NBA Twitter reacts to Ja Morant, Grizzlies knocking off Sixers at home
The Philadelphia 76ers took on the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday looking to even up their road trip after dropping one in Cleveland. They put on a big fourth quarter rally and made Memphis sweat a little, but in the end, the Grizzlies came away with a 117-109 win at home.
Ja Morant had 28 points, 20 coming in the first half, and he pulled down eight rebounds to lead the way for the Grizzlies. Joel Embiid had 35 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists to lead Philadelphia, but the Sixers had a tough time in the non-Embiid minutes and even Embiid struggled with Steven Adams who pulled down a whopping 10 offensive rebounds.
After it was all over, NBA Twitter gave its best reactions to the acrobatic theatrics from Morant, the solid play of Adams, and the Grizzlies sending Embiid and the Sixers to an 0-2 start to this 3-game road trip. Philadelphia now falls to 12-11 on the season.
This move by Ja Morant 😲pic.twitter.com/JQvpK5hSe3
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) December 3, 2022
needle threaded. @RealStevenAdams | @JaMorant pic.twitter.com/eE5hWtIYF1
— Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) December 3, 2022
top shelf only 〽️@JaMorant x @brandonclarke23 pic.twitter.com/8iq2RmhAvp
— Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) December 3, 2022
Jaren Jackson Jr. Blocks Joel Embiid with the game on the line. Grizzlies win pic.twitter.com/FTeLGKWkzt
— Bryson🐻 (@BrysonWright3) December 3, 2022
Joel Embiid tonight thus far:
32 PTS / 11 REB / 8 AST / 3 BLK 👀
— Lauren Rosen (@LaurenMRosen) December 3, 2022
Sixers lose to Memphis, 117-109. They are 12-11.
Some positives to take away against a good team. But the biggest issue by a mile: Seven minutes without Joel Embiid on the floor, minus-18. Second straight game the Sixers' non-Embiid unit got run off the floor in the first half.
— Rich Hofmann (@rich_hofmann) December 3, 2022
#Sixers fall to the Grizzlies 117-109
-Joel Embiid: 35 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST, 3 BLK
-Tobias Harris: 21 PTS, 11 REB
-Shake Milton: 17 PTS, 6 AST
-Grizzlies: 19-10 edge in offensive rebounding, 24 fast-break points
-Ja Morant: 28 PTS, 8 REB
-Jarren Jackson: 22 PTS, 9 REB, 4 BLK— Sixers Talk – Sixerdelphia (@Sixerdelphia) December 3, 2022
SHEESH what a stat line from Joel Embiid tonight:
⭐️ 35 PTS | 12 REB | 8 AST | 3 BLK | 70.4 FPTS#BrotherlyLove pic.twitter.com/E4a3xEj7ms
— NBA Fantasy (@NBAFantasy) December 3, 2022
Jaren Jackson get put on a poster by Tobias Harris https://t.co/LEzGcck2Ap
— Main Team (@MainTeamSports) December 3, 2022
Tobias Harris' (@tobias31) five 3s (5-5 3fg!) tonight marks a new season-high.
Harris thus far (while sick!!):
19 PTS / 6-10 fg / 5-5 3fg
— Lauren Rosen (@LaurenMRosen) December 3, 2022
