Joel Embiid is a Defensive Player of the Year candidate, an imposing post player, a monstrous rebounder, and the NBA’s fourth-leading scorer in 2018-19. Embiid is a lot of things, but a rim roller is not one of them.
In Game 3 against the Toronto Raptors, though, as the Philadelphia 76ers took a 2-1 series lead with an authoritative 116-95 win, Embiid used some new-found momentum in the pick-and-roll to help him return from two disappointing (albeit unhealthy) games to open the series.
Embiid finished Game 3 with 33 points (9-of-18 shooting, with a 3-of-4 mark from 3 and 12-of-13 from the free throw line), 10 rebounds, three assists and five blocks in just 28 minutes.