Joel Embiid

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76ers Head Coach Doc Rivers Named January Eastern Conference Coach of the Month;Joel Embiid Named January Eastern Conference Player of the Month, Embiid Also Selected to NBA All-Star GameThe 76ers (33-17) are an NBA-best 21-5 since Dec. 9, and now arrive in San Antonio for their next game on Friday night against the Spurs (14-38). It’s the first of three straight road games, with the New York Knicks (Sunday, 6 PM) and Boston Celtics (Wednesday, 7:30 PM) to follow.On Thursday, the Sixers racked up a couple of awards for their strong month of January, with Doc Rivers and Joel Embiid earning Eastern Conference Coach of the Month and Player of the Month honors, respectively.Embiid averaged 34.9 points, 10.7 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks per game and Rivers led the Sixers to an NBA-best 11-3 record last month.The Spurs lost to Sacramento, 119-109, on Wednesday. Domantas Sabonis scored a season-high 34 points for the Kings, while Spurs rookie Malaki Branham posted a season-high 22 points (9-13 fg, 3-5 3fg, 1-2 ft) with five assists as a reserve on the other side. The 19-year-old Branham was the No. 20 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft after one season at Ohio State.On the injury report as of Thursday night, Embiid (left foot soreness) was once again listed as questionable. Romeo Langford (out - left adductor tightness) has missed the last five games for San Antonio, while teammate Devin Vassell (left knee procedure) remains out. Rookie lottery pick Jeremy Sochan (lower back soreness) is also out, and Tre Jones (left foot soreness) is doubtful.

Friday marks the second and final game in the season series between the teams. The Spurs won, 114-105, on the road at the end of October despite a 40-point game from Embiid.Most recently, the Sixers bounced back from a Monday loss to the Orlando Magic by getting back in the win column against Orlando, 105-94, on Wednesday. Embiid (28 points, 11 rebounds) and James Harden (26 points, nine rebounds, 10 assists) both notched a double-double in the win.Harden connected on a season-high six 3-point field goals and was one off his season average of 11.0 assists per game, the most for any NBA player.“When you play a team twice [consecutively], it’s going to be a slugfest,” Doc Rivers said postgame. “I didn’t think we played great, but we played good enough to win. You’ll take that.”The Magic scored just 16 points in the fourth quarter.“Our defense,” Harden identified as a key to the closing run. “Holding them to one shot, turning them over, and just getting out in transition. It makes our job a lot easier when we rebound. When we don't, it makes it more difficult. That's not just tonight, that's every game.”

The Sixers hit the 50-game mark last time out and picked up their 33rd win. Their 33-17 (.667) record is good for third in the Eastern Conference and fourth in the NBA.“I think we're a team that's never really satisfied,” Shake Milton said. “Every day we go into work, we're continuing to get better. From the defensive end to the offensive end, continuing to be unselfish and playing for one another. I'm excited to see where this team goes.”Friday’s game is an 8 p.m. ET start in San Antonio.

On Thursday night, Joel Embiid was named an NBA All Star for the sixth straight season. The 72nd NBA All-Star Game will be played Feb. 19 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

San Antonio’s Doug McDermott on playing against James Harden and Tyrese Maxey, following the October meeting between the 76ers and Spurs in Philadelphia:“They’re so talented. Maxey is super quick, it’s hard to contain him. You almost have to run him off the line and make him finish over Jakob [Poeltl], which is kind of what we did. James, he’s a great scorer, but he’s also getting everyone involved. It’s a tough duo and they’re going to be really good this year, obviously. I think they’ll go really far.”

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Embiid becomes the fifth 76er in franchise history with at least six All-Star appearances

Embiid currently leads the NBA in scoring at 33.5 points per game

PHILADELPHIA – FEB. 2, 2023 – The NBA announced today that 76ers center Joel Embiid has been selected to the 2023 NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the sixth career All-Star nod for Embiid, all of which have come over the past six seasons.

