonight
9 — First round of the playoffs
Only 5 players in 76ers history have recorded 45+ points in a Playoff game.
Allen Iverson (7 Games)
Lee Shaffer
Wilt Chamberlain
Billy Cunningham
James Harden
Players with a 40 Point Playoffs Game for THREE Different Teams:
— Wilt Chamberlain
— Ray Allen
— LeBron James
— Kawhi Leonard
— Kevin Durant
And now, James Harden
"Throughout the entire year, people expect me to be the scoring James Harden and the James Harden that goes out there and gets 40, 50 points. And then people talk: 'Oh, you can't win like that. And then I'll go out there and get 20 points and 11 assists. And it's like, 'Well, he's not the old James Harden no more.'"
– James Harden
James Harden in game 2
12 points
2-12 FGM
0-6 3PM
James Harden in Game 2 when defended by Jaylen Brown:
1 PTS
0-4 FG
5:53 matchup time
(Harden was scoreless + 0-4 FG vs. Marcus Smart over just 1:56 matchup time, per NBA tracking)
James Harden now has 10 playoff games shooting under 20% on 10+ attempts – the most such games in history.
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Not that it matters. Unless your team's name rhymes with Benver Muggets, you're not getting a ring this year.😅
These guys already won 1 game on the road, let Joel sit out until Friday and win at home. They lost yesterday anyway! Let him rest your gonna lose anyway. Doc Rivers is an idiot!!! Good for Joel for toughing it out but he cant go like his MVP self and he became a liability and needed to just wait til they come home