Joel Embiid posted 41 points and 20 rebounds Saturday in a 133-120 home Sixers win over the Pacers, meaning the team will finish as either the No. 4 or No. 3 seed. NoahLevick of NBCSPhilly has the recap:
Georges Niang missed Saturday’s game with left knee patella tendinopathy. Sixers head coach Doc Rivers said pregame that Niang would’ve played if it had been a postseason game and that the 28-year-old forward’s absence was “precautionary.”
Of course, Thybulle’s an All-Defensive team contender again. He’s also shown occasional promise offensively next to Harden; the Sixers ran a double drag action with Thybulle and Embiid screening a few times Saturday, and it’s evident they think Thybulle’s screening, rolling, cutting and open-floor speed can be useful and sometimes mitigate the disadvantage of opponents correctly not viewing him as a scoring threat. and would likely make sense in the playoffs even with Niang back.
After Embiid kicked the ball out to him, Harden passed up an open catch-and-shoot three-pointer in the first quarter, eventually dishing to Green in the corner instead and committing a turnover. Following the play, Embiid motioned to the 10-time All-Star to shoot. Embiid’s messaging has been consistent there throughout the season, and Harden’s been the teammate most noticeably turning down open looks lately.
In his opening six minutes, Reed recorded eight points on 4-for-4 shooting, three rebounds, three steals and four fouls.
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