In his seventh NBA season, Embiid – who currently leads the NBA in scoring at 33.5 points per game – has produced career highs in points, assists (4.2), steals (1.1), and field-goal percentage (.534 FG) in 38 games of action. He has also added an average of 10.1 rebounds, making him one of two NBA players producing at least 30.0 points and 10.0 rebounds this season.

Named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for both December and January, Embiid has reached the 30-point mark in 13 of his past 16 games, averaging 34.8 points (.547 FG) and 10.3 rebounds during that stretch. He is tied for third in the NBA with nine games of 40-plus points, including a career-high 59 points on 19-of-28 shooting against the Jazz on Nov. 13. In the outing, he hauled in 11 rebounds and matched his career high with seven blocked shots, becoming the first player in NBA history to post at least 50 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, and five blocks in a single game.

The Cameroon native’s 11 games of at least 35 points and 10 rebounds are tied for the most in the Eastern Conference this season. He leads the 76ers with 35 games of 20-plus points, 27 games of 30-plus points (fourth in NBA), and nine games with at least 40 points. He is one of five players with multiple 50-point outings throughout the league.

Embiid’s sixth All-Star honor is tied for fifth-most by a 76er in franchise history (Barkley, Costello). He is one of three players throughout the league to be named an All Star in each of the past six seasons dating back to 2018.

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Joel Embiid Named to 2023 NBA All-Star Game

Embiid captures honor for second consecutive month

Embiid averaged 34.9 points on 54.9% shooting and 10.7 rebounds in 10 January games

PHILADELPHIA – FEB. 2, 2023 - The NBA announced today that Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has been named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for January. This represents the second monthly honor in as many months for Embiid, who now has six such awards throughout his career.

In 10 games played throughout the month, Embiid produced a league-best 34.9 points on 54.9% shooting, 10.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.0 steals, and 1.6 blocked shots. He is the first 76ers player to produce such numbers in a calendar month since Hall of Famer Moses Malone did so in Feb. 1982.

Embiid reached the 30-point mark in nine of his 10 games played throughout the month, including a streak of seven consecutive from Jan. 2-19. He scored 40-plus points three times in January, including a 47-point (18-31 FG), season-high 18-rebound game in a win over Denver on Jan. 28.

Embiid’s six games of 30-plus points and 10-plus rebounds were tied for the most in the NBA throughout the month. He finished the month as one of three players with multiple 40-point, 10-rebound performances.

It is the second consecutive month in which Embiid has captured the Eastern Conference’s monthly honor. The Cameroon native averaged 35.4 points and 9.9 rebounds in 13 games played last month for his fifth career monthly selection.

Philadelphia finished the month with an 11-3 record in January, good for the best record in the NBA.

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Joel Embiid Earns January 2023 Eastern Conference Player of the Month Award, Marking Second Consecutive Recognition

Led Philadelphia to NBA-Best 11-3 record in January

Second Head Coach in franchise history to earn multiple monthly honors

PHILADELPHIA – FEB. 2, 2023 - The NBA announced today that Philadelphia 76ers Head Coach Doc Rivers has been named Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for January. This honor marks the 13th time that Rivers has received the monthly award throughout his coaching career, and the second at the helm of the 76ers.

Rivers led the 76ers to an NBA-best 11-3 mark in the month, including a perfect 6-0 record on the road. Five of those six wins away from The Center came on a single five-game west coast road trip from Jan. 14-21, marking the second time in franchise history that the team has gone undefeated on a road trip of five-plus games.

Philadelphia finished the month with a perfect 7-0 mark in games decided by less than 10 points.

The 76ers reached the 120-point mark an Eastern Conference-best eight times throughout the month, including a season-high 147-point performance against Detroit on Jan. 10. Philadelphia’s 121.3 offensive rating led all Eastern Conference teams.

This marks the first time this season, and his second time as the leader of the 76ers, that Rivers has captured the monthly coaching honor. He joins Larry Brown as the only two coaches to earn the award multiple times with the franchise. With 13 monthly honors throughout his coaching career, Rivers stands alone in second place on the all-time ledger behind only San Antonio’s Gregg Popovich (17).

