76ers @ Nuggets (rematch)

[elementally morale]

Any predictions?

All I have to say is if this game goes as the last one Embiid will have had the MVP all but locked up by tomorrow if he can play enough games. Jokic still has a chance but Denver must win this one for that chance to stay alive. Also, I think both teams need HCA but Denver needs it more. The team still has a chance to have the best record in the West. Boston will most likely win the East but it is important for Philly to come on 2nd and avoid the Celtics in the 1st two rounds.

So pretty big stakes tonight.

[tontoz]

There is another rematch coming up with major implications:





Wizards vs Pistons :lol

[Xiao Yao You]

There is another rematch coming up with major implications:





Wizards vs Pistons :lol

playing for the next great Frenchman?

[tontoz]

playing for the next great Frenchman?

There really isnt a clear cut number 1 now but there are some highly rated Frenchies.

For the Wizards i would prefer Nikola Topic. Gotta watch out for those white boys named Nikola.

[Xiao Yao You]

There really isnt a clear cut number 1 now but there are some highly rated Frenchies.

For the Wizards i would prefer Nikola Topic. Gotta watch out for those white boys named Nikola.

Tesla was a bad mother ****er

[Mask the Embiid]

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Come get your ass kicked again… come on


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[SATAN]

36/12/9 for Jokic. Nuggets win by 9 points.

[Duffy Pratt]

36/12/9 for Jokic. Nuggets win by 9 points.

Ya think he’s on a mission to set the record for most Sambor doubles? Thus proving that he’s not a stat padder?

[fourkicks44]

The Sixers are pretty banged up, a lot of the roster is out or questionable so I guess they will be playing short handed again.

The good thing about that is Joel will have to play big minutes.

[elementally morale]

36/12/9 for Jokic. Nuggets win by 9 points.

I hope the Nuggets win. Jokic had an eye injury and I don't know it it will affect him and if so how much. Things would be more interesting if Denver won. Especially if these teams could meet in June. It will be very hard for both. Philly's road may seem tougher at first but surviving the West this year will be very tough. Let's hop no one gets injured today and let it be a competitive game decided in the last 2 minutes with both stars doing well.

[fourkicks44]

Joel is out :facepalm

Sounds like he wanted to play but medical staff wouldn't let him

[fourkicks44]

Aight Bball Paul vs Joker!!!

Out the mud, Let's get it!!!

[Mask the Embiid]

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See ya next year denver.

[elementally morale]

Joel is out :facepalm

Sounds like he wanted to play but medical staff wouldn't let him

Well... at this point it has happened just one too many times in big games, hasn't it?

4th straight game missed in Denver.

[Wally450]

Joel Embiid is OUT tonight.

[Duffy Pratt]

Joel is out :facepalm

Sounds like he wanted to play but medical staff wouldn't let him


Who could have predicted this? He's ducked Joker in Denver now for four years straight. I'm absolutely positive he was begging the medical staff to play, but they just wouldn't let him...

ABC must be absolutely thrilled about this. No Embiid, no Maxey, no Harris. It's a good thing that the anti-load management measures are working so well.

[SouBeachTalents]

Who could have predicted this? He's ducked Joker in Denver now for four years straight. I'm absolutely positive he was begging the medical staff to play, but they just wouldn't let him...

ABC must be absolutely thrilled about this. No Embiid, no Maxey, no Harris. It's a good thing that the anti-load management measures are working so well.
Sucks even worse for the fans, they shelled out good money to watch the Nuggets take on a summer league team.

[tpols]

Embiid is such a coward. :facepalm

[elementally morale]

Who could have predicted this? He's ducked Joker in Denver now for four years straight. I'm absolutely positive he was begging the medical staff to play, but they just wouldn't let him...

ABC must be absolutely thrilled about this. No Embiid, no Maxey, no Harris. It's a good thing that the anti-load management measures are working so well.

I might as well go to bed. It's 11.50 PM here. I usually stay awake for the Nuggets' home games but I'm just disappointed. I guess I'll stay for a few minutes and will decide on the fly.

[tpols]

Well... at this point it has happened just one too many times in big games, hasn't it?

4th straight game missed in Denver.

That's actually absurd. He's too much of a bitch to not play Yolk on the road. Literally over and over.

[elementally morale]

Embiid is such a coward. :facepalm

Well he is either injured or he is not. Either way, I want an MVP-contender to play. If you are not playing enough you are simply not deserving. Not valuable on the bench.

[tontoz]

Looks like Embiid won't win MVP due to the 65 game limit. This is the 11th game he's missed.

