11:27 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Since arriving at the NBA bubble at the Walt Disney World Resort, the Philadelphia 76ers have emphasized the importance of Joel Embiid’s improved reads from double teams following the Sixers’ success. But in the final two minutes of Game 3 …
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The prospect of the Sixers actually saw quite a bit of promise in the first quarter of their Game 2 loss against the Celtics on Wednesday. Joel Embiid dominated from the position, Boston had no answer for him, and an injury to Gordon Hayward was at least some compensation for …
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With about eight minutes to go in the third quarter Wednesday night, Philadelphia 76ers guard Josh Richardson tried to throw an entry pass to teammate Joel Embiid, who had established a midfield position. The pass was terrible. Richardson jumped to throw it, and it was loopy and wide right. Embiid …
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11:03 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – While the Boston Celtics have built their team into an Eastern Conference candidate in recent years, they have done so around the idea that Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown will become franchise cornerstones for years to come. Monday night, Tatum …
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Unscrupulous sentiments he has all season, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid asked for more shots after his 109-101 Game 1 loss to the Boston Celtics on Monday. Embiid scored 12 points on shots at 5-of-5 in the first quarter, after getting a number of early chances in the post. But …
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