NBA Twitter reacts to Joel Embiid’s 52-point game against Boston: ‘The MVP race is over’
The MVP race is on, and Joel Embiid was on one last night.
The Sixers MVP candidate dropped 52 points and 13 rebounds in a 103-101 win over the Boston Celtics, with many claiming after the game that the MVP debate is over.
Embiid dropped 52 on the Celtics and Jokic just took an L to the Rockets pic.twitter.com/5HoyJFV4dY
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) April 5, 2023
Jokic and Embiid Tonight:
Jokic: Embiid:
14 PTS 52 PTS
10 REB 13 REB
4 AST 6 AST
54 FG% 80 FG%
8 TO 2 BLKSI think we all know who MVP is now… pic.twitter.com/fGtmqJfRaC
— ☀️ (@wstgoat7) April 5, 2023
Joel Embiid is now a -470 to win MVP pic.twitter.com/37aLEjqEKH
— Aidan Doc🧸 (@AidanDoc_) April 5, 2023
JOEL EMBIID TONIGHT:
52 POINTS
13 REBOUNDS
6 ASSISTSMVP wrapped up? 👀 pic.twitter.com/ESYVvwkWjs
— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) April 5, 2023
Centers to have three 50-point games in a season:
▫️ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
▫️ Wilt Chamberlain
▫️ Joel Embiid pic.twitter.com/BeuEY8ePWo— ESPN (@espn) April 5, 2023
Joel Embiid WENT OFF against Boston 😳
52 PTS
13 REB
6 AST
20-25 FGMVP? pic.twitter.com/NSdgH0RivT
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 5, 2023
Is the MVP race over?
— HoopsHype (@hoopshype) April 5, 2023
Joel Embiid tonight
52 PTS
13 REB
6 AST
2 BLK
20/25 FG
12/13 FT
84.6% TS pic.twitter.com/cLEMUZt8iy— Daryl MorΞy 🗽🏀 (@dmorey) April 5, 2023
.@JoelEmbiid on Doc Rivers and his teammates’ assertion that the MVP race ended tonight:
“They’re probably right. But we’ve got bigger goals in mind.”
— Lauren Rosen (@LaurenMRosen) April 5, 2023
Players with 5+ 50/10 games over the last 5 seasons:
— Giannis
— EmbiidThat’s the list. pic.twitter.com/bzmqf7V4sw
— StatMuse (@statmuse) April 5, 2023
Doc Rivers wasn't shy after Joel Embiid dropped 52 vs. the Celtics 👀 pic.twitter.com/BzQmkOsLOy
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 5, 2023
Joel Embiid is the slam dunk MVP.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) April 5, 2023
Joel Embiid 100% 2023 NBA regular season MVP. There's no chance anybody else wins. If Joel isn't MVP this season I'll bleach my asshole
— Troydan (@Troydan) April 5, 2023
Despite the near catastrophic ending, Embiid dropping 50/13/6 on 20/25 shooting is one hell of an MVP statement
— 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒆 🌩 (@Three_Cone) April 5, 2023
Sixers still win. Joel Embiid is the league MVP. Come the 2nd round the Sixers have a shot IF Maxey and Tobias play better. The Celtics will have 0 answers for Embiid. This year can be different.
— Tyrone Johnson (@TyJohnsonNews) April 5, 2023
Joel Embiid is the closest thing we’ve seen to Hakeem Olajuwon and he most likely locked up his first MVP tonight.
— Ball Don't Stop (@balldontstop) April 5, 2023
All the Embiid haters are saying he should be MVP pic.twitter.com/8lc8ASqYRA
— Jah🎭 (@RipSlumpy) April 5, 2023
Embiid remains the most talented dude in the game. Never seen anything like him… still disappointed he ducked Jokic
— Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) April 5, 2023
Nikola Jokic scored 14 points in a 21-point loss to the 19-60 Rockets on the same night Joel Embiid had 52 in a win over the Celtics.
There are levels to this. pic.twitter.com/kSDK7LNAWt
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) April 5, 2023
