The Denver Nuggets beat the Sixers 114-110 despite Joel Embiid's 34 points.
The 76ers’ matchup Monday against the Denver Nuggets marked the first time Joel Embiid had faced Nikola Jokić since Dec. 10, 2019. Embiid missed the teams’ next three meetings because of back tightness, a deep bone bruise in his left knee, and COVID-19, respectively.
But one has to say that Embiid got the edge over Jokić for the MVP front-runner and league’s best center. This was a “regular-season game, Denver against the Sixers,” said Embiid, downplaying the head-to-head competition. “We had a good start. That end of the first half was terrible for us. But it wasn’t about me or anybody else. It was about [the Sixers] doing everything possible to try to get the win.”
“I’m a coach — I’m not worried about a matchup or anything like that,” Rivers said. “I’m trying to win a game. We’re going to need Joel to be great tonight, as he’s been all year. I’m sure they’re going to want Jokić to be the same way. A Sixers fan was ejected from the arena after getting into a verbal altercation with JaMychal Green. The altercation occurred after Harden and DeMarcus Cousins had to be separated and both received technical fouls with 7 minutes, 4 seconds left. The players were in each other’s face after Cousins fouled Harden.Harden made a pair of foul shots to give the Sixers a 108-107 lead with 2:15 left.
That’s when he pump-faked Jokić, forcing the Nugget to leave his feet. That led to Embiid driving the lane and delivering a dunk. Then after Jokić scored at the other end, Embiid buried a three over the big fella to score the Sixers’ first five points. Then at the 4:51 mark of the quarter, Embiid scored a step-back three-pointer with Jokić guarding him. That gave the Sixers a 27-14 lead and forced Malone to call a timeout.
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