Embiid's nine seasons on the court weren’t enough for anyone to be satisfied. But what if that stretch was as good as it was ever going to get?
Tyrese Maxey slung the hood of his gray 76ers sweatshirt up onto his head, and spun his rolling chair around to face the swarm of reporters gathered at his locker. The 24-year-old star guard was tasked,
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An unglamorous role player is a glamor franchise’s secret weapon. And a lifeless squad could use a spark. Let’s open up the notebook to run through three NBA trends that have caught my eye over the past week: Alex Caruso was in a familiar place: The Oklahoma City Thunder were up big as he approached MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at the top of the key.
The Cavaliers, with the best record in the NBA at 50-10 this year, have won 10 straight games and have a chance to surpass their NBA season-leading 15-game winning streak if they keep playing this well.
Philadelphia is poor defensively and allows 22.2 points per contest to shooting guards. On top of that, Simons is averaging 20.3 PPG on back-to-backs. After a standout performance against a much better squad on Sunday, he’ll do his thing again here.