Joel Embiid is suffering from Bell's palsy and played Game 3 with a bulky knee brace to sturdy the 7-footer after dealing with injuries all season. The lingering effects of the time off from his most recent knee surgery s ucked him into a depression — and that was before Embiid was hit with a form of facial paralysis. Embiid pushed aside the pain — mental and physical — and embraced the pressure after he vowed the 76ers were “going to win this series” against the New York Knicks. Embiid scored 50 points, making all four 3-point attempts and scoring 18 in a potential series-saving third quarter on Thursday night to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 125-114 win in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.
W | L | Pct | GB | |
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64 | 18 | .780 | 0.0 | |
50 | 32 | .610 | 14.0 | |
47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 | |
32 | 50 | .390 | 32.0 | |
25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |