Joel Embiid stared into the Zoom camera following a second straight loss that left his defensive unit lifeless in the second half. He asserted things need to change, then pointed to something more concrete. It’s yet another example that the Philadelphia 76ers lacking cohesion that rings of Kyrie Irving questioning the Celtics not trapping Kemba Walker after a loss to the Hornets.
“They want me to stay back on the pick-and-rolls and protect the basket, but they’ve just been coming up and making a lot of threes,” Embiid said.