There was nobody who was consistently great this past week for the Philadelphia 76ers despite having a 3-1 record. That being said, Joel Embiid did a career night that really should help his MVP candidacy which is good enough to win him this player of the week.
Player of the Week: Joel Embiid
It was in the win against the Chicago Bulls in which Embiid had his career night. He had a career-high 50 points, along with 17 rebounds, five assists, two steals, four blocks, and two turnovers. He shot 17-26 on field goals, 1-2 from downtown, and 15-17 from the foul line. This game is a significant one in his MVP campaign.
The loss to the Toronto Raptors was the beginning of the roughs week for Embiid shooting the ball. He still put up impressive stats though. He finished with 25 points, 17 rebounds, two assists, two blocks, and two turnovers. However, he only shot 6-20 from the field, 1-3 from the 3-point line, and 12-14 free throws.
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The Sixers won their second matchup against the Raptors, despite poor performance from Embiiid. He ended with 18 points, 12 rebounds, two assists, one steal, one block, six turnovers, and four fouls, while making 3-13 field goal attempts, 1-1 from deep, and 11-12 free throws. This was the worse game of the week for Embiid.
In the victory against Dallas Mavericks, Embiid somewhat bounced back. He finished with 23 points, nine rebounds, four assists, two steals, one block, and three fouls, while converting 25.0 percent of his 20 shots, 40.0 percent of his five 3-pointers, and 11-12 of his shots from the charity line.
Honorable Mention
While Shake Milton didn’t have a great shooting week overall for the 76ers, he did hit some key shots in the win over Toronto down the stretch. For that, he gets this week’s honorable mention. He averaged 10.0 points, 2.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 0.3 blocks, 1.3 turnovers, and 1.0 fouls.
Embiid had a rough week shooting for the Philadelphia 76ers, but that career game earned him this player of the week award. For the past four games, he’s averaged 29.0 points, 13.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.3 steals, 2.0 blocks, 2.5 turnovers, and 2.3 fouls.