After a 41-point explosion, 76ers’ Joel Embiid elicits a ‘strange’ reaction from Kevin Durant
Joel Embiid made his return to the Philadelphia 76ers lineup on MLK Day against the Houston Rockets following a three-game absence and he did not miss a single beat. Embiid was as dominant as ever, putting up 41 points on 12-21 shooting from the field and 16-17 shooting from the foul line. In fact, the 76ers star put up 26 of those points in just the first half, leading his team to a 66-47 halftime lead that they wouldn’t relinquish in their 124-115 win at home on Monday night.
Embiid has missed 10 games this season, and the 76ers have gone 3-7 in games without the reigning MVP in the lineup. Simply put, Embiid takes Philly from a middling team to one of the best units in the entire association, and Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant, in a tweet reacting to the 29-year old’s dominance over the Rockets on Monday night, summed up Embiid’s impact in the best way possible.
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