76ers & Embiid implode to 2-11 | Lillard bails out Bucks
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Why are fans worried about the 76ers' performance?
People are freaking out over the Philadelphia 76ers this morning. Rightfully so. Joel Embiid was a late decision, literally 21 minutes before the scheduled tip. I texted S and I said, hey, looks like Embiid's going to play. They tried to sneak attack, I guess, the Miami Heat, and it did not work. It just didn't work in any way whatsoever.
Very Nick Nurse type of thing to do, by the way.
They're going to do this to us all year, S. It's going to get annoying already. They've been fined once for the delayed announcement of the lineups. I don't know if this will happen again because apparently he was dealing with an illness, and it looked like it when he was on the court. He did, yeah. They lost a game by 17 that they led by as much as 19. And S Embiid is the biggest story for the Sixers all season. He's the biggest story from this game. He looked bad in the game. I think he lacks confidence when he's out there, which is an odd thing to say about a guy who is an MVP. Yeah. Defensively, he's we expected him to struggle a little bit and not to look like he had any condition. But there was not much effort there.
He was like spinning around in circles, sometimes looking like he didn't really even know what to do. It's it was confusing to me. I guess they're trying to let him play himself into shape. That's an awful way to win basketball games. And now they're two and eleven. Like it's getting late, although luckily they're in the east.
Yeah, exactly. I mean, two and eleven makes them, I don't know, like four games back of a playing spot, which is just wild to consider. You're right about Embiid. I thought they they found a way early to try and get him going. Right. Like empty side stuff. Get him in the post. Try to get him some easy looks. Because that's what you need when you're dealing with an illness and coming back from injury. Let's just try to spoon feed him some good opportunities. It worked initially, and that's how the Sixers climbed and got that lead, that 17-point lead. But then in the second half, and especially in the second quarter, they just collapsed. I think part of it is the fact that Their offense, which is now 30th in the league, dead last in the league offensively, is predicated on, okay, Joel Embiid is going to have so much attention around him. They're going to have to send help to guard Joel, especially in the post, mid-high post, especially that nail area. And then the shooters will be able to knock down these shots. But... Eric Gordon, one of four tonight.
Kelly Oubre, one of four tonight, who has been really, really bad this whole year. Kyle Lowry, who continues to play heavy minutes for them, just really hasn't had anything to provide on that end. And that's, you know, that's Raptors legend Kyle Lowry. And I'm truthfully saying, like, he is he has not looked the greatest this year at all. So the shooters that they expected to knock down the shots, Caleb Martin, another guy, two of six tonight, Paul George, right? Paul George, movement. shooter one of the best what you're supposed to do that's what he signed up for and he was one of seven from three tonight so like there is the offense is really really bad and it's and part of it is just the fact that the Sixers complimentary guys that they signed that they spent big money to go out and get and have not been doing their jobs.
Yeah, I mean, look, again, they built this team and we haven't really seen it at full strength. We're going to all say the same stuff, but it doesn't change the fact that they're 2-11 and that they blew a 19-point lead in a game that Paul George and Joel Embiid both played in. Inexcusable. After the game, the Sixers, I mean, Again, 13 games into this new team and they're having a team meeting.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
Why are fans worried about the 76ers' performance?
0:40–13:02
2
What happened in the controversial game-ending steal in Sacramento?
13:02–16:03
3
How did Damian Lillard save the Bucks against the Rockets?
16:03
4
What are the Sixers' struggles with Joel Embiid?
2:28–17:24
5
What led to the Rockets' loss in Milwaukee?
17:24
6
Are the Sixers in trouble with a 2-11 record?
3:56–8:18
7
What are the implications of Tyrese Haliburton's performance?
8:18–21:49