charge up for Sunday, Cameron Payne. 🔋

Joel Embiid on Tyrese Maxey, who he continues to call “the franchise player”:

“We’ve dealt with so much drama. And he’s the one constant.

Good basketball player, obviously, but great human being.”

“The one thing I’m not going to do is give up. I’ve got to keep pushing. I’ve got to keep fighting.”

-Joel Embiid on playing through adversity

“I just love playing the game. I just want to be on the floor as much as possible.”

-Joel Embiid on playing through injury and illness in this series

Tyrese Maxey on Joel Embiid’s 50-piece tonight:

“His voice and his presence tonight was the biggest thing. I know he had 50, but his voice, his passion, his presence, was huge tonight.”

“Energy costs nothing. I was pumping the crowd up tonight. We as humans, we feed off energy. We feed off confidence. Bench guys - that’s our job…

“I love having fun.”

-Cam Payne on his consistent energy

“To the young people… You have to stay ready. Your opportunity can get called at anytime. I was locked in.”

-Cam Payne

“I think Cam Payne was the MVP of this game. Just staying ready.”

-Kyle Lowry

The Philadelphia 76ers win Game 3, 125-114. They claw back into the series, which is now 2-1.

Embiid: 50 PTS / 8 REB / 4 AST
Maxey: 25 PTS / 4 REB / 7 AST
Oubre: 15 PTS / 7 REB / 3 AST
Payne: 11 PTS / 3 AST / 2 BLK
Lowry: 9 PTS / 4 AST
Harris: 8 PTS / 5 REB
Batum: 4 PTS / 6 REB / 2 BLK

Joel Embiid in the Philadelphia 76ers' Game 3 win:

50 PTS
8 REB
4 AST
13-19 FG
5-7 3FG
19-21 FT

First career playoff 50-ball for Joel Embiid.

It's also his first 50-piece since returning from injury.

An exodus of the Knicks fans who attended. 👋🏻

The only centers in NBA history with

40+ points
5+ threes

in a playoff game.

With 41 points tonight (thus far) Joel Embiid has notched a new playoff career-high.

Just a delightful evening for Joel Curry to join the festivities

Kelly Oubre Jr. really might be the swaggiest person on earth

An absolutely pivotal 43-point Q3 for the Philadelphia 76ers - their highest-scoring quarter in the series thus far. They lead, 98-85, ahead of Q4.

Embiid in Q3: 18 PTS / 4-4 3FG (!!!!)

The Philadelphia 76ers' leