This night appeared to be too big for some Sixers, but Batum met the moment. He helped cover for Embiid, who was clearly still fighting off knee injury.
The crowd, including Eagles’ defensive end Brandon Graham, cheer on after Sixers forward Nicolas Batum scored in the fourth quarter of their NBA Play-In Tournament win over the Miami Heat at the Wells Fargo Center,This night appeared to be too big for several Sixers. Batum wasn’t one of them. The reserve power forward had been locked in for this game since Tuesday, and it showed when the Sixers needed him most.
“We knew if we lose that game, we would have another chance Friday,” Batum said of qualifying for the playoffs. “I think that was like my main motivation. I didn’t want to play Friday. I need those two days. I need those two days in between.” “That was a big team win,” Batum added. “The crowd was into it. We played badly in the first half. Their zone is something. We did a good job. We adjusted. I think we were more aggressive in the second half, and I tried to be more aggressive. Find a way to beat their zone and on defense, as well. That was a good win.”Sure, he finished with a team-high 23 points, a game-high 15 rebounds and made 9-of-10 from the foul line.
He finished the night shooting 6-of-17 from the field. Unable to get to his spots and lacking his usual lift, it was obvious that Embiid’s left knee hampered him.Friday against the Orlando Magic and missed Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Brooklyn Nets for what the team called precautionary reasons., noted that the seven-time All-Star blew a couple of layups in the first half. That may have been attributed to lacking his normal lift.“I thought he competed,” he said.
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