For the season, Rivers has led the 76ers to a 33-17 (.667) record, third in the Eastern Conference and fourth in the NBA. Dating back to Dec. 9, Philadelphia is a league-best 21-5, posting an East-best 6.0 net rating during that span.

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Doc Rivers Named Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for January 2023

The next game on the slate for the 76ers (32-17) – game No. 50 overall – features the same opponent in the Orlando Magic (20-31). The Magic earned a 119-109 road victory over the Sixers on Monday at The Center, with the two teams set to play again in Philadelphia on Wednesday.The contest marks the fourth and final game of the season series between the clubs, with the Sixers holding a 2-1 edge. They swept a two-game series in Orlando at the end of November.As of Tuesday evening, both teams listed one player each as questionable on the injury report: Joel Embiid (left foot soreness) for Philadelphia and Wendell Carter Jr. (right foot plantar fascia strain) for Orlando. Carter Jr.'s teammate Chuma Okeke (left knee surgery) remains out.

In Monday’s meeting, the Sixers got off to a fast start and led 30-17 after the first quarter. They upped their lead to as many as 21 points in the second quarter, but the Magic ultimately climbed back behind some physical play and timely shot-making.Rookie No. 1 overall pick Paolo Banchero posted 29 points (11-22 fg, 3-5 3fg, 4-5 ft), nine rebounds, three assists, one steal, and one blocked shot in 36 minutes for the visitors. He finished one point shy of the Sixers’ Embiid for the game-high scoring total.Embiid recorded yet another 20-point half by scoring 21 of his 30 in the first two quarters.

“You have to give him credit. He’s a good player,” 76ers Head Coach Doc Rivers said of Banchero. “He made some adjustments on his own. We didn’t change anything defensively. But we gave up 35 points in the second quarter and we gave up 42 points in the third quarter. A couple of things before the game that we talked about were offensive rebounds and turnovers. [Those plays] give that team energy because they’re long, they’re athletic, it gets them out running, and then once they get their offense going it gives them energy.”Banchero leads his team – and all NBA rookies – in scoring with 20.7 points per game.The Sixers committed 19 turnovers compared to Orlando’s 10, and the Magic posted 28 fast-break points as well as 22 second-chance points on 15 offensive rebounds.Round four of this matchup also concludes a four-game homestand for the Sixers, who will visit San Antonio on Friday, followed by trips to New York and Boston.Wednesday’s game is another 7 p.m. start in South Philadelphia.Elsewhere in the organization, the Delaware Blue Coats – the NBA G League affiliate of the 76ers – had their leading scorer Mac McClung selected Tuesday as one of seven G League players for the 2023 NBA Rising Stars Game at NBA All-Star Weekend.

“I don’t think it’s a conscious thing,” Thybulle said of his aggressiveness. “I think it’s just trying to play hard and make a difference when I get out there on the court.”

Denver Nuggets Head Coach Michael Malone on James Harden and Joel Embiid, prior to the Sixers’ win over the Nuggets on Saturday:“If you look at the last 10 years in the league, James kind of revolutionized the game. The scoring, the shot-making, the ability to draw fouls and get to the foul line. So when you couple two guys like that together… Having two great players that can score at will, it seems, and you surround them with some really capable role-type players, you have a chance to do something special.”“It is a challenge guarding Joel. Not one player can guard him one-on-one. It’s a team effort and you can say the same thing about guarding James Harden.”

