FIRST TAKE | “He is NBA’s best player now!” – Stephen A. on Joel Embiid records HISTORIC 70 Pts

FIRST TAKE | “He is NBA’s best player now!” – Stephen A. on Joel Embiid records HISTORIC 70 Pts

H what’s going on America you know it’s a beautiful beautiful day I’m P the fool I’m P the fool that’s my man big perk in the house all iced out and all of this other stuff my boy sh Shay damn it that damn Saturday Night Live skip do you

Know Shannon I I watch that every morning I watch that every morning when I laugh when I want to smile I’m laugh I watch it every morning I could tease Molly about a couple of things today but I’m going to let it slide SL I’m let it

Slide I’m going let it slide we got a h we got a show in the house a big time surprise guest is coming on first take as well but for now it’s my boys in the house holla first tap let’s roll in running for MVP that’s for sure but everybody

Already knew that and overide tying his career high 59 points for in be not one mere mortal is going to be enough to stop Joel you’ve got to send the Cavalry chance at 70 Coast to Coast for 70 70o game for the Sixers star Joel m b Joel franchise history here

Tonight oh it’s a packed house today let me tell you ladies and gentlemen an sa bringing out the fresh purple Su Okay no Okay I just have a question is that for Kendrick Perkins is that for Shannon sharp is that for Pat mcae or is that for Dwayne The Rock Johnson because

They’re all going to be on the show today can you smell what The Rock is yes the rock is coming into the house obviously so I had to do how Stern Show this morning I had that going on I got to travel on business today but but the real reason

I’m rocking this suit sh Shay big PR Molly cuz I think I look pretty damn good in it I mean that’s pop a color be working do your thing uh Shannon Kendrick how we feeling we ready to do this we ready we ready yeah what’s up let’s get it you know who

Is ready Joel embiid how about last night 70 points breaks Will Chamberlain 76ers record and beats set the mark in the 133 123 winner over the Spurs he also had 18 rebounds five assists he’s the first player in NBA history with 70 points 15 rebounds and five assists in a

Game in beid do you know how major this is never did this no sir just you and MJ how crazy is that I don’t believe that you know it’s nice obviously you got you know some of the best basketball players to you know ever play basketball so you

Know to be in that class you know it’s great um but like I said it doesn’t really mean anything until you know you win the whole thing that’s what I’m walking towards and you know whether that happens or not you know I’m going to try until I can anymore I don’t know

If you saw Jo score 70 cat had 6 70 yeah Jo 70 today 583 he has 70 so what did night like tonight mean in the NBA my goodness uh perk what message did embiid send to the rest of the NBA oh my little clear message look the

Man is averaging 30 a nickel and a penny right now 36 that’s what he’s averaging right now and when you think about Joel and B listen he may not catch you through the washer but he damn sure go catch you when you coming through the

Rin and he’s going to hang you out to drop and the thing about it is he is the best scorer in today’s game when it comes down to mastering the offensive end he has done just that it’s nothing that this man can’t do you want the

Block work he going to give it to you in the Keem elijan style you want the face up pull up midies off of one leg he going give it to you Kevin Durant style you want the hesi pull up three he go to give it to you again KD style and then

If on top of that when his offense is not going and shots are not falling he’s going to do what the great Kobe Bryan and Michael Jordan do and let’s get to the free throw line so yes I understand you still we we look at today’s game and

We see Kevin Durant we see Jason Tatum we see Donovan Mitchell we see Devon Booker we see all these Elite scores Steph Curry and Etc but when it comes down to getting a bucket he is the best score in today’s game and one of the most offensive players one of the the

Most gifted offensive players to ever touch the damn basketball and I’m not just talking about the center position you’re absolutely right no disagreement here from you in that regard he is the best scorer in the game right now he’s absolutely Unstoppable to be a big man I

Don’t know what the hell Greg papage was thinking I surmised that what he was thinking is maybe let me put you know wiim bana on this on this brother and and let him learn the ropes the hard way or whatever because I mean that that that’s like me that’s like me stick

Sticking guarding you in the post big perk or or or me trying to be up against Shannon on the damn football I don’t know what the hell GRE papovich was thinking putting that man against MB but I will tell you this we’re talking about MB right now 30 points or more in 21

Consecutive games and yet the Philadelphia 76ers winners of six straight are still four games out of first place so what this says to me when I the the message didn’t be send to the rest of the NBA this brother is phenomenal argu arguably the best big man in the game obviously joic always

