NBA Twitter reacts to Joel Embiid bullying Trail Blazers in Sixers’ win
The Philadelphia 76ers took care of business on Thursday as they invaded the Moda Center to pick up a 105-95 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. The Sixers are now 4-0 on this road trip and they will be looking to sweep the trip on Saturday against the Sacramento Kings.
The Sixers were able to pick up the win on Thursday thanks to their defensive effort and another dominant performance by Joel Embiid. The big fella was once again terrific as he had 32 points on 12-for-22 shooting with nine rebounds and three blocks. The Blazers had no real answer for Embiid on the night and the Sixers benefitted from it.
James Harden added 16 points, 14 assists, and 10 rebounds, Tyrese Maxey had 15 off the bench, and Tobias Harris added 11 and seven boards. Shake Milton added 10 and Georges Niang had nine off the bench as Philadelphia received production from up and down the roster.
NBA Twitter, fans and analysts gave the best reactions to the performance and the win:
It really is getting hard to put into words how good Joel Embiid is. He continues to defy any type of logic in terms of what a 7-footer should be doing on a basketball court. The guy is just terrific. #Sixers
— Ky Carlin (@Ky_Carlin) January 20, 2023
Joel Embiid tonight:
32 PTS
9 REB
3 BLK
12-22 FG
7-7 FTTied for his fewest FTA in a game when scoring 30+ points this season. pic.twitter.com/xsbniPGD3h
— StatMuse (@statmuse) January 20, 2023
.@JoelEmbiid is the eighth @sixers player ever to reach 600 career blocks. Next up on the list is Hall of Famer Charles Barkley (606).
h/t @nbastats
— Sixers Stats (@SixersStats) January 20, 2023
Joel Embiid has recorded 30 points on 50% shooting in 7 straight games. That's the longest streak of his career and the 2nd-longest streak in 76ers history.
Wilt Chamberlain had an 8-game streak in 1965. pic.twitter.com/5OROw4adUZ
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 20, 2023
Joel Embiid has seven straight games with 30 points or more while shooting 50 percent or better.
Embiid ties Shaquille O'Neal (2000) for the second-longest streak by a center in the last 40 seasons (Shaq had 11 straight games of such streak in 2001). pic.twitter.com/FAkbGIrL4r
— The Athletic NBA (@TheAthleticNBA) January 20, 2023
Joel Embiid has a 30 piece in Portland 💪
Sixers lead by 8 with 0:51 left in Q4.
WATCH: https://t.co/1pomQZMAZK pic.twitter.com/Oj4Nj1MglE
— NBA (@NBA) January 20, 2023
Accidental pass off the backboard ➡️ Fadeaway jumper
Joel Embiid's 30-point streak is now up to seven games 💪 pic.twitter.com/zhtFtxbjGR
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) January 20, 2023
Joel Embiid is just ridiculous man pic.twitter.com/52cbuTcGBt
— J🐐 (@SixersJustin) January 20, 2023
Joel Embiid tonight:
32 PTS
9 REB
3 BLK
64% TSLight work #EMVPIID #TheProcess pic.twitter.com/mucLOlMaUe
— Prez💊 (@PresidentEmbiid) January 20, 2023
FINAL: Sixers 105, Blazers 95.
There were a few blips, but the Sixers controlled this one all along.
They have a chance to sweep their five-game west coast trip on Saturday night in Sacramento. They’re 29-16 — tied with the Milwaukee Bucks as the Eastern Conference’s #2 seed.
— Adam Aaronson (@SixersAdam) January 20, 2023
• Sixers are now 2nd in the East
• 8-2 over their last 10 games
• 4-game winning streak (all on the road)Joel Embiid looking at the MVP trophy: pic.twitter.com/NtAvd1clql
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) January 20, 2023
James Harden throws a full court pass to Joel Embiid for an easy layup as the Sixers lead by 20+ at the same moment Ben Simmons gets ejected for arguing his 5th foul in the Nets game
Life is pretty good right now
— Pick Swap Podcast (@PickSwapPod) January 20, 2023
James Harden tonight:
16 PTS
10 REB
14 ASTHarden's 4th triple-double on the season, the most by a player in the Eastern Conference. pic.twitter.com/0SkRpMlDVv
— StatMuse (@statmuse) January 20, 2023
.@sixers @JHarden13 picked his Eastern Conference-leading fourth triple-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists.
His 73 career triple-doubles rank eighth in @NBAHistory.
h/t @Stathead
— Sixers Stats (@SixersStats) January 20, 2023
What a ridiculous pair of look-ahead passes by James Harden. He's been unreal recently.
— Paul Hudrick (@PaulHudrick) January 20, 2023
The #nets probably wish they got more in exchange for James Harden.
— Michael K-B (@therealmikekb) January 20, 2023
joel embiid and james harden duo is just so unfair man
— yana 🏀 (@sheknowsball) January 20, 2023
James Harden is the best playmaker in the NBA
— Prez💊 (@PresidentEmbiid) January 20, 2023
Tyrese Maxey looks freaking turbo-charged … which is really saying something.
— Paul Hudrick (@PaulHudrick) January 20, 2023
Sixers beat Portland, 105-95. They are 29-16 and 4-0 on their West Coast swing. Last one is Saturday in Sacramento.
Not the prettiest performance, a bit too much fouling and sloppy second-half offensive execution, but a comfortable win nonetheless. Sixers are rolling right now.
— Rich Hofmann (@rich_hofmann) January 20, 2023
