It was one other depressing night time for the Philadelphia 76ers who fell to their eleventh defeat of the season, with Joel Embiid enduring one other powerful efficiency after zero free throw makes an attempt.
Joel Embiid Free Throw Streak Ends After 5 Years
A ninth loss in 10 video games condemned the 76ers to a different meagre night time on the street as they didn’t put up 90 factors for a second straight recreation.
The night time started with a lot promise for Philly after racing right into a slender lead on the conclusion of the primary quarter, however the Warmth have been too scorching to deal with.
Jimmy Butler returned to the beginning lineup, and the 35-year-old tapped right into a vein of kind we now have scarcely seen thus far this season as he put up 30 factors, ten rebounds, 5 assists and one steal.
2023 MVP Joel Embiid even went so far as labelling Butler as “most likely the perfect participant” within the NBA following a nostalgic efficiency.
The identical cannot be stated for Embiid himself nonetheless, who has struggled since his season debut final week and was reportedly battling sickness in Monday night time’s crushing defeat.
Whether or not that had a bearing on what turned out to be one other dire night for Embiid is unclear – however after lacking out on 9 common season video games with a knee downside and suspension for shoving a columnist – he was predicted to return and pull the franchise out from the mire.
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As an alternative, he scored simply 11 factors on 5-11 capturing from the sector in 31 minutes. Nonetheless, extra pertinently, Embiid tried zero foul photographs on an evening the place Miami drove on the 76ers protection all night.
“I took zero free throws, in order that have to be a primary,” Embiid advised reporters. “That’s truly loopy.”
Certainly, it has been 2,474 to the day since Embiid final featured in a recreation and didn’t try a free throw – a streak relationship again to February 2018.
76ers coach Nick Nurse stated within the aftermath: “I feel he’s [Joel Embiid], clearly, not in rhythm, and actually rusty. I really feel like he’s acquired methods to go to get into rhythm.
“I imply, I feel he’s not that comfy on the market, proper? He’s acquired a bunch of recent guys on the market to strive to determine what’s occurring. And that’s going to take a while.”
The defeat means Philadelphia have nonetheless not gained with Embiid within the beginning lineup this season.