James Harden, NBA Twitter react to Sixers knocking off Nuggets at home
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The Philadelphia 76ers looked to be in trouble on Saturday afternoon when they played host to the Denver Nuggets. The Sixers were off to a rough start on the defensive end as they allowed the Nuggets to shoot a scorching 65.9% from the floor and they were trailing it 73-58 at halftime.
Instead, they dug deep and were able to rally for a 126-119 win over the No. 1 seed in the West. They held the Nuggets to 40.5% from the floor and 46 points after halftime thanks to some big defensive performances from PJ Tucker and Tobias Harris and, of course, they were able to win thanks to the heroics of Joel Embiid.
Embiid had 47 points on 18-for-31 shooting and 18 rebounds to win his duel with Nuggets star Nikola Jokic who had 24 points, nine assists, and seven rebounds.
James Harden had 17 points and 13 assists, Harris had 14 and six rebounds, De’Anthony Melton and Tyrese Maxey had 13 points each, and Georges Niang had 14.
Harden and the rest of NBA Twitter gave their reactions to an impressive win:
you know I got yo back like chiro-practic #Uno pic.twitter.com/bfYI6Vxaxi
— James Harden (@JHarden13) January 28, 2023
47 for Joel Embiid. Busting that man’s ass.https://t.co/OMyiix5S8h pic.twitter.com/oQZd1VKovx
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) January 28, 2023
47 PTS | 18 REB | 5 AST | 3 STL | 2 BLK
we're glad @JoelEmbiid starts for us.
🎥 presented by @palottery pic.twitter.com/1TJq971Kce
— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) January 28, 2023
47 points
18 rebounds
5 assists
3 steals
2 blocksCan someone calculate @JoelEmbiid’s VORP for me?
— Drew Hanlen (@DrewHanlen) January 28, 2023
Joel Embiid with the step-back 3 to ice the game and cap off his sensational performance:
47 points
18/31 FG
4/7 3PT
7/10 FT
18 rebounds
5 assists
3 steals
2 blocksSixers win https://t.co/969VlxTgUk pic.twitter.com/21LaJHUYpD
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) January 28, 2023
Joel Embiid just tied Michael Jordan with his 33rd career 40-point, 10-rebound game. Shaq (43) is the only player with more since the merger (per @ESPNStatsInfo).
— Michael K-B (@therealmikekb) January 28, 2023
Incredible shotmaking by Joel Embiid in the 4th.
We see it more often these days but it still blows my mind seeing a 7-foot, 280-pound center scoring so fluidly from the perimeter. pic.twitter.com/k0p5249w0R
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) January 28, 2023
Hey NBA MVP voters: remember this day when you might be choosing between Jokic and @JoelEmbiid two months from now.
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) January 28, 2023
JOEL EMBIID OVER JOKIC. 🔥
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) January 28, 2023
Joel Embiid
44 points
18 reboundsMaybe should be starting in the All-Star game!
— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) January 28, 2023
Joel Embiid isn't an All-Star starter, though.
— Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) January 28, 2023
Want to know about how Joel Embiid feels about losing out on MVP to Nikola Jokic & not being named an All-Star starter? He made 47 statements with this game. None louder than this one. pic.twitter.com/u77wcnbFsq
— Michael Lee (@MrMichaelLee) January 28, 2023
Joel Embiid today:
47 PTS
18 REB
5 AST
3 STL
2 BLK3rd player since 1975 to put up those numbers or better in a game. MVP? pic.twitter.com/xq4aaTfMDK
— StatMuse (@statmuse) January 28, 2023
November 15, 2017 @ LAL was my favorite Joel Embiid performance (46p & 15r) — how he got it done.
He has surpassed that performance for me this afternoon #sixers
— Devon Givens (@devong975) January 28, 2023
Joel Embiid hits a step-back 3 to ice the game, hits the crowd with an MJ shrug and James Harden jumps on his back.
Damn, man.
— Rich Hofmann (@rich_hofmann) January 28, 2023
The real mvp @JoelEmbiid https://t.co/0cn1qg9TYg
— Dave (@lildickytweets) January 28, 2023
I repeat:
NO ONE in the NBA is doing what Joel Embiid is doing on both ends of the floor. NOT ONE.
— Hoops Reference (@HoopsReference) January 28, 2023
“Not an Allstar Starter”
“Not a MVP candidate”
GIVE JOEL EMBIID HIS DAMN RESPECT pic.twitter.com/HvE0sQvbls
— 𝘾 𝙝 𝙧 𝙞 𝙨 👽 (@SirEMBIID) January 28, 2023
Joel Embiid had his 33rd career 40-point, 10-rebound game Saturday.
The only player with more since the NBA and ABA merged in 1976-77?
Shaquille O'Neal, who had 43 of them.
Michael Jordan also had 33. pic.twitter.com/ot7wK2ViIf
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 28, 2023
JOEL EMBIID TODAY:
47 Points
18 Rebounds
5 Assists
3 Steals
2 Blocks
58% FG🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/YNSZ6tgKHv
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) January 28, 2023
Joel Embiid's incredible, man. The guy is just something else. He's up to 44 and 18 and Philadelphia leads it 115-110 with 4:36 left. #Sixers
— Ky Carlin (@Ky_Carlin) January 28, 2023
