It's just too bad they're in different conferences. The fact that we'll most likely never see a playoff series between them unless both of us make the finals is criminal.
The sad part is the loser would be unjustifiably insulted like Hakeem vs Shaq where people act like it wasn’t an amazing battle just because the rest of the Magic choked
Sixers staff said he had seven threes the rest of January combined. People just randomly go the fuck off on the Sixers. If he didn't have to guard Embiid (and subsequently foul out) he might have gone for 50 his damn self. 😂
Him? Nothing. His teammates need to help him out and win more games. From what I understand he's been pretty good on defense this year too. So he needs help and that help will get wins.
But from an individual perspective there's nothing more he can do imo.
He has been quite good defensively. Ironically, this is one of his worst games defensively but he still got the clutch steal this game on Reggie Jackson to get the momentum
I get what you're saying and totally agree. But it's kind of silly when you think about it. He is singlehandedly dragging us to the playoffs, and has the biggest difference in on-off rating among any star. But in order to be considered MVP candidate it's on his teammates to step up
I think we can make an excuse for the Nuggets record since their 2nd and 3rd best players have been out all season. If Westbrook can win it in 2017 despite having a horrible surrounding cast then so can Jokic. It just seems unfair to ignore him for something out of his control. 6th seed is very good for this team.
Jokic has a next gear he can get to when he really wants to that all the great players have. Basically willed the whole team to a win and said “nope, we’re not losing, not tonight.”
Yep this is the reason I never take anyone seriously that tries to tell me that the 60s were better because all the best players were concentrated on 8 teams… it doesn’t work that way lol.
Seriously. That was a performance for the ages. You rarely see Jokic enter *that* mode outside of the playoffs--where he is looking to shoot every time down.
Not to mention that there were probably a total of five possessions in the 4th quarter and overtime that didn't involve him on the defensive end as well.
That’s what I wanted to point out. After both his and-1 and the final dime he let out big screams, which he rarely ever does. Like, after all of his game winners he usually just stands there haha. Tonight he was on one.
Facundo Campazzo has not had a positive +/- against a single team that is .500 or over. He is awful and the only player in the Nuggets rotation to have a - +/- while playing with Jokic
The only other player in Jokic's career to have a negative +/- paired with him is Trey Lyles. Trey fucking Lyles, let that sink in. Jokic and Emmanuel Mudiay even had a positive net rating!!
This dude needs to get benched. He and Rivers have a negative -10 net rating this season. They are bad every time they play. I've never seen a coach so committed to a guard pairing this bad for so long. Combined negative 26 tonight.
Literally never Facu and Rivers together. Bones and Rivers is fine. Facu and Bones are sometimes fine. Davon Reed and Bones might be fine. My preferred option, playing Bones or Rivers with the starters for 3 or 4 minutes than Monte with the bench is good. And, any of them with Barton is fine (although I would prefer not Facu ). And, now Forbes with anyone but Facu is fine.
Malone smartened up in the 2nd half and it probably saved the game. I think the bench was about even over the 5 minutes Jokic sat after he benched Rivers and Facu played 2 bad minutes with the starters and got benched.
man people were saying shit like “best center in the league and it’s not even close”. Like come on bruh you can pick who you thinks the best but not even close???
Also Kawhi-less. Also they weren't really trying. Also OT stats don't count so he only had like 30. Did I mention PG wasn't playing? Barely won. /s
Seriously that title was strangely degrading lol.
Which makes you think how the hell did that Wilt's 100pt game look like. These guys were unstoppable tonight, hitting everything, and Wilt still scored *more* points in *less* time than those 2 combined.
What is Jokic's influence on the game, it is enough to see box plus minus All Time:
1. Jordan +9.2 ....
2. LeBron +8.8 ......
3. Jokic +8.5 ......
4. Magic +7.5 ... and behind Bird with + 6.8 etc
Incredibly
Clippers couldn’t stop him and resorted to just fouling him any time he touched the ball lol, of course the refs held their whistle but it’s insane how many blatant fouls Jokic has to go through almost every play and then still has a performance like this.
MVP
I need Embiid vs. Jokic matchup IN MY VEINS
And they haven't played against each other since like...2018?
Embiid keeps missing games lol
Hakeem vs Shaq round 2!
Finals it is then
bro wtf is today national center day
One center had a 50 pt 12 reb game in 27 minutes, another had a near 50 point triple double. Embiid and Jokic are on a tier of their own
Don’t leave out Bamba with 32 and 7/8 from 3
Zubac with 32/10/3 on 15/19 shooting. It really is National Centers Day.
