Against the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday, Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers showed his calm demeanor by beating the halftime buzzer with a smooth fadeaway bank shot. The Sixers needed this boost.

Peep the clip below to see Embiid's buzzer beater. It seems that Joel Embiid has been practicing this type of shot under pressure. With 2.3 seconds left, Embiid calmly shook off his defender with a jab step before rising up for a fadeaway shot off the board.

Not just that, but Joel Embiid gave his team a lead and a good momentum heading into the break.

Joel Embiid is having another stellar regular season thus far. He's averaging a career-best 29.1 points as well as 11.1 rebounds across 32.0 minutes per game. He has guided the 76ers to the best record in the Eastern Conference, leading some analysts to place him in the MVP race.

As always, this will depend on the 76ers' regular-season record at the end of it all. And for Joel Embiid, these awards, statistics, and buzzer beaters won't mean a thing without the Larry O'Brien trophy in their hands.

The 76ers have been a perennial playoff team over the last few years. But they always seem to fall short when they face up against the better teams in the East. Based on Joel Embiid's performance so far, he's bent on trying everything he can to finally bring a chip to Philly.