Philadelphia 76ers superstar big man Joel Embiid bounced back in a big way on Wednesday, as he led his side to a 97-91 victory against the Sacramento Kings. Following the victory, Sixers guard/forward Ben Simmons shared his thoughts on his teammate's huge performance, saying that he absolutely loved how dominant Embiid was throughout the evening.
#Sixers PG Ben Simmons on Joel Embiid’s dominant performance: pic.twitter.com/mDO6TFIqwM
— Tom Moore (@TomMoorePhilly) November 28, 2019
Embiid torched the Kings on Wednesday for a game-high 33 points (10-of-19 from the field, 12-of-14 from the stripe), 16 rebounds, an assist, and two blocks in 32 minutes of action. This comes at the heels of the 25-year-old's worst performance of his career on Monday, in which he failed to score against the defending champs, the Toronto Raptors.
Embiid had been off to a rather slow start to the new season –by his high standards, of course — currently averaging 21.9 points (on 46.0 percent shooting), 12.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 0.9 steals, and 1.4 blocks, while also connecting on 1.3 3-pointers per contest on a 32.1-percent clip.
For his part, Simmons was not bad himself, accounting for 10-point, 14-rebound double-double, along with five assists, and two steals against the Kings. There were no 3-pointers made tonight by the former Rookie of the Year, though.
This was Philadelphia's 12th win of the season out of 18 contests, as they sit at the fifth spot in the Eastern Conference. The Sixers are off on Thursday, but they do have a back-to-back set coming up on Friday and Saturday, as they take on the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers, respectively.
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