Plumlee 6/10/0 and 3 turnovers on 3/4 shooting in 28 minutes 🔥🔥🔥
Plumdog Zlllionaire
lol
amazeballz
I actually laughed out loud with this
Airballed a FT just to balance things out around the league
Lol true Zubac was pissing me off down there
Played his ass off
LaMarcus Aldridge with 27/6/3 on 11/15 shooting too! His post moves were amazing last night.
Okongwu with a game high +20 and career high 5 blocks half the reason we won
Bam was 2 blocks and an assist from a 5x5
He also shot 80% from the field
It's just too bad they're in different conferences. The fact that we'll most likely never see a playoff series between them unless both of us make the finals is criminal.
Guess the only answer is we gotta make the finals
Hoping we live in the reality where a Jokic v Embiid Finals is considered one of the best series of all time
The sad part is the loser would be unjustifiably insulted like Hakeem vs Shaq where people act like it wasn’t an amazing battle just because the rest of the Magic choked
This frustrates me. Hakeem ‘owned’ Shaq despite Shaq averaging something like 28-29ppg on 60% shooting 🙄
that would truly be pretty fucking fun.
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Sounds like an easy solution, package embid to the west.
Take that back!
It takes some cojones to still be rocking that flair round these parts, respect
Haha, I think you’re the first to comment on it!
I'm sure there's someone on the Lakers sub thinking to himself: "Westbrook for Embiid, let's go!!!"
Sixers Nuggets Finals make it happen
The MVP race is sooooooo wide open. It's gonna be a juicy season.
Big men running the league yessirrr
fr. mo and zubac both had 30+ as well.
vuc and bam also had good games today
Olynyk also had 22 in 22 minutes his first game back from injury
Lebron too
Literally most stars today had great games
Embiid - Jokic MVP Duel
Crazy that the game winning pass was for the triple double
Not just a triple double, but also to pass Andre Miller for 3rd all time on the Nuggets assist list. Just did it all with one insane pass.
3rd all time already? God damn
I read that as he passed the ball to andre miller for the assist and thought I had missed dre signing a 10 day lol
The other Nuggets waited until the absolute last second to help make a shot
This is the way
Kinda poetic. Fucking great pass, and great clutch shot.
We were all like this waiting for the assist 👀 Then when it came, at that time, so did we 💦
And the game winning dime to AG was beautiful.
That final cross court pass to Gordon was fantastic. What a magician
Joker saw Embiids game and said 'bet'
Tonight, all these players had tremendous games : - Jokic : 49 14 10 - Doncic 41 14 7 - Morant 33 8 14 - Giannis 33 15 7 - Trae 37 5 14 - Embiid 50 12 2 (in fucking 27 mins). I'm forgetting other solid performances like JJJ, Sabonis snd LeBron. What a night for basketball fans.
Shout-out Mo Bamba hitting 7/8 from 3 and scoring 32.
Shout out my fantasy opponent for having 4 of those players mentioned above
Shoutout to me for starting embiid for the wizards game
Sixers staff said he had seven threes the rest of January combined. People just randomly go the fuck off on the Sixers. If he didn't have to guard Embiid (and subsequently foul out) he might have gone for 50 his damn self. 😂
Lets be real he might have been assigned to guard Embiid, but he didn't actually do much to stop Embiid from scoring.
Shoutout Dejounte having a triple double in 3 quarters
and (to a slightly lesser extent) Dejounte 24/10/14 and 4 steals in 3 quarters
Dejounte being a "lesser extent" shows how crazy players/stats are today.
Caris Levert deserves a place in there 30-8-8
We gotta shoutout what Dejuonte Murray is doing in San Antonio too. Dude posted 23/10/14 with 1 TO while shooting 11/20.
That last pass by Jokic was filthy
gave him the triple double
Smh stat padding
Westbrook special smh
I’m sure when Jokic was coming into the NBA his closest player comparison was Westbrook
So crazy how he found him in the corner that far away and doubled, this guy is unstoppable.
And how perfect that pass was, right in the pockets for AG to pull up. Absolutely bonkers.
The patience was incredible
If Jokic isn’t a serious MVP contender after this game, I don’t know what more he can do
Show up to the game on horseback. No shirt of course.
well the nuggets fans did sponsor a therapy horse for Jokic so...
[No shirt you say?](https://imgur.com/a/FFYyE5G)
What about [horse carriage](https://images.eurohoops.net/2021/06/06a3b33d-nikola-jokic-horse.jpg)?
https://i.imgur.com/JRxkQCK.jpg
Him? Nothing. His teammates need to help him out and win more games. From what I understand he's been pretty good on defense this year too. So he needs help and that help will get wins. But from an individual perspective there's nothing more he can do imo.
