Joel Embiid admits Sixers have a lot of work to do after win over Bulls
The Philadelphia 76ers have gotten off to an up-and-down start to the 2022-23 season as they have had some stretches where they look like legitimate contenders and they have had stretches where they look like nothing has changed despite their offseason additions.
That was certainly the case on Saturday in a 114-109 win over the Chicago Bulls on the road. The Sixers built a 19-point lead early by playing with pace and playing together, but then they went away from what was working and they saw their lead turn into a deficit late in this one.
Luckily for Philadelphia, Joel Embiid stepped up in a big way and drilled a go-ahead triple with 18.1 seconds left to ensure the Sixers would come away with a win. Philadelphia shot 53.3% in the first half before shooting 44.1% in the second half and they committed 12 turnovers after halftime which led to 16 Chicago points.
Afterward, Embiid admitted that the team still has a lot of work to do. Per Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer:
“It’s the NBA, you got to take them whenever you can,” Embiid said of the victory, which improved the Sixers to 3-4. “But that doesn’t mean that was a great one. We got a lot of work to do. We blew up the lead, mainly, by the playing the right way.
“So we need to be focused and better for 48 minutes.”
The Sixers are going to eventually figure out this whole consistency problem. They have been up and down, but they have won two consecutive games over playoff teams following the 1-4 start. Embiid will now be looking to lead this team against the Washington Wizards on Monday and pick up another win before returning home.
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