Joel Embiid tonight vs the Thunder: 35 points on 8/18 from the field 0/4 from deep and a whopping 19/21 from the free throw line!!
The most boring superstar to watch in the league by a country mile. Relentlessly dull.
Dude got over half his points at the free throw line.
The Thunder could have, ya know, not fouled him. Especially at the end, lots of intentional fouls (on Embiid) to try to come back. That is not super obvious in the box scores for all you box score warriors, though.
Watched the game, 6 free throws came off of intentionally fouling. 15 free throws is still a crazy amount. Obviously some were actual fouls but come on dude. This man is how big and strong and you really gonna defend his flailing around and crying for fouls?
I watched the game and didn’t see him flailing or crying for fouls. He was just attacking the basket. Also the refs don’t call fouls based on how many they called previously, a foul is a foul.
Is 15 really a crazy amount for a super high usage star center going against a team playing a PF at the 5?
Was at the game. Felt like he was shooting free throws every 2 minutes lol
Felt like the entire team was shooting them every 2 minutes lol even the thunders commentators were pointing this out. 45 to 26 ft difference is crazy
Chet with 33 on 2 ft > 35 with 21 ft
A good example of what happens when you don’t foul.
W > L
No, 35 is still more than 33.
Mans shot more free throws than most teams on any given night lol
BBALL IQ off the charts
By making him a passer, Nurse has really put Embiid in a position to succeed in the playoffs. So this year we’ll definitively know whether Embiid’s postseason woes have more to do with stricter officiating, or choking.
21 FTs 😂
It doesn’t matter if they’re legitimate or not, that’s just awful shit to sit through. MLB level boredom. Thankfully I’ve seen enough Sixers games to know I’ll never allow myself to get bored enough to waste another evening of my life watching that shit.
Don’t blame the Sixers then, blame the players that keep fouling him.
Embiid is a generational flopper, does he really want that as his legacy? 20 free throws a game?!?!
Just say you didn’t watch the game bro
Just admit Floppy Joe is a clown.
Shaq shot more free throws per game in a season than Embiid has ever come close to…
Is Shaq a flopper?
21? That’s too much for Giddey.
Can’t stand this guy
Who paolo? Come on he’s a good father to Jayson
Did you make an account just to shit on Embiid/Sixers lol? Gotta be a nugs or a C’s fan.
Not only did he get intentionally fouled repeatedly at the end of the game, but the Thunder’s starting center is Chet. I think he spent most of the game being guarded by Chet, Williams, and Wallace, one of which is 6’3". I mean of course he got fouled a lot lol, I watched the game and I didn’t see anything I felt was undeserved
Teams with good defenses or at least a big that can occasionally body up Joel have to wondering what these posts are talking about lol. The Celtics definitely do not have to concede 20 free throws a game to him to have a chance at winning.
The thing is people would LOVE embiid if he embraced being a 350lb big man and just bodied everyone like Shaq did instead of foul hunting and flopping all over the court everytime he takes some contact. I personally think he’d probably average even more points if he did that because there’s a lot of teams who’s big men arent heavy enough. Just look at this okc game.
I agree with you but tbf a lot more offensive contact was allowed back when Shaq was playing.
This guy has no fucking clue what he’s talking about. Joel does not flop he plays the game the way he has to. When he first got in the league he tried to punish little guys in the post and all it led to were offensive fouls and flagrants.
I can always tell who actually watches basketball when they say shit like that.
You fanboys got excuses every night for this foul baiter. Just copy and paste this next game.
When the Thunder played the Nuggets earlier this year Chet equally could not defend against the bigger and stronger and more talented Jokic. Do you know how many free throws Jokic shot? 3, for the entire game. Jokic also got called for a foul for turning around when the 7’2" Chet put his face all the way down at Jokic’s elbow height.
It is honestly laughable the lengths you people will go to defend the disgraceful fouls that get called for Embiid.
19/21 free throws
Is it possible to learn this power?
Yea just be the reigning nba mvp
Only Embiid could drop 35/11/9 with 4 blocks in a W and get multiple hate posts about him
dang i never thought about it like this i feel so bad for 76ers fans
He’s treated worse on this sub than Watson is on r/NFL. He’s literally treated worse than an accused sexual assaulter.
Wow, you really can just say anything on this website.
MVP