[fourkicks44]

Well he is either injured or he is not. Either way, I want an MVP-contender to play. If you are not playing enough you are simply not deserving. Not valuable on the bench.

He did take a big shot to his knee last game, it looked pretty brutal.

I'm assuming that because they had so many players out the medical and coaching staff decided to just punt this one and let him rest.

[elementally morale]

Looks like Embiid won't win MVP due to the 65 game limit. This is the 11th game he's missed.

I think he will find a way to play in 65 or 66. :oldlol:
Still... if it is 66 games and Jokic plays 76-77+... I'd not give the MVP to the player that plays significantly less. For whatever reason.

[bison]

Whether embiid is injured or not, the nba and its broadcasting partners need to seriously evaluate hyping up ‘star matchups’ on their TV schedules when stars are randomly and abruptly sat out. Maybe the culture around the nba needs to start hyping teams instead of ‘stars’

[tpols]

Well he is either injured or he is not. Either way, I want an MVP-contender to play. If you are not playing enough you are simply not deserving. Not valuable on the bench.

He's played every game just fine since their last matchup. 4 years in a row ducking Jokic in Denver? He has a cowards mentality.

Won't guard him on the court and won't play him on the road. He's as bitchmade as it comes.

Give Joel the MVP again. :oldlol:

[dazzer87]

Another no show…:lol

[elementally morale]

He did take a big shot to his knee last game, it looked pretty brutal.

I'm assuming that because they had so many players out the medical and coaching staff decided to just punt this one and let him rest.


I absolutely don't know. So I can believe he is injured. It just keeps happening, especially in Denver. But I'm okay with calling it bad luck. However, it is still him not playing. Jokic played more than 50% more games than Embiid throughout the years. That's a big difference. And this year Jokic missed only one game so far. Plus he is the better playoffs performer and it is not close at this point. It has to account for something. With the difference in games played, it should account for something even in the regular season. And I actually want Embiid to do well.

[Kblaze8855]

Embiid and Maxey both out for the “rivalry week” national tv game. While the nba is negotiating a rights deal at that.

[fourkicks44]

All thing considered there are some rivalries in this game.

Marcus Morris vs Jokic

Pat Bev been talking shit about Murray this week on his podcast.

Their was epic beef between Doc Rivers and the Philadelphia media in the playoffs a two years ago because he wouldn't play Paul Reed over DeAndre Jordan in the playoffs.

Only real fans know these tho. Casuals who the TV rights deals rely on don't understand that stuff. It is unfortunate.

[elementally morale]

All thing considered there are some rivalries in this game.

Marcus Morris vs Jokic

LOL

I happen to follow the NBA more than someone you call a casual does but I'm a bit more interested in Maxey vs. Murray and Embiid vs. Jokic than I am in Marcus Morris. I think I'm not alone.

[fourkicks44]

LOL

I happen to follow the NBA more than someone you call a casual does but I'm a bit more interested in Maxey vs. Murray and Embiid vs. Jokic than I am in Marcus Morris. I think I'm not alone.

Yeah I understand for sure.

Morris is cooking right now, so if this stays close could be very interesting who Nurse goes with late in the game.

[Real Men Wear Green]

If Embiid plays for 5 minutes in a few games to make the 65 game threshold does he very the support of enough mvp voters to win it and/or does the NBA step in to invalidate his candidacy?

[elementally morale]

Yeah I understand for sure.

Morris is cooking right now, so if this stays close could be very interesting who Nurse goes with late in the game.

The way they are playing the Nuggets will lose this game. Given the circumstances that would be just awful.

[90sgoat]

Joel is out :facepalm

Sounds like he wanted to play but medical staff wouldn't let him

**** the medical staff.

If Embiid wanted to play, he'd play.

You think MJ sits in a game like this?

[elementally morale]

If Embiid plays for 5 minutes in a few games to make the 65 game threshold does he very the support of enough mvp voters to win it and/or does the NBA step in to invalidate his candidacy?

If he does that I think the voters will punish him as they should. I hope he plays the rest of the season but it is not happening.

[Duffy Pratt]

He did take a big shot to his knee last game, it looked pretty brutal.

I'm assuming that because they had so many players out the medical and coaching staff decided to just punt this one and let him rest.

He's now missed 11 games. Eight of the 11 are against teams over (mistyped and edited) .500.

In the games he's played, 18 of the 32 are against sub .500 teams. Three of the 14 against teams with decent records were against the zero D Pacers.

