Montrezl Harrell has emerged as a good alternative to Embiid.
If any problem has haunted the Philadelphia 76ers in The it was Joel Embiidit’s just finding one string replacement to keep the minutes (or games) in which the Cameroonian is not on the field. Deficit that they not only suffer in the Regular Phase, but also strengthened normally in the playoffs, such as in 2021-2022 which had to they face crucial postseason games with DeAndre Jordan as the starting interior.
The trend is the same: some Dominant Sixers in stretches with Embiidbut completely deficits in their absences. In 2017-2018 he was his main replacement Amir Johnson. Next year, Boban Marjanovic and finally Greg Monroe. In 2019-2020, Kyle O’Quinn. In 2021-2022, Dwight Howard. While in the previous campaign, two veterans like it Andre Dumond Y De Andre Jordan. Not exactly a talent pool or reliable players.
What unites all these names over the years? Philadelphia’s poor performance with her on the field: no exceptions, each of them finished their time with the Sixers with a clean slate (point balance per 100 possessions) negative. And in several cases, that score was as low as expected.
The bet for 2022-2023 did not appear to have changed much from previous years’ decisions: it was for another veteran interiorwith defensive doubts and away from his own primaryWhat Montrezl Harrell. But while the stakes could be similar to previous years, the results are anything but.
For the first time in his career, Joel Embiid’s backup has a positive +/-. Obviously less than the Cameroonian, but enough to keep the 76ers from crumbling before every loss of their big star.
This Sunday’s game against Detroit was a case in point. Embiid is out again with injury and Harrell responded with 20 points and 8-11 shooting from the field. in 24 minutes, to help Philadelphia beat Detroit 123-111. Before this game, the Sixers had one net rating +2.8 with Harrell inside and will get even bigger after the win against the Pistons.
In addition, the team’s third interior, Paul Reedalso showed he can be ready to deal: 16 points, 12 rebounds and 6-7 from the field in a win against Detroit.
Unlike other years where it was impossible for him to win in games without Embiid, Philadelphia now maintains a good performance in his games as a loss: The Sixers are now 7-4 in 11 games this season without jojo. A percentage of 64% win which even exceeds what appears with the one born in Yaounde: 61% (17-11).
Although Harrell should Show that you can continue to give positive responses in the Playoffswhere historically they’ve had a lot of trouble staying on the court, at least in this regular season the Sixers seem to have eliminated one of its major historical problems and light up in the race for the Top 4 of the Eastern Conference pair.
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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo He gave a harsh response to the question about a possible trade to another NBA club:
“I’m here. Don’t ask me that question. It’s disrespectful to me and my teammates. I wear this jersey every day.
To say I don’t want to be here is disrespectful to the organization, the coaching staff, myself and everyone who worked hard to get me on the field. Don’t ask me this question. I am her. I’m going out in this uniform. And as long as I’m here, I’ll give it my all until the last second of the match.”
On the night of December 27-28, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player of the game with the Chicago Bulls – 112:103.
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Nine games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 27-28.
“San Antonio” hosted “Utah” and suffered a sensational defeat.
Spurs had a good first quarter, during which they made a 15:2 spurt to take an 11-point lead at 30:19, but failed to build on it or at least maintain it. In the second quarter, the Jazz responded with a 25:5 attack and took the lead 62:51 with the same 11 points. Utah then kept the opponent at bay for more than 10 points until the middle of the fourth quarter, when Spurs equalized the score – 106:106, thanks to a 14:2 breakthrough. However, the home team could not achieve this success and failed at the end of the match. In the last three minutes of the game, San Antonio scored 2 points and lost them with a score of 2:11 and had a score of 114:127 throughout the match.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He was in Utah’s starting five and stayed on the field for 14 minutes, during which time he scored 3 points (1/1 three-pointers), also made 1 rebound and 1 assist with 1 loss and 1 foul.
The most productive player of the match was Vembanyama, who brought 32 points to Spurs, but this did not help them achieve positive results. Jazz has 29 points from Markkanen and 28 points from George.
“Chicago” lost at home to “Milwaukee”, where Giannis Antetokounmpo returned.
The Bucks gained a minimal advantage in the first quarter and then gradually increased it, eventually winning all quarters of the match and winning with a score of 103:112.
In this game, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player, scoring 29 points for Milwaukee. Portis also scored a double-double for the guest team with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
NBA. Regular season, December 28
San Antonio – Utah – 114:127 (40:32, 20:38, 27:28, 27:29)
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Nine regular season games took place in the NBA on the night of December 26-27.
Utah hosted the Eastern Conference leader and won a sensational victory.
The first half of the match was spent with a small lead for the Pistons, who kept their opponent one or two shots away most of the time and entered the long break with a 1-point lead at 68:67. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter; In this quarter, Jazz made a 16:3 move and took the lead by 12 points, 90:78. The home team had the advantage in the score, but Detroit gradually reduced the gap and 19 seconds before the siren, after two free throws by Cunningham, they equalized the score – 129:129. However, the match did not go to overtime – Utah took advantage of the remaining time with the efforts of George, who scored a two-pointer 3 seconds before the siren – 131:129.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He stayed on the field for 21 minutes and recorded 9 points (3/4 two-pointers, 1/2 three-pointers), as well as 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
The most productive player was George, who scored 31 points for Utah, while Nurkic had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
orlando: Black (24), Carter (16 + 8 rebounds), Bane (15 + 10 rebounds), Banchero (13), Jones (8) – start; Richardson (14) and Silva (8), Kane (5), Isaac (2), Howard (0), Penda (0), O. Robinson (0).
Charlotte: Ball (22 + 7 rebounds + 6 for loss), Knippel (16), Bridges (16 + 11 rebounds), Miller (15), Diabate (10 + 13 rebounds) – start; Hall (14 + 8 rebounds), Sexton (13), Hall (7), Green (6), Connaughton (1), James (0), Mann (0).
Chicago – Philadelphia – 109:102 (30:28, 19:24, 32:33, 28:17)
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