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Ben Simmons had a strong shooting half, missing only once in five attempts. Joel Embiid went back to work, attacking the basket and drawing fouls. The defense also struggled to contain Joe Ingles and Mike Conley as the onslaught of 3-pointers kept building the Jazz lead until the 76ers starters checked back in.Ī nice run in the middle of the quarter, thanks to some good defense by Harris and Matisse Thybulle, led to some easy baskets in transition. He did hit his first two shots, but then, the offense struggled. With Embiid and Tobias Harris on the bench, Shake Milton was relied on to produce points. Yet, nobody else on the Sixers would contribute enough to keep the score close early.Įntering the second quarter, things got worse for Doc Rivers’ team.

When Philly tried to keep pace, they fed the ball to Embiid, who did score in a variety of ways. They took advantage of mismatches and scored inside and outside. Despite an onslaught of Utah Jazz 3s, the Sixers were able to topple the NBA’s best team behind Joel Embiid’s MVP performance.īojan Bogdanovic and Donovan Mitchell could not miss in the first period. The Sixers posted Joel Embiid early and often. The Jazz ran pick-and-rolls and launched a ton of 3s. When the ball tipped off, both teams tried to establish their offense with their signature systems. The Sixers needed an extra period just to escape with a win against a very good Utah Jazz team. The two best teams from each conference went head-to-head on this night.