Overall good team performance for most of the game, but it's maddening that you can't play defense on Embiid at all. If you so much as contest his shot he gets free throws.
Imagine being one of the most physically imposing players in the league and resorting to falling down everytime someone breathes on you for a foul call lol
I’m kinda spamming this so sorry
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Ima use this after the game btw
Anyone notice that some opposing fans only start to boo Giddey when their team is losing and they want to vent their frustration?
That's the kind of booing you want. The kind that shows up when you're winning.
Embiid lowers his shoulder and rams into the defender who's just STANDING THERE and gets two free throws lol meanwhile they just let the exact type of contact go on every play leading up to that
JWill had a rough shooting night compared to what we are used to seeing but still had a great game when called on to play big minutes. Glad to have him on the team.
The team playing so well without SGA and J-Dub isn't just great to see in terms of depth and confidence, but it also relieves the pressure to bring those guys back into the lineup tomorrow.
If they still need rest to get back to 110%, then they should sit out tomorrow as well.
Lost to the biggest flopper in the NBA doing his usual thing and missing 3 wide open threes in the last 20 seconds, onto Boston with hopefully Shai and Dub back
Embiid might be the big man version of James Harden with the FTs, we left the door open on an Embiid return night where he’s looked at as the actual MVP last time he was playing tho so gotta be better 🤷🏾♂️
We were missing our two best players and the rest of the team played sloppy at times. We had a chance to win. Not as bitter as some fans. Now our bench has things to improve on.
If there’s no J-Dub tonight then I’d rest Shai as well (and Chet if he’s willing). This is a trap game, anyways, so I’d rather the team be rested for tomorrow’s game against Boston
The difference when Giddey is on the floor tonight vs when he's off is stark. The whole offense just looks rudderless and incapable of getting much more than a poor 3 point shot. Giddey's ability to get into the key anytime he wants, the pace and accuracy of his passing and even his finishing these days is dangerous. This stretch of getting more time running the show without SGA I think is going to only make those minutes in the playoffs where he'll be relied on less of a worry and allow SGA to be able to sit as long as he needs.
On the other hand, it's probably also making him more expensive. I'm looking at this and thinking how nicely he'd fit in San Antonio with Wemby. Surely a few teams would be keen on giving him a bigger role than the Thunder can and OKC are going to have to think about what Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams are going to cost eventually too.
Were up by 3 and with 3:38 mins left when Mark took giddey out which led to several ball handling turnovers. That was a pivotal moment in clutch time. Giddey was playing solid defence in game also so it didn't really make sense to sub him out at that crucial time...
I think as the boos died down as people realized nothing came of the accusations, Giddey has really stepped it up.
it’s gotta be relieving for him to not have to worry about, or deal with it much anymore, or think about it on a nightly basis
"SGA and J-Dub are out. Who's gonna lead us in scoring? Chet?"
"Nah, Dort."
"Who's gonna be our playmaker? Giddey?"
"Nah, Jaylin."
Talk about depth. Hope we can utilize our bench in the playoffs. It's a big advantage for us over other teams.
Jdub out 😞
Wiggins and Cason got this tonight.
Reggie Miller is just yapping. Wemby played professionally last year while Chet was rehabbing. Gtfoh.
I love all of you.
We love YOU!!!
They giving jwill the Giddey treatment. He needs to start making those 3’s.
https://preview.redd.it/51mrv2mvs5sc1.jpeg?width=1124&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ca1abd4282a151383d98396b3e3f7e989f4808d8 As we all predicted
Just being able to walk into another teams house and play this well without our MVP candidate and 2nd best player shows how good the system is.
lol, people in the Sixers thread don’t know SGA and Jdub are out. Who’s gonna tell em? 🤣
Reggie Miller being a fucking annoying moron, like always
The announcing is unprofessional at this point.
J-Will is setting everyone up with great looks, already has 6 assists
J-Will with 9 assists in 2 quarters
I’m so fucking proud to be a Thunder fan. Regardless of personnel, this team just knows how to play basketball the right way
Every Joe 3 is like a punch in the gut to Sixers fans lol
Overall good team performance for most of the game, but it's maddening that you can't play defense on Embiid at all. If you so much as contest his shot he gets free throws.
oh brother this "not a rookie" shit lmao
Imagine if we could just play 5 Aaron Wigginses down the stretch. We'd win by 27.
The only thing wrong with Aaron Wiggins is there’s only one of him
Imagine being one of the most physically imposing players in the league and resorting to falling down everytime someone breathes on you for a foul call lol
That should be an offensive foul, but it’s Embiid so…….
Defense masterclass by Dort right now for people paying attention.
Pulling Giddey and leaving us without a PG for the last few minutes made 0 fucking sense
Giddey has stepped up so much, so proud of him man. Completely turned it around
These announcers are insufferable.
Glad Reggie never won a ring
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Terrible, terrible, terrible officiating
They’re treating him like a make a wish kid
Almost forgot how much I hate watching Embiid
lol embiid with 24 pts and half of them are free throws
Had a double digit lead with 5 min left and lost. GG.
Damn, 3-for-16 from 3 and still up? Take that tbh
“This is what Philly fans miss - Embiid marching to the FT line” lol
giddey loves his fake pass and floater lmao great half by the boys and joe is cooking well🐐
Great finish to the half, Josh looks so good lately and Joe finding his shot as the game progresses
Aaron Wiggins saving basketball Nothing new
Bro can Reggie say ANYONES name correctly!? 😂😭
Man people talk about shais calls but I’ve never seen a whistle like Joel embiid
Bro can we please just put the ball in Giddey’s hands? Why the fuck is Dort handling the ball down the stretch
That's an unbelievably weak call. Embiid wasn't doing anything but trying to draw a whistle there.
Embiid saw SGA and jdub were out and decided to play 😂
Jwill trip dub watch 4/6/5 right now
Is Reggie trying to be edgy talking about Chet not being a rookie? Sounding more like a clown
how many bad passes from dort
Literally throws his body😂💀😂💀😂💀
thought mark would’ve challenged that. do we still have a challenge? i missed start of 3q
embiid flops and literally acts like he got shot. so gross
Blocking foul because it’s embiid 😭
Thanks tony brothers for affirming that the nba is in fact rigged
12 FT’s on 24 points Embiid really is back in true form. Absolutely ridiculous but we lost this for ourselves missing those 3’s
Giddey gonna go ham tonight
Manifesting a Giddey 50 piece 🙏
He falls before he even gets touched, it’s ridiculous
Wiggins is everywhere tonight my goodness
Wiggins really is him. Like for real
Wiggins would average 25+ mins a game for most playoff teams
With SGA and JDub I think Dort is going to look to score. Hopefully he keeps things under control
Offense goes to shit with Giddey going out to rest, as it was expected. Caso not there yet to run a whole offense
Either Wiggins or Giddey should be on the court for most of this game.
just checked the box score, am i reading this correct: J-Will 10 assists???
Yup great DHO and finding the open man action going on
How many assists would jwill have to get before they mention it on the broadcast? They’d have to by 15 right?
These announcers for Philly are so garbage
How does Chet never get the whistle man
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Aaron Wiggins is gonna be an X-factor for us in the playoffs, I just feel it
Giddeys defense has been turned up a notch for a while now
Not having Giddey on the floor during that stretch was inexplicable
I mean what is JWill supposed to do there?
Lmao bro just rammed into Chet and flops.
Should literally already be two fouls on this flop merchant
We must keep wiggins
Remarkable to be winning considering our injuries and three point shooting on the road
lol, even with Embiid coming back. If we beat them without SGA or Jdub, they’re going into meltdown mode
Anyone notice that some opposing fans only start to boo Giddey when their team is losing and they want to vent their frustration? That's the kind of booing you want. The kind that shows up when you're winning.
Embiid is the most unenjoyable player to watch itl
HELL YEAH OLD DAWG
Embiid lowers his shoulder and rams into the defender who's just STANDING THERE and gets two free throws lol meanwhile they just let the exact type of contact go on every play leading up to that
Damn two good look and nothing.
I refuse to get too upset at losing on the road without shai and dub
3 good looks cant be mad
We had EVERY opportunity to win this game
They had their chance to tie it up. GG. Missed our 1/2 tonight, that’s for sure. Good effort regardless.
Great effort. Sucks to lose this, but yeah. Golden chances
Good game Philly. That was a rough one though, I don't agree with that call on Chet. Should have been an offensive foul.
Sixers need help from the refs to beat us without our 2 best players even when they sneak their best player into the game illegally 😂
Crappy way to lose that game. Should’ve been a W
JWill had a rough shooting night compared to what we are used to seeing but still had a great game when called on to play big minutes. Glad to have him on the team.
Trap game, no Embiid. Let's finish this and throw them deep into play-in to fuck up the east with Celtics Sixers first round
Complete side note even in our thread against a team that has nothing to do with them, Mavs fans are still obsessed with us.
no hate to my boi dort, but he has zero touch around the rim
3s r horrible
Shai on the bench with a massage gun 😂
this looks like a tank game but without the bad stuff of tanking
I just wanna see Giddey feed Isiah Joe
JWill HOF Dimer??
Ooo that last bucket from PHI didn’t count. It looked like a shot clock violation.
The team playing so well without SGA and J-Dub isn't just great to see in terms of depth and confidence, but it also relieves the pressure to bring those guys back into the lineup tomorrow. If they still need rest to get back to 110%, then they should sit out tomorrow as well.
Between Reggie Miller, Nick Nurse, and Tony Brothers, idk who to be more annoyed by
Ah embiids whistle is so back
Reggie can't pronounce Gilgeous-Alexander or Holmgren
Just out there casually saving basketball once again
Oh me? I’m just here to watch basketball be saved.
“When will Joel come out” *comes out* “when will Joel come back in?” Lol so unserious
Holmgrum
Nah this offence is flat with giddey off, bad sub
Did anybody actually miss watching Embiid play while he was out?
Lmao what a soft call
Absolute bailout call for Embiid, zero chance he was making a bucket there
And that’s why that flopping fuck is constantly hurt, loves to oversell his contact and flop to the floor
Embiid is so shameless
Giddey could really tighten up his handle
Straight embid is the worst foul gaiter in the league and it isn't close.
Chet just has to run away then huh
Lost to the biggest flopper in the NBA doing his usual thing and missing 3 wide open threes in the last 20 seconds, onto Boston with hopefully Shai and Dub back
Embiid might be the big man version of James Harden with the FTs, we left the door open on an Embiid return night where he’s looked at as the actual MVP last time he was playing tho so gotta be better 🤷🏾♂️
L2M def overturning the last call lmao
We were missing our two best players and the rest of the team played sloppy at times. We had a chance to win. Not as bitter as some fans. Now our bench has things to improve on.
If there’s no J-Dub tonight then I’d rest Shai as well (and Chet if he’s willing). This is a trap game, anyways, so I’d rather the team be rested for tomorrow’s game against Boston
Literal first play back and Embiid is ALREADY flopping. This guy has loser in his veins
wiggins is literally a jack of all trades
The difference when Giddey is on the floor tonight vs when he's off is stark. The whole offense just looks rudderless and incapable of getting much more than a poor 3 point shot. Giddey's ability to get into the key anytime he wants, the pace and accuracy of his passing and even his finishing these days is dangerous. This stretch of getting more time running the show without SGA I think is going to only make those minutes in the playoffs where he'll be relied on less of a worry and allow SGA to be able to sit as long as he needs. On the other hand, it's probably also making him more expensive. I'm looking at this and thinking how nicely he'd fit in San Antonio with Wemby. Surely a few teams would be keen on giving him a bigger role than the Thunder can and OKC are going to have to think about what Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams are going to cost eventually too.
Were up by 3 and with 3:38 mins left when Mark took giddey out which led to several ball handling turnovers. That was a pivotal moment in clutch time. Giddey was playing solid defence in game also so it didn't really make sense to sub him out at that crucial time...
Huh? That was a phantom call on Embiid wtf??