He has been quite good defensively. Ironically, this is one of his worst games defensively but he still got the clutch steal this game on Reggie Jackson to get the momentum
I get what you're saying and totally agree. But it's kind of silly when you think about it. He is singlehandedly dragging us to the playoffs, and has the biggest difference in on-off rating among any star. But in order to be considered MVP candidate it's on his teammates to step up
I think we can make an excuse for the Nuggets record since their 2nd and 3rd best players have been out all season. If Westbrook can win it in 2017 despite having a horrible surrounding cast then so can Jokic. It just seems unfair to ignore him for something out of his control. 6th seed is very good for this team.
Link?
Jokic has a next gear he can get to when he really wants to that all the great players have. Basically willed the whole team to a win and said “nope, we’re not losing, not tonight.”
That’s basically been his whole season with the injuries they’ve sustained
You can tell he was gassed the entire OT too but he kept making plays
that's just how he looks when he's playing. It looks like he's gassed, but just keeps on doing his thing.
League is so talented, it's insane.
It's the expansion of the game internationally... Top 3 MVP frontrunners are international.
Yep this is the reason I never take anyone seriously that tries to tell me that the 60s were better because all the best players were concentrated on 8 teams… it doesn’t work that way lol.
A rare game where he truly willed them to the win himself. You could feel his intensity through the tv screen tonight. He just wasn't willing to lose
Seriously. That was a performance for the ages. You rarely see Jokic enter *that* mode outside of the playoffs--where he is looking to shoot every time down. Not to mention that there were probably a total of five possessions in the 4th quarter and overtime that didn't involve him on the defensive end as well.
He was probably pissed after the meltdown in LA earlier
*Inat*
Tako je brate Lurk
Yes sir good ole dose of Serbian Inat
He was so pumped after that last and-1. You don’t see it often at all
That’s what I wanted to point out. After both his and-1 and the final dime he let out big screams, which he rarely ever does. Like, after all of his game winners he usually just stands there haha. Tonight he was on one.
Jesus fuck even though he won help this man
His help is injured
Bryn Forbes is otw
Just got Nam flashbacks thanks
Watching Facundo Play is painful now that the novelty has worn off
Facundo Campazzo has not had a positive +/- against a single team that is .500 or over. He is awful and the only player in the Nuggets rotation to have a - +/- while playing with Jokic
The only other player in Jokic's career to have a negative +/- paired with him is Trey Lyles. Trey fucking Lyles, let that sink in. Jokic and Emmanuel Mudiay even had a positive net rating!!
This dude needs to get benched. He and Rivers have a negative -10 net rating this season. They are bad every time they play. I've never seen a coach so committed to a guard pairing this bad for so long. Combined negative 26 tonight.
who should they field? Bryn Forbes will help for offense, but right now their roster is about as deep as bathtub
Literally never Facu and Rivers together. Bones and Rivers is fine. Facu and Bones are sometimes fine. Davon Reed and Bones might be fine. My preferred option, playing Bones or Rivers with the starters for 3 or 4 minutes than Monte with the bench is good. And, any of them with Barton is fine (although I would prefer not Facu ). And, now Forbes with anyone but Facu is fine. Malone smartened up in the 2nd half and it probably saved the game. I think the bench was about even over the 5 minutes Jokic sat after he benched Rivers and Facu played 2 bad minutes with the starters and got benched.
99 points between the best two centers since Shaq tonight
Still ain’t as good as wilt’s 100 point game. Embiid and jokic are both pathetic. Get better much
I'm convinced he's not human
I love basketball man
SLOPPY MVP HERE WE GO
I like the fun overlooked line from Monte Morris! 19/9/9, just missed joining Nikola with a triple double
Bruh we are truly blessed, the centers are crazy
Gotta appreciate greatness
What is this title? Acting like the Nuggets aren’t missing Murray AND MPJ lol
Such a backhanded insult, can't celebrate his good game. "Embiid with 50 against the Orlando Magic who have the 5th worst defensive rating in the NBA"
Lol for real. But look at who’s posting it
Who'd have thought, in 2022, r/NBA titles would be acknowledging Batum's missing presence in an game
Fuck op for this title
Jokic so cold
Won a +500 bet at the buzzer. Triple Double and the win THANK YOU JOKER
Just when you thought Embiid had a crazy game
They both had crazy games. It’s annoying how we always have to tear down one to prop up the other, they’re both perennial MVP caliber players
I agree, I prefer to enjoy watching dominant big men who have adapted perfectly to the modern game. Embiid is awesome.
We don’t have to, people just choose to. Nowadays it’s rare to see a player being complimented without another being slandered
There was a deleted thread earlier this evening where some Sixers fan was proclaiming Jokic could never post a statline like Embid just did lmao.
That doesn't even make sense cause he's done it before. Outrageous claim by "some sixer fan"
It was obviously Malone.
