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Sixers Vs Spurs Joel Embiid Scores 40 Points But Sixers Drop to 0-3

10/23/2022 7:27:00 AM

The Sixers dropped their third straight game to begin the season Saturday night losing 114-105 at Wells Fargo Center By Noah Levick

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Joel Embiid scored 40 points and had 13 rebounds Saturday, yet the Sixers still lost to the Spurs and are now 0-3 to start the season. The Sixers dropped their third straight game to begin the season Saturday night losing 114-105 at Wells Fargo Center By Noah Levick Sixers turn to new rotationsAs he’d suggested he would the day prior, Sixers head coach Doc Rivers adjusted the Sixers’ rotation to compensate for the fact thatEmbiid’s conditioning is a work in progress.Instead of a full quarter, Embiid’s first stint only lasted 6:56. Montrezl Harrell replaced him, and Embiid then returned to the action a little over four minutes later. The pattern was similar in the second half. Rivers mixed up his lineups plenty and also added Matisse Thybulle to the mix for three second-quarter minutes. Thybulle, who missed an open corner three and didn’t do much else of note, briefly spent time in P.J. Tucker’s spot alongside the Sixers’ four other starters. Rivers said Friday that Thybulle would “get a chance to earn minutes at some point for sure.” Knocking down outside jumpers is surely one way Thybulle can do that, though his opportunities have been very sparse thus far. Read more:
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I’m always up to chat about the 76ers.Updated an hour ago INDIANAPOLIS — Gregg Popovich labeled having Brett Brown back on the San Antonio Spurs coaching staff as spectacular, both as a professional and a friend .76ers had another unimpressive performance, and, surprisingly, another loss. Here are observations on a poor loss in a season that's yet to include a win: Sixers turn to new rotations As he’d suggested he would the day prior, Sixers head coach Doc Rivers adjusted the Sixers’ rotation to compensate for the fact that Embiid’s conditioning is a work in progress. Instead of a full quarter, Embiid’s first stint only lasted 6:56. After games against the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks, they’ll have two winnable home games against the San Antonio Spurs (Saturday) and Indiana Pacers (Monday) at the Wells Fargo Center. Montrezl Harrell replaced him, and Embiid then returned to the action a little over four minutes later.” Brown had two years left on his contract when the 76ers fired him as their head coach on Aug. The pattern was similar in the second half. Then they’ll face the Chicago Bulls on Oct. Rivers mixed up his lineups plenty and also added Matisse Thybulle to the mix for three second-quarter minutes. We’re not ready to win yet. Thybulle, who missed an open corner three and didn’t do much else of note, briefly spent time in P. 31. He returned to the Spurs for a third go-round on Popovich’s coaching staff in June.J. Tucker’s spot alongside the Sixers’ four other starters. But for now, big questions center on the Sixers’ bench, team leadership, Joel Embiid’s positioning on the floor and Doc Rivers being held accountable. Rivers said Friday that Thybulle would “get a chance to earn minutes at some point for sure. Seeing a familiar face, Brown left his seat for small talk.” Knocking down outside jumpers is surely one way Thybulle can do that, though his opportunities have been very sparse thus far. Submit questions for next time by following me on Twitter and tweeting your inquiry with the hashtag #PompeysMailbagFlow. But that didn’t stop the Sixers from starting a season with three consecutive losses for the first time since the 2017-18 campaign. In the middle of the second quarter, Danuel House Jr. was the second-unit Sixer on the floor with four starters as Tucker played center. It’s easy for us to say Embiid, at 7-foot-2 and 280 pounds, needs to stop shooting three-pointers and roaming the perimeter and start feasting in the paint for 48 minutes. A Sixers spokesperson said the team will have a tribute for the former coach. Small ball was a lot less successful for the Sixers than on Thursday night vs. the Bucks. » READ MORE: After early letdown, Sixers intend to reestablish defensive principles as early-season priority That’s not Embiid’s only style of play, nor does it match the game of today’s skilled big men. After the Sixers concluded a possession against zone defense by House air balling a three long, San Antonio got big man Jakob Poeltl an easy hoop inside on Tucker to go up 46-41. Furkan Korkmaz called Brown “a really good friend of mine. Devin Vassell led the Spurs with 22 points, scoring 17 in the second quarter. Boos from the home fans were back after a Josh Primo three, and Embiid soon rose to re-enter. Jokić, two-time reigning league MVP, plays a point-center role instead of being a back-to-the-basket center. Rivers’ experimentation was generally understandable given the need to work around Embiid’s conditioning, but it enhanced the impression that the Sixers still have a long ways to go in terms of cohesion and team identity. Eventually, the aim will be to find something a lot more stable — and the expectation is that will involve longer stints for Embiid.7% three-point shooter. But the Sixers still haven’t advanced past the second round since his dismissal. For now, what feels most important is just winning a game. Issues aplenty, but Embiid back on track Embiid’s night did not begin auspiciously.9 threes per game. They’re expected to contend with the Celtics and Bucks for the Eastern Conference title. Seeking a close-range bucket after his 6-for-21 outing against Milwaukee, he tried a dunk and missed it. But he did a great job and he’s one of the reasons why we’re in this