Joel Embiid on knee: It's tough, it's hard to have trust when you're not yourself
Derek Bodner: Joel Embiid, on whether the knee is limiting him: "The way I was playing a year ago, it's not the way I'm playing right now. It sucks. But I believe ... I probably need to fix the problem and then I'll be back at that level, but it's hard to have trust when you're not yourself." "It's tough. You know you can do so much more. "
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Andre Drummond is set to check in to start the second, as the Sixers look to navigate the first non-Embiid minutes of the night.
Grimes, Oubre, George, Yabusele and Drummond is the lineup. - 7:37 PM
At the end of 1, the Sixers trail the Celtics 36-28. Boston is shooting 8-12 from 3-point range, which is the major difference in this one so far.
- Embiid: 8 pts, 2 reb, 3 ast
- Maxey: 7 pts, 3 reb.
- Porzingis and Brown with 7 each for Boston. - 7:36 PM
After one: Sixers 28, Celtics 36.
Joel Embiid (8 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds) played the entire quarter. Tyrese Maxey played the first 11:40. Paul George's early rest lasted under two minutes.
Celtics hit eight threes, courtesy of seven different players. - 7:35 PM
Looks like Andre Drummond will get the first non-Embiid minutes tonight. - 7:34 PM
There is a Celtics fan behind the media section who will need a psych consult at a local hospital if Joel Embiid leads the Sixers past Boston tonight because this dude is losing his mind heckling. - 7:28 PM
Some good offensive play so far from the Sixers, who are shooting 56.3% from the field in the early going, with Joel Embiid (6 pts, 3 assists) playing the role of facilitator.
24-22 Boston lead with 3:14 left in the 1st. - 7:25 PM
Joel Embiid tips in a Tyrese Maxey miss to make it a 24-22 game and Boston calls timeout. Embiid is up to six points, two rebounds and three assists. Ricky Council IV appears set to check in out of the timeout. - 7:25 PM
Think the Celtics would be happy with the quality of shots they are allowing to the Sixers' starters in a lineup where they don't have any real Embiid defenders. Al Horford is at the scorer's table. - 7:19 PM
Two Sixers possessions, two Joel Embiid post ups, two Embiid assists. Found George for three before hitting Oubre on a cut. - 7:08 PM
Sixers open with Quentin Grimes on Jayson Tatum and Paul George on Jaylen Brown. Maxey on White, Oubre Jr. on Holiday, Embiid on Porzingis. - 7:06 PM
For @hoopshype I sat down with Yves Missi to discuss his surprising rookie campaign, his upbringing, Joel Embiid, and more hoopshype.com/lists/yves-mis… - 4:49 PM
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Adam Aaronson: Nick Nurse said Joel Embiid was a full participant in practice once again today. Also said Paul George was a lot better and that George has said he’s doing better dealing with his splint. Nurse thinks they’re 2-3 weeks from the splint being removed. -via Twitter @SixersAdam / February 19, 2025
Julius Erving on if you can build a sustainable winner around Joel Embiid: If he moves to playing one-third of the games, that's not going to happen. And he just got a new contract. You always say it’s not a guy’s fault if his body’s betraying him. But that’s an excuse. When you're running an organization and you're trying to chase for championships, you're trying to be the leader and inspire the other players, you have to find a way. -via x.com / February 19, 2025
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