The Portland Trail Blazers played their best game of the young season on Sunday evening versus the Philadelphia 76ers. Running, defense, good passing...this game had it all. The one thing the Blazers didn’t have was reigning NBA MVP Joel Embiid. The towering titan put up a stat line of 35 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 blocked shots in just 29 minutes of play. When the Blazers collapsed around Embiid, he hit open shooters for easy buckets. When they single-covered him, well...12-22 shooting, 2-4 from distance tells the story. That’s how the Sixers turned a competitive first half into a second half blowout, eventually winning 126-98.
Joel Embiid Punctures Energetic Trail Blazers Defense