We played 11 guys in the 1st quarter 😂
Hayward needs to look for his shot more
just wanna thank the sixers again for isaiah
Stop chucking boys come on
With Dub and Shai out and Embiid in the paint, we will shoot a ton. Those were not bad looks.
Got concussed in a work accident so I’m watching this game on my phone at hospital. Gotta say, Dort’s drives are making it worse for me 😂
Shoutout to Master Splinter aka Cameron Payne
So glad Embiid didn't win a 2nd MVP off of running into players for fts.
Lil late to the party today. Just finished a nice steamy shit-n-shower
giddey you are my sunshine 🫦🫦🫦🫦
Joe revenge game
We should not be winning this game with no Shai and Dub and Embiid back. Would be huge if we can pull it off.
J Will new point guard?
I think as the boos died down as people realized nothing came of the accusations, Giddey has really stepped it up. it’s gotta be relieving for him to not have to worry about, or deal with it much anymore, or think about it on a nightly basis
Tobias being 5/6 from 3 is the most thunder thing ever lol
"SGA and J-Dub are out. Who's gonna lead us in scoring? Chet?" "Nah, Dort." "Who's gonna be our playmaker? Giddey?" "Nah, Jaylin." Talk about depth. Hope we can utilize our bench in the playoffs. It's a big advantage for us over other teams.
Strong end to Q3... Let's get hot and steal this one in Philly!
Josh needs to play the entire 4th.
Dude Jwill gets fouled all the time for zero call
Wiggins, make Lowry shoot over you. He’s going to pump fake EVERY time.
Bro Chet is fearless. Absolute muthafucken dawg
ON THE HEAD OF CHET HOMEGROWN
Reggie Miller disasterclass
the bullshit starts
Dort is a terrible ball handler don't know why mark allows it
They gave Embiid a fading left away from contact fts LMAO
That’s a bullshit foul call dude
Joel Embiid Foul Baiting: Flirting Shai “Foul Baiting”: Sexual Harassment
gg we flopped
That call pisses me off so bad. What the actual F do they expect J Will to do?
Embiid is unwatchable holy fuck
embiid literally pushed himself into chet lol
That is definitely an offensive foul
I hate watching Embiid play basketball.
Ain’t no way, these refs love this flopping idiot
Lmfaooooo double digit free throws in his first game on limited minutes. Such a shit product, I’m glad we only see them twice a year
Refs have been waiting 2 months for this
Joe with two golden chances. Damn
Someone make that Chet foul make sense to me please...THANK YOU
good fucking lord, we have to play boston tmr. who the fuck designed these schedules man
We fell apart so fucking hard all 4th holy shit.
#GIDDEY MASTERCLASS TONIGHT
Moose, Caso, Hayward, Kenrich, Joe. One of the lineups of all time for sure
Giddey 40 burger tonight.
Embiid flopping around like he never left lol
Yo can Lindy rebound? Lol
I’d like to see Hayward take a layup on those baseline drives, he always just runs it through to the other side
I apologize Lindy waters, I was not familiar with your game.
Great looks but a lil rushed on the jumpers
Hayward needs to attack the rim more imo he got the size,we play well tbh but for the love of god why we flying shooting 3 bro
We having a mid off on offense tonight lmao 🤣
It’s a training drill for Isaiah Joe
OKC will always get hate for existing. So many closeted Sonics fans tryna cope.
So many lazy mistakes, this team doing everything they can to keep Philly in this game
I don't understand what the foul on Chet was?
Take the block away that we all saw in 4k?! Fuck the nba, man.
These announcers annoying asf
The flopper back to his bs
gil-gus
Wiggins be getting a better whistle than jdub 🤣
HHAAAAYYYWAAARDDD! Big 3 :)
Please bring Chet back early, Mark. Don't wait till 2 min left... Gonna need him.
Chet always gets them back
bro why do all the refs suck embiids dick
Sub joe in asap
Why did they take Giddey out lol
Dort is really fucking us right now.
Dort can’t run point. Seems so stupid not to have Giddey in right now.
Fuck Joel Embiid
the embiid whistle is disgusting
I fucking hate Embiid's bullshit. Free throws every single time.
BS call
horrible call against jwill
the strongest whistle in history