Daily News | Sixers-Trail Blazers takeaways: Joel Embiid is ‘unguardable’, Tyrese Maxey’s defensive effort, Matisse Thybulle’s safe haven
Tyrese Maxey’s defensive effort isn’t going unnoticed. And the Portland Trail Blazers are the right spot for Matisse Thybulle.Embiid is the NBA’s leading scorer at 33.4 points.
“I mean, I’ve said it,” Embiid said. “I think I’m unguardable. You know it’s all about using that and trying to make my teammates better. With that comes a lot of double- and triple-teams every game.” “Like I say, I can be better. I missed a bunch of free throws and had a couple of turnovers, especially one down the stretch. So I can always be better.”Maxey’s hustle
The shooting guard struggled to defend Portland guard Anfernee Simons early on. He did a better job defending Damian Lillard. But in the fourth quarter, Maxey made a lot of hustle plays while the Sixers trapped on defense.Joel Embiid hit game-winning jumper to lift Sixers and spoil Matisse Thybulle’s homecoming“You know what was great? The guys in the locker room, Tuck [P.J. Tucker] was killing Tyrese after the game,” Rivers said. “He was like, ‘The cat’s out of the bag, brother.
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