Bear in mind that only 12 of the the 30 teams are below .500. But somehow, by pure chance, Embiid finds himself disproportionately "injured" against the better teams, while being fully healthy to drop 70 on the Spurs. And he somehow is never injured for Detroit or Washington or Charlotte or Toronto.

He's got a nagging knee injury. It allows him to sit out whenever he finds it convenient, because he's saving himself for the playoffs. And, if he disappears again in the playoffs, he has a ready made excuse.

[elementally morale]

He's now missed 11 games. Eight of the 11 are against teams under .500.

Over, no?

[SouBeachTalents]

fourkicks44 the master of Sixer propaganda in this thread :lol

[elementally morale]

fourkicks44 the master of Sixer propaganda in this thread :lol

He is doing a good job. It's not easy defending some actions and he is being decent by not going overboard. I'll give him a pass being a Philly fan and all.

[elementally morale]

Jokic gives zero fu(ks Embiid and Harris not playing. He actually shoots less than he did in Philadelphia the other night. As if it just didn't entertain him playing subpar inside competition. 5 shots attempted this half. He should do more because the Nuggets are not really winning.

[Duffy Pratt]

Over, no?

Yes. Silly me.

[elementally morale]

The last time these two teams played felt like a playoff game. This one feels like a preseason game. :(

[elementally morale]

Let's hope something happens in the 4th quarter that resembles basketball. Up to this point we haven't seen any basketball whatsoever. One team doing great at struggling and the other doing awful at struggling. The Nuggets should be up by at least 15 given the circumstances and they absolutely deserve to lose. They may not but this showing is disgraceful.

Also, in a game like this, Jokic should step up and dominate inside. I'm fine with being unselfish and not playing for stats but come on. Go out and score some points.

[elementally morale]

What a cold comment Richard Jefferson had on Jokic appearing on the bench.

"It is nice seeing Embiid on the floor in Denver. I wish he was in a jersey but it's still great." LOL

[1_BAD_TIGER]

Denver has been sleep walking through games the last 2 months and it's hard to enjoy the games when the effort has been half speed, granted they are winning more the they are losing but when they go up against a good team that is giving maximum effort you get what happened in NY the other night.

[elementally morale]

Denver has been sleep walking through games the last 2 months and it's hard to enjoy the games when the effort has been half speed, granted they are winning more the they are losing but when they go up against a good team that is giving maximum effort you get what happened in NY the other night.

They were playing a good game in Philly that they lost and a great one at Boston that they won. Still, you are right. The team plays without heart at the moment and has been for a while now. Jokic is usually playing like Jokic but the rest is not there. If they don't improve they will be out in the 2nd round. This is not a championship team now.

[1987_Lakers]

Was planning to watch this game but forgot all about it, but I see Embiid isn't playing so I guess it wasn't worth it.

[1_BAD_TIGER]

Well the Boston and Philly games show what they can be at times, when the games start to matter Denver will be fine... I think

[elementally morale]

What an ugly win this is. Let's just forget this game, shall we?

[1_BAD_TIGER]

Was planning to watch this game but forgot all about it, but I see Embiid isn't playing so I guess it wasn't worth it.

Absolutely not worth going out of you way to watch

[elementally morale]

Was planning to watch this game but forgot all about it, but I see Embiid isn't playing so I guess it wasn't worth it.

Absolutely not. Great effort from the 76ers but they didn't have the personnel. The Nuggets played like shit. Boring game all around.

[1_BAD_TIGER]

Glad that's over, I want my money back

[Full Court]

Any predictions?

All I have to say is if this game goes as the last one Embiid will have had the MVP all but locked up by tomorrow if he can play enough games. Jokic still has a chance but Denver must win this one for that chance to stay alive. Also, I think both teams need HCA but Denver needs it more. The team still has a chance to have the best record in the West. Boston will most likely win the East but it is important for Philly to come on 2nd and avoid the Celtics in the 1st two rounds.

So pretty big stakes tonight.

The rightful MVP is SGA though.

[Nowoco]

Embiid is just an impossible guy to like.

Misses games against good teams like a bitch.
Disappears in the postseason.
Cries all the time about awards he thinks he should get.
Turns his back on his home country to shoehorn himself into the USA team to win a gold medal.

[fourkicks44]

How about Bball Paul huh?

Game high 30 points. ZERO FTA.

Denver 38 FTA.
Philadelphia 16 FTA.

[elementally morale]

The rightful MVP is SGA though.

With the way the season is unfolding he may just get it. I think he won't but I'm not saying he definitely shouldn't. 35 more games to be played though.

