Portland Path Blazers ahead Deni Avdija selected to take a lot of the blame for his crew’s 125-103 blowout loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday evening, in response to Aaron Fentress of The Oregonian.
Portland dedicated a season-worst 26 turnovers, which the 76ers managed to transform into 36 factors. One participant specifically contributed to virtually half of that whole: Avdija, who recorded a career-low 10 turnovers alone.
“I take accountability,” Avdija stated. “I’ve by no means had this quantity. The ball wasn’t in my fingers very properly as we speak.
Avdija, who received a begin with ahead Jerami Grant injured, scored 17 factors on 5-of-9 capturing from the ground (2-of-5 from deep) and 5-of-5 capturing from the foul line, whereas scoring additionally seven rebounds, two assists and a steal. However his problem retaining the ball offset a lot of his optimistic contributions.
“It is a kind of video games the place when you may have all these items going towards you on the identical time, you normally have a scary evening,” remarked Portland head coach Chauncey Billups.
The Path Blazers remained aggressive within the first quarter, however by halftime they have been already down double digits, 64-54. Portland received as shut as eight factors within the third quarter, however a 19-8 run by the Sixers basically ended the sport. Portland fell behind by as many as 27 factors within the fourth quarter of the competition.
Philadelphia’s seven-time All-Star middle Joel Embiid scored a game-high 37 factors on 12-of-21 capturing from the sector and 12-of-13 from the charity stripe, 9 rebounds and three assists. He additionally posted a powerful +26 plus-minus, second-best in Philadelphia, simply behind Caleb Martin’s +27.
“The massive man was like we noticed in his MVP 12 months,” Billups remarked of Embiid. “Give them [the 76ers] credit score… They’re bodily. Defensively, they attempt to take a whole lot of issues away from you.
All 5 Portland starters scored in double figures, however with Avdija beginning, nobody on the bench began cooking. General, the Path Blazers additionally struggled to attach from lengthy vary, making simply 8 of 36 from distance (22.2%). The win improves the 76ers to 13-17 on the season, whereas the loss drops Portland to 11-21, the sixth-worst file within the league. The Path Blazers, already within the operating for a lottery spot, are possible hoping to lose many extra video games to different sub-.500 groups because the season continues. Though the followers, gamers and head coach of the crew would like a happier final result on the sector.
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