Joel Embiid Drops 23 Points In First Career Playoff Game

Philadelphia’s star center had been out since March 28 after suffering a broken left eye socket in an accidental collision with teammate Markelle Fultz during a game against the Knicks.

Shaun Livingston added 16 points for Golden State, who had six players in double figures. He powered his team to a 128-108 victory, and the lack of experience didn’t seem to bother him.

Unfortunately for the Sixers, that run came to an end on Monday but, fortunately for Embiid, he was back on Thursday to help his team get back on track. After sitting out the remainder of the regular season and first game of the playoffs, Embiid cleared the NBA’s concussion protocol on Monday.

“It was annoying”, he said of the black carbon-fibre mask. “So I had to work through it, and I did, and we got a pretty good win”. The only reason the night didn’t get worse is Whiteside didn’t spend more time on the floor.

“He kept throwing it on the ground so I don’t know if he didn’t like it or what”. Dario Saric and Marco Belinelli both successfully dialed long distance four times. Wade was just 2/10 shooting. “His shot attempts are going to be there”.

“I wish more than anything that I was out there”. “And there was a real confidence the way he played to make those shots”.

The worst non-call of the night was when Dwyane Wade purposely grabbed Justin Anderson’s arm and tried to pull his arm from his socket.

The Spurs played Game 3 without coach Gregg Popovich, whose wife, Erin, died Wednesday.

Heat G Goran Dragic scored 23 points, but it wasn’t enough as the team was outscored 65-44 in the second half.

But the most disturbing question stands: how can Miami address the double migraine that is Simmons and Embiid?

The 76ers and Heat have hit peak pettiness in their first-round playoff series. “It changes things, for sure”.

Let’s walk through the best beefs to emerge from Philly’s hard-fought Game 3 win over the Heat. Nikola Mirotic scored 21 of his playoff career-high 30 points in the first half and finished with eight rebounds and three steals as New Orleans dumped the Trail Blazers, 119-102 to take a three-games-to-none series lead. Expect those trends to continue.

Embiid banked in a turnaround straightaway jumper – a fortuitous bounce – to put Philadelphia up nine late, then connected on a 3-pointer and added a pair of throws to start the spurt that put away the game.

Odds for Game Four will be released shortly at the BetDSI Sportsbook. The Heat were physical, again, Thursday night. The 76ers will likely be favored by roughly five points.

The Sixers are 1-3-1 ATS in their last five meetings in Miami.