NBA 2018-19: 3 talking points from Indiana Pacers' win over Philadelphia 76ers

The Sixers played without Jimmy Butler who was out with a strained groin
The Sixers played without Jimmy Butler who was out with a strained groin

#2 Joel Embiid produces one of the best individual performances of the season

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Joel Embiid is averaging 27.0 ppg(5th best in the league) this season.
Joel Embiid is averaging 27.0 ppg(5th best in the league) this season.

This was a performance to remember for the Sixers' big man. He finished with 40 points and 21 rebounds, while JJ Redick scored 22 points and Ben Simmons had 18.

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Joel's dominant showing in the match means this was the 15th game this season that he had scored at least 30 points and 15 rebounds. To put things into perspective, no other player in the league has more than eight.

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Also, no Philadelphia player had recorded at least 30 points and 20 rebounds in a game since Charles Barkley on 7 December 1990, until Embiid did it in this game.

"It wasn't enough," Embiid said. "Next time I've gotta get 50 and 25, I guess. It doesn't matter what I had. At the end of the day, we didn't come up with the win."
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He's right, because that's what it does come down to every single night - winning or losing.

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