position. Overall, the teams combined to miss the game’s first eight field-goal attempts.0 three-point attempts last season, making a career-low 16. Poeltl’s free throw with 9:39 left in the first quarter was the night’s first point. The Sixers' offense continued to look awkward at times around Embiid’s touches in the post or at the elbow, though one bright exception was a nice Embiid dish to a cutting House for a dunk early in the second quarter. So I can understand why some would say that’s a bad shot for an imposing player who routinely demands double and triple teams in the post.J. Still, there were quite a few plays when Embiid caught the ball, a double team arrived, and he kept it for at least another second or two. Brown honored by Sixers. While some of that specific issue can be attributed simply to Embiid not making brisk decisions, it’s seemed the new Sixers are still picking up some fundamentals about playing next to a star center. Question: Who’s the leader of this team? — @johnquinn83 Answer: Thanks for the solid question, John. “Not role clarity, just spacing,” Rivers said Friday. Now, he’s a solid eighth-year veteran known for bringing intensity, being a solid floor general, and playing stingy defense. “Joel, we have the iso play on the elbow where it should just be one guy in the corner and three guys on the weak side. As I wrote last week , that’s not meant as a knock toward Embiid, who is the longest-tenured Sixer and franchise player. Both times down the stretch of the game (against the Bucks), two guys are on the strong side of where he wanted to go, so he had to settle. … New team, new guys, but as a coach you get frustrated with that because we’ve only run that play 50 time already. Harden, also an elite player who’s averaging 33 points, isn’t afraid to speak his mind and has command of certain situations. You’ve got to have some luck. Then another guy did it. But both of them were new guys, and they were both in the wrong spot. In addition to that, Harden has taken Tyrese Maxey under his wing and shares encouraging words to everyone on the roster. Those are the things early on where you build and you get better at it. And he gave me that opportunity.” Along those lines, the Sixers had a bad defensive breakdown in the third quarter when Gorgui Dieng found himself alone for a dunk that put the Spurs up 70-68.J. Rivers called timeout and Harrell and Tyrese Maxey had an animated dialogue about what went wrong. Later in the third, De’Anthony Melton fouled former Sixer Josh Richardson as he sunk a corner three. But I’d have to say that this is trending toward being Harden’s team from a leadership standpoint. But perhaps his most telling statistic is having coached 102 players in what resembled a revolving door. Richardson’s free throw extended San Antonio’s lead to seven points. A fortunate bounce on a Doug McDermott jumper grew that advantage to double digits. Is it the players or the rotations? — @ZaidDallal Answer: Great question, Zaid. Embiid’s performance was clearly a more positive development for the Sixers. He also outlasted two general managers and briefly was interim GM before one of his former players, Elton Brand, became his third GM. He drew nine first-half foul shots, passing Wilt Chamberlain for 10th on the Sixers’ all-time free throw attempts list in the process. However, I will say the lineup of Harden, De’Anthony Melton, Danuel House Jr. This was a much better game than the first two for Embiid as a roller and aggressive player in the paint. He threw down two alley-oop dunks off Maxey feeds in the third and also scored a layup off of a fast-break James Harden dish. He can play a two-man game with Harrell while stretch-four Niang and three-and-D wings Melton and House extend the floor. Yet he was let go after the team couldn’t live up to its lofty expectations and even some of his self-promotion. Failures with the fundamentals Maxey (25 points, six assists) provided the Sixers a bit of sorely needed energy early on. He made a wing three and, less than a minute later, did well defensively to sink down and intercept an interior Jeremy Sochan pass. So it’s just a matter of them hitting shots when given the opportunity to score. The Sixers sprinted out in transition and finished the play with a Maxey layup. The Sixers’ 52-win season in 2017-18 ended in a five-game loss to the Celtics in the conference semifinals. However, neither Maxey (8 for 18) nor Harden (4 for 18) had good shooting nights.7% from the field. Harden did nail a timely three in the fourth quarter after House snagged an offensive board and kicked the ball out. Those three points were the only ones not scored by Embiid during an 11-0 run that gave the Sixers an 86-85 edge. Question: When will Doc Rivers be held accountable? — @f8ksmoker Answer: I appreciate the question. The Raptors went on to win the NBA title that season. The young Spurs played well, of course — Vassell was especially excellent in an 18-point first half — but the Sixers have made too many unacceptable mistakes through three games. A shooter with a reputation like McDermott shouldn't have been able to catch fire as easily as he did in the second half. He has several new pieces that he needs to blend in with last season’s squad. House was twice beaten on cuts for layups. Like the shot Kawhi Leonard made, if he missed that shot, maybe we could have the championship that year. Poeltl got two second-chance layups in the fourth. And they have to do that during the season, which is far from a perfect time. The team obviously has lost for reasons beyond effort and attention to basic details, but they haven't been strong at all in either department. Copyright RSN . Unfortunately for him, that’s part of coaching a team that expects to win an NBA championship. “They had to endure for a variety of reasons,” Popovich said.