Daily News | Sixers-Suns takeaways: Joel Embiid looks more comfortable initiating offense and defense excels without switching
Joel Embiid looked comfortable having the 76ers’ offense run through him. The defense was much better without relying on switching. And Tyrese Maxey has to get used to playing a new role.Embiid the facilitator
Having the ball more than in his first six games, Embiid’s playmaking abilities were on full display. The Sixers also had solid ball movement from side to side with everyone touching the ball. “But that’s something that we just need to do it,” he said. “Even when we have everybody, that’s something that we just need to do it. And that’s how I think we are going to win, too.”Embiid talked a lot in the preseason about the Sixers having the best defense in the league this season.Georges Niang rains three-pointers as Sixers stun the Suns
While he’s joking, the Sixers actually had a different defensive philosophy Monday. The Sixers did a lot of switching one through five on defense in the first 10 games. Tonight, the Sixers played man-to-man with players fighting through screens to keep up with their assignment. That responsibility has taken the normal shooting guard a little bit out of his comfort zone, which has impacted his shooting.
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