Warrants our consideration but the message he sent is that he’s going for the championship he’s not trying to mess around he already got the league MVP I think that’s the message he’s trying to send my point is Shannon that’s the message he needs to send because how

He’s playing is what’s going to be required in order for him to pull this off as the Sixers are presently constructed that’s the message that I received from him he knows this is what it’s going to take and he’s willing to do it so everybody bew because he

Already got the Chip he ain’t worried about no 65 games and you know whether you qualify for the league MVP award this brother is coming for the Chip he wants it bad let’s see what he does come postseason time I agree with everything both of you guys said yes he’s sending a

Message the question is is Boston receiving it because that’s what he’s up against Stephen as you said he’s putting put up these historic numbers but they’re still 4 and a half games out of first place and that’s what they’re going to have to get get uh get in front

Of because we saw last night Jason Tatum and Jaylen Brown became the first teammates to score 30 and not have any turnovers the question is EMB the message hell he been slapping hell out of people all year long I don’t need somebody to slap me upside my face and

Say hey man do you like me no you already hit me side my head I know you don’t like me he’s dropping 36 on damn near everybody Stephen you mentioned 21 straight game he scored at least 30 so the message has been resonating around the league he don’t need to send any

More message but like he said at the end of the day is GNA come down can he win a championship what he’s done is what James Harden did a couple years ago you remember when James Harden had the historic season he found a way that even

If his shot he couldn’t shoot 50% from the floor he was going to get to the free throw line 24 25 times a night and he was going to make 2122 of them for Joel embiid to get that many points think about it he’s only the third

Seven-footer to ever score 70 or more obviously wil done it five times with at least 70 David Robinson had that 71 point and not Jo and bid and he did it on two he only shot two threes he man look here what he did last

Night and I agree with I agree with you uh Stephen A I don’t know what po was thinking I I guess I felt the same way my rookie year look here you got to block LT the entire game and you got to do it by yourself really

That’s what you want that’s what you want me to do go up against LT you ask Wim beama who weighs uh a buck 25 he could look through a keyhole with both eyes to do something with with Will Chamber and Joel and be come on man po

You wrong for that you wrong for that let me let me let me say this though let me say this the only thing that has stopped Joel and B come postseason is his health and conditioning but I’m I’m I’m going say this right now okay I understand the

Boston Celtics are rolling and there a lot of people favorites hell they’re my favorite to win the Eastern Conference but that Gap is not a large gap when it comes down to the Celtics in the Philadelphia 76ers and you could throw in the Milwaukee Bucks and even the New

York Knicks in my opinion but when I look at this 76er team I’m looking at a team that’s playing that that got the confidence that think that they’re going to win it right darl Moore has done an excellent job of filling in the blanks and putting the necessary pieces around

Joel embiid and Tyrese Maxi when you look at a guy like Nicholas baton I’m telling you right now he’s one of the most underrated role players in the game today he provides everything that you need in a role player when you look at Patrick Beverly that brother’s been

Balling coming in off the bench providing leadership providing that tenacity providing that positive energy providing that accountability being an extension of Nick nurse you got Tobias Harris balling out of control yes and I believe right now the record with the 76ers and Celtics are one in one they

One and one this season and the last game that they played went down to the Wi I’m telling you this look that Gap is not far and if Joel and be could stay healthy that’s the big question if he could stay healthy make no mistake about

It this 76er team could beat the Boston Celtics in the seven game series because he got the cap he’s he has the capability of being the best player in any Series against anybody in any given night that’s fine his health is one Element but also he’s got to have health

He’s got to have health and help and that help to me has to come from a Tobias Harris I’m counting on Maxi to be Maxi I’m counting on the other supplementary parts to fill their roles but it comes down to Tobias Harris you got to have have a third option

Brother’s averaging 17 a game he can play you have to show up in the postseason period yes because Boston gonna kill you with depth that’s Boston that’s Boston uh uh strength is depth Tatum Brown porzingis uh uh Derek white holiday and when they get to the bench so that’s the

Question all right we’re going to leave it there uh perk sit tight we’ll be back with you in just a minute and I see you with the drip really stepping your game we just a minute I’m trying I’m trying I’m trying I’m trying you know me little little okay all right talking

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FIRST TAKE | “He is NBA’s best player now!” – Stephen A. on Joel Embiid records HISTORIC 70 Pts in 76ers 133-123 win over Spurs