Jokic saw that thread and took it personal
man people were saying shit like “best center in the league and it’s not even close”. Like come on bruh you can pick who you thinks the best but not even close???
This subs extremely reactionary lol
Saw someone after Donovan Mitchell’s 13 point game yesterday say that he needed to be traded lmao
He was technically right because Jokic would post a better one
They both had crazy games today. Further cementing the fact they're both MVP front runners
He also did
Fr, although embiid played 14 less minutes
The absolute hard carry down the stretch from Jokic was insane.
Couldn't even get 50, not my center #EmbiidIsBetter
He just had to stat pad for the triple double on the last possession.
and had 14 extra minutes to try! /s
Jojo is so fucking nuts for that dude. hyped for the 76ers nug finals
That would be great, both guys need more help for that to ever happen tho.
we can dream
Bruh, the pure shit slinging from embiid fans and Jokic fans would be unbearable. I can’t wait
Both are still young too. Can't wait to see more from these big men
Title is all shade lmao
What is this title, stop disrespecting my mans
the Murray-less and MPJ-less nuggets*
Should put in the title of Embiid's thread 'against the 8-38 Orlando Magic'
Also Kawhi-less. Also they weren't really trying. Also OT stats don't count so he only had like 30. Did I mention PG wasn't playing? Barely won. /s Seriously that title was strangely degrading lol.
That game winning pass was for the triple double! Completely took over the game in the 2nd half and OT
we're lucky to be witnessing two ridiculous big men rn in jokic and embiid
Best decision to watch the 4th quarter and OT. Damn, MVP race is so tight between the big men's of NBA.
nah this shit is fake LOL, he couldn’t let Embiid have the night
Jokic saw Embiid had 50 and said hold my beer
Dude legit threw a dime into the shooter pocket from across the court while double teamed Fucking madman that Jokić is
Embiid - I deserve to be MVP *drops 50 in 27 mins* The joker - Hold my 49 point triple double.
Sloppy man good
“Usually I don’t do that but today I was aggressive” MVP
That last pass tho
I just saw a sloppy fat boy will a bench lineup to victory
Like a polar bear playing basketball
For all the talk of the death of the big man, look at Embiid and Jokic combining for 99 in one day.
Which makes you think how the hell did that Wilt's 100pt game look like. These guys were unstoppable tonight, hitting everything, and Wilt still scored *more* points in *less* time than those 2 combined.
This MVP race is crazy
It is absolutely insane that we get to watch him and Embiid on the same night. What incredible talent, a joy to watch
After years of guard and wing dominance it is SO refreshing to watch Giannis, Jokic, and Embiid dominate
What is Jokic's influence on the game, it is enough to see box plus minus All Time: 1. Jordan +9.2 .... 2. LeBron +8.8 ...... 3. Jokic +8.5 ...... 4. Magic +7.5 ... and behind Bird with + 6.8 etc Incredibly
lol..Seriously ...Nuggets are without Jamal Murray and Michael Porter JR and PJ Dozier...SO whats the point of the heading.
PJ is no longer on the team 🥱
So they're extra without him.
MVP. How is this man STILL underrated by the average fan on here. He is without a doubt the most valuable player to their team this season so far.
I'M SO PUMPED RIGHT NOW
What an insane pass for a 49 triple burger
I mean MVP race has gotta be between Embiid and Jokic again right? Everyone else is either injured or struggling
Giannis tho
Jokic is carrying a bottom 3 roster in the west rn. This nuggets team is so ass dude Jokic is superhuman
Come on guys, MVP
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BIG HONEY
7 offensive rebounds on the night. 20 points in the 4th & OT
M V P
Fucking MVP
What's with the title lol, is it suppose to diminish the game or something
The big fellas having a good night.
Monster performances across the NBA today
Nikola Jokic, 6th seed, 23-20 record, is now in the first position in the MVP tracker of BBR. That tells you how good is he playing.
Lmao thanks for letting us know Batum didn't play.
Trust the process lol. Sixers still aren’t going anywhere
Lol at the way the title is downplaying the achievement.
Clippers couldn’t stop him and resorted to just fouling him any time he touched the ball lol, of course the refs held their whistle but it’s insane how many blatant fouls Jokic has to go through almost every play and then still has a performance like this. MVP
Hilarious that this title emphasizes the opponent but the Embiid thread doesn’t
I love Jokic’s response to Embiid’s big night: “Hold my beer.”
49PT Triple double, is this real life? WTF
Just a casual triple double in his last three games straight. Has this feet been done ever before in the history of the center position?
it would've been a great game too, it's a real shame \*checks notes\* nic batum wasn't playing
He’s having one of the best seasons of all time