Daily News | Joel Embiid’s heroics lift the Sixers to a 118-117 victory at the Utah Jazz
made five of his first seven three-pointers but shot 7 of 20 from the floor to finish with 21 points., who nursed a sore left knee injured during Thursday’s home loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder. But the Jazz were even more shorthanded while playing on the second night of a back-to-back, playing without star forward Lauri Markkanen and veteran big man Kelly Olynyk, who would have been the primary defender on Embiid.
He scored 13 points in the first quarter, including a dunk and layup through contact that helped give the Sixers a 36-21 lead late in the period. They were sharp on both ends of the floor during the frame. They made six of their first nine three-point attempts, shot 65.2% overall from the floor, and only committed one turnover. The Jazz, meanwhile, connected on just 37.5% of their field goals, including a 3-of-14 mark from long range.
“A lot of times … guys just start getting too smart for our own self, and I thought a little bit of that happened as well.”After missing shootaround with a non-COVID illness, Georges Niang, a former Jazz player, clearly was in good spirits as he made the rounds at his old home arena following his pregame shooting routine.
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