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The 76ers (32-16) will seek their eighth consecutive victory Monday, hosting the Orlando Magic (19-31).After an impressive 126-119 victory over the Denver Nuggets (34-16) on Saturday, the Sixers are 20-4 in their last 24 games.The Sixers have risen to No. 2 in the Eastern Conference, trailing the No. 1 Boston Celtics (36-15) by 2.5 games.Joel Embiid had one of his best showings of the season, scoring a game-high 47 points and 18 rebounds (season high).Embiid continues to lead the NBA in scoring, averaging 33.8 points per game.Saturday was also a standout night for P.J. Tucker, who spent much of the second half guarding two-time MVP Nikola Jokic (24 pts, 8 reb, 9 ast).“I watched the Miami game from a year ago, and I thought Tuck did a really good job on [Jokic],” Doc Rivers said postgame. “We just felt like at halftime, we weren’t up into him - he was catching it where he wanted to catch it.”The halftime adjustment made all the difference.“Listen, Joel was phenomenal,” Rivers added. “He had 47 points, but we don’t win the game if P.J. Tucker doesn’t play. The way he played in the second half was extraordinary.”Monday’s meeting marks the first in a two-game set between the Sixers and Magic, with the second to be played Wednesday.The first two games between the teams was also a two-game series, played Nov. 25 and 27 in Orlando. The then-shorthanded Sixers won both, 107-99, on Nov. 25 and 133-103 on Nov. 27.Chuma Okeke (left knee surgery) is out for Orlando Monday. Embiid (left foot soreness) is questionable.

Monday’s matchup is a 7:00 p.m. ET start.

Tobias Harris on Joel Embiid:“It was great. He [Joel Embiid] was dominant. I thought once the second half came, he was really able to settle down and be in the zone of the game. Just understanding how to get us all going out there to get in a flow to make the game easier for him. For him to just continue to pick his spots. I thought he did a great job of that in the second half as well.”

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The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Denver Nuggets, 126-119, en route to their seventh consecutive win. Philadelphia scored 126 points on .517 shooting (18-35 3FG), marking the first time this season the team has scored 125-plus points while shooting at least 50-percent from both the field and beyond the arc (Stathead).

Dating back to the 1987-88 season,&nbsp;Philadelphia has won 24 straight games when scoring at least 125 points on 50-percent shooting from the field and three (Stathead).

JOEL EMBIID scored a game-high 47 points on 18-of-31 shooting and hauled in a season-high 18 rebounds, marking the first time this season and the fourth time in his NBA career that he's tallied at least 45 points, 15 rebounds, and five assists. That leads the NBA in such games since the start of the 2016-17 season (Stathead). 

Embiid is the second player in franchise history to produce at least four games of 45-plus points, 15-plus rebounds, and five-plus assists, joining Hall of Famer WILT CHAMBERLAIN (Stathead). Embiid is the third player in NBA history to record at least 47 points, 18 rebounds, five assists, three steals, and two blocked shots. He joins CHRIS WEBBER (1/5/01) and BOB MCADOO (3/18/75) with such games.

This marked Embiid's 33rd&nbsp;career game with 40 points and 10 rebounds, since 1976-77, he has the second-most 40-10 outings, trailing only Hall of Famer&nbsp;SHAQUILLE O'NEAL&nbsp;(43), per ESPN Stats & Info.

Embiid's 36.6 scoring average in 19 games against Western Conference opponents leads all Eastern Conference competitors (NBA.com/stats). 

JAMES HARDEN&nbsp;recorded 17 points and 13 assists, marking his 19th&nbsp;game this season&nbsp;with at least 15 points and 10 assists. That's tied for third-most by an NBA player this season (Stathead).&nbsp;

GEORGES NIANG&nbsp;poured in 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc off the bench, marking the 10th&nbsp;time this season he's connected on at least four three-pointers this season (PHI: 9-1 in such games).

NEXT UP: The 76ers homestand continues with two matchups with the Orlando Magic on Monday and Wednesday. Philadelphia heads into the first with a seven-game win streak. The game will air on NBC Sports Philadelphia and on the radio on 97.5 The Fanatic at 7 p.m.

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Joel Embiid Drops 47 in Showdown with Jokic, Nuggets; Sixers Win Seventh Straight

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Joel Embiid recorded 47 points, 18 rebounds, and 5 assists vs. the Utah Jazz on January 28, 2023.

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Joel Embiid Drops 47 vs. Denver Nuggets Highlights (Jan. 28, 2022

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