Joel Embiid's No Phantom in Game 3

Published on 20-Apr-2018 by Biff BoJock

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Joel Embiid's No Phantom in Game 3

What a great time to be a sports fan in Philadelphia!

 

Joel Embiid finally got a chance to shed his spectator's role and partake in his first-ever playoff game in this first-round series with Miami, and dude clearly revelled in it.

He even got a kick outta the fact that Justise Winslow didn't realize he had 50 hi-tech masks on hand to protect the damaged orbital bone that had kept him on the sidelines.

 

Frankly, that was one of this games milder moments.

Flyers fans woulda been right at home here in a first half that featured 31 fouls plus 4 technicals,  and 45 free throws.

 

There was even an undercard matching Dwayne Wade and Justin Anderson, but in Philadelphia hockey terms, that was merely a series of love taps.

 

In the battle that mattered, Embiid was unstoppable.

Dude racked up 23 points, 7 boards, 4 assists, and 3 blocks along the way to a 128-108 76ers beatdown, putting them up 2-1 in the series.

 

What should be scary to the rest of the league is Embiid seemed to be merely providing a hint of things to come.

 

As long as there are no distractions.

Dude's a phantom no more.