[elementally morale]

How about Bball Paul huh?

Game high 30 points. ZERO FTA.

Denver 38 FTA.
Philadelphia 16 FTA.


Denver played a very bad game but they actually deserved the FTs. No worries they missed like half of them anyway. I had great expectations and this game turned out to be among the worst I've seen all season. It was more fun watching the 76ers reserves than the Denver starters and that's telling you something. What a shitty effort on the Nuggets part. It's a win and that's where the good news end for me.

[fourkicks44]

Denver played a very bad game but they actually deserved the FTs. No worries they missed like half of them anyway. I had great expectations and this game turned out to be among the worst I've seen all season. It was more fun watching the 76ers reserves than the Denver starters and that's telling you something. What a shitty effort on the Nuggets part. It's a win and that's where the good news end for me.

Deserved free throws or not this is Insidehoops where free throws are looked down upon no matter what.

I don't expect anyone to speak up about free throws this game because it works against popular agendas.

Just thought it was a great game from Paul and to replace Joel and score a game and career high against the champs with no free throws at all was something that should be noted.

[elementally morale]

Just thought it was a great game from Paul and to replace Joel and score a game and career high against the champs with no free throws at all was something that should be noted.

It was a great game from the part of your team that made it to the floor. It shouldn't have been close and it was because they all played with great effort. Beverley was really motivational. So those players should be proud. Also, this is reason enough not to think of the 76ers as a 2-3 man team. This is a capable squad that should go far this year. On that note, I'll add that all players need to show up. Especially when it gets tough because it will.

As for the Nuggets, this kind of effort or lack thereof won't be enough. I hope they wake up.

[Duffy Pratt]

It was a great game from the part of your team that made it to the floor. It shouldn't have been close and it was because they all played with great effort. Beverley was really motivational. So those players should be proud. Also, this is reason enough not to think of the 76ers as a 2-3 man team. This is a capable squad that should go far this year. On that note, I'll add that all players need to show up. Especially when it gets tough because it will.

As for the Nuggets, this kind of effort or lack thereof won't be enough. I hope they wake up.

They look tired. They still have played more back to backs than any other team (9 so far), and they are at the tail end of a rough stretch on the road against very good competition. I think they will be just fine. The remaining schedule is relatively easy, and I still think they are likely to get the first seed in the west. But they do seem to have a habit now of making the easy games seem difficult.

[Duffy Pratt]

I didn’t mention it before, but 9 of the 11 games Embiid has been “injured” for have been on the road. So he ducks games against teams that are over .500, and especially when they are on the road. And then people wonder about his sub-par playoff performances?

The Sixers have 13 games left on their schedule against teams that are over .500. Assuming he doesn’t actually get injured, how is he going to play enough of them to be eligible for awards?

[NugzFan]

How about Bball Paul huh?

Game high 30 points. ZERO FTA.

Denver 38 FTA.
Philadelphia 16 FTA.

you arent actually blaming the refs for this game, are you?

[fourkicks44]

you arent actually blaming the refs for this game, are you?

I was alluding to the free throw discrepancy because of how free throws are viewed negatively by certain posters on this message board.

Imagine the non stop crying if Joel played and he had 16 FTA and Jokic had zero FTA.

Not surprising there is complete silence when it goes the other way and doesn't fit with certain agendas.

[NugzFan]

I was alluding to the free throw discrepancy because of how free throws are viewed negatively by certain posters on this message board.

Imagine the non stop crying if Joel played and he had 16 FTA and Jokic had zero FTA.

Not surprising there is complete silence when it goes the other way and doesn't fit with certain agendas.


There’s no agenda. Embiid flops and foul baits way more than most. Hence his ppg is inflated by fta.

Finding a game here or there than is an exception doesnt mean anything.

[fourkicks44]

There’s no agenda. Embiid flops and foul baits way more than most. Hence his ppg is inflated by fta.

Finding a game here or there than is an exception doesnt mean anything.

Coincidence that the game that was here or there was this one Joel didn't play and his backup was the game high scorer without any fta?

Last time Joel played in Denver Jokic had the game winning flop and was confirmed a missed foul call on him by the two minute report the following day. Lets not act like he is not guilty of playing the refs either.

Like I said imagine the non stop crying there would be if Joel had 16 fta in a game and Jokic was the game high scorer while having 0 fta.

This isn't supposed to be an assemnt of refereeing or anything specific in this game. Deserved calls or not that's not the point I'm trying to make, just how full of shit certain posters are.