“Back-to-back MVPs for Joel Embiid” – ESPN reacts to Philadelphia 76ers beat Toronto Raptors 121-111

“Back-to-back MVPs for Joel Embiid” – ESPN reacts to Philadelphia 76ers beat Toronto Raptors 121-111

Is more than just college football more on that in a bit welcome Inside Sports Center with Max M I’m Zub ment teams in the NBA have had Superstar trios for years that’s nothing new though even the Sixers themselves Max may have been surprised by the latest one that

Seemingly sprouted up Friday night what if I told you an extra 30 was the missing link between the Sixers and history as it stands this 30 for 30 for 30 directed by the process speaking of which Joel embiid he is good averaging over 40 points per game and 12 rebounds

Per game in the month of December the only thing he has to do is just stay Healy trying to block hurdle’s layup and he’s shaking up after the play laying on the ground grabbing that right ankle this is where all the Sixers fans hold their breath it’s the same right foot he

Broke eight years ago during that draft process he would stay in the game though he plays for the Flyers on his off nights and beid and come back you only had two points in the first quarter he had nine in the second he said I wasn’t being aggressive as he’s still favoring

That ankle after the play nonetheless Sixers down three the real story of the first half was Tobias Harris only 12 points combined in his last two games he had 24 in the first half alone Philly up three at the break now third quarter go against some mice on that ankle on the

Locker room Watch 21 run the floor reward the big Sixers have the weekend off before they play Miami Christmas night on ESPN Maxi I need change for a dollar all dimes gets that one to embiid Sixers up 13 and he’s starting to heat up getting the high post hit that

Fadeaway jumper over two defenders in the third quarter Alone 17 points phly by four now the fourth quarter proved to be a store can begin with the hot hand Tobias Harris hitting that running floater there 33 points this his first 30-point game of the season stay with me a few minutes later

Maxi oh that’s good from West Oak Lane a step back three more from him in a second four minutes to play sixes up 13 and be got that one 13 straight games of 30 and 10 that’s the longest streak since Kareem did it in 1972 when he had

16 Maxi he’s trying to join the 30-point club what do you think he’s got it and B 31 Maxi 33 Harris 33 and the Sixers get the win so why is this such a big deal well it’s because they become the first Sixers Trio with 30 points in

The same game since the team moved to Philly in 1963 they’re the second Trio in franchise history to do so joining dick Barnett and Hall of Famers Hal Greer and Dolph Shay for the Syracuse Nationals in 1961 the Nationals they lost to the Philadelphia Warriors in a game wor wil Chamberlain had 56

Points so we got plenty of starts Trey young Tyler hero take their tals to South Beach both players coming off 28 and 30o games first quarter H well they’re looking at a big time deficit down 153 early it’s time for Trey young to get them back in it deficit cut to

Nine Heywood High Smith flipping it back to Hero everybody needs one first 14 points in the first quarter Hawks Trail by six young bringing it up use the glass kids taking it to the hoop himself hawks come out strong to start the third young catch and shoot from three in

Rhythm Hawks extend the lead to seven later in the third let’s just take our time and find Deonte Murray catch the defense sleeping so the Hawks start the Third on a 13 to zero run by my math and my math is bad that’s pretty good Kevin Love Back to

Hero and we’re all tied up at 80 hero is looking for his third straight 25-point game and he’s just mastering this offense even with the hand in his face nylon the lead is eight later in the fourth bonovich getting the steel and young oh we’re going back and forth now

It’s a four-point game young had 30 points 13 assists now here remember he missed 18 straight games with an ankle issue he looks fine to make beating the shot Clocky 30 points seven rebounds more importantly a win 122 to 113 Trey young finished 30 and 13 marking his sixth straight game with 30

And 10 he joins Oscar Robertson as the only players in NBA history to record 30 and 10 assists in six straight games the some dubb this game as Wizards against the Warriors the rest of see this as Jordan PS return how about this p and Curry reuniting pregame remember Draymond suspended indefinitely

Fan showing the love to the man who helped bring up a banner two years ago now he’s taking it in the other way running past the Warrior’s bench with a smile but you know Curry he’s going to get to his spot coming off the screen drain of that three shot nine of

18 and the next Warriors possession that one’s from the parking lot he’s just basically walking away all the famous shimmy got to have that 17 points in the first half for Steph bull trying to put on a show of his own shot 7 of 21 he had 25 points Friday two-point game

At the break hurry you going to leave him open like that all right he looks away as soon as he shoots you think the lead would figure out you don’t leave Steph Curry over I don’t talk that dude and then off the screen it’s the same

Play I swear they run the same place I’m not even an analyst every play on Sports Center looks the same Steph runs around off the screen and then he makes shots like that that’s ridiculous 30 points he had eight threes Warriors up 18 heading into the four Chris Paul to Clay money

So Paul now has 587 career assists Warriors win here’s Steph with Andrea Carter just saw you give Jordan p big hug what did it mean for him to be back at the chase Center and celebrated by the fans uh I think we all talked about

It we wanted to make sure he got the recognition he deserves for helping us you know get that Championship a couple years ago and what he’s become as an NBA player uh so the fans did it right obviously glad we got the win but it was

Great to see him um obviously wish him all the best in the future uh it’s weird playing against him for sure just cuz you you gone to war with him for you know those four years and you all have had 14 straight games decided in clutch time we saw you on the

Bench laughing the towel on your head 14 straight games but this game you got to celebrate in the fourth quarter towel on your head what did it mean to watch the young guys and put this away early it it big I mean uh uh CP tonight was I think

He had the best plus minus he controlled the tempo of the game the entire time the bench did a great job of getting a separation building on leads um and it was is kind of classic Warriors basketball for us to protect our home court the way we do especially with the

Back to back cuz we right back here uh tomorrow night so it was nice to get some rest Steph deserves some rest he had his 19th 30-point game since turning 35 years old tying Dirk nitzky and Alex English for fifth most in NBA history aside from Curry and LeBron the other

Five players on this list they’re all in the Hall of Fame so as Steph mentioned day with P got a chip a couple years ago of course last year’s Champion the Nuggets taking on the Nets yic said the key to winning a game like this against the sluggish

Eastern Conference team is to come out with a ton of energy cu the Nuggets get everyone’s best shot this year the Champs are coming to town yic got it had another terrific stat line Jamal Murray who’s coming off that hamstring injury continuing to look great hooking up with

Joic those two powering Denver to their first championship a year ago Spencer diny stepping back n were way short-handed but tried to hang in it’s a one-point game under a minute and a half to go muray big shot mid-range gives the Nuggets Breathing Room Bridges with Brooklyn down three it

Counts and the foul but he couldn’t complete the three-point play so it’s a onepoint game Murray using the joic floater that won’t show up in the box but again yic just in the right place at the right time cam Thomas oh you got to be kidding what are the

Nuggets doing the three and the foul he completes the four-point play under 20 seconds to go Murray is foul so he’s going to go to the line for two as Brooklyn just has new life Murray made his first lining up for the second nope loose ball and it comes right back to

Murray wow and the Nuggets Escape despite some boneheaded basketball towards the Finish 122 117 most games with 30105 in an efficient cool 70% shooting in the history of the NBA Nica yic is within eight of Kareem Abdul Jabar and he’s just entering the prime of his for for speee it’s Spee there are why speech foreign foreign speech [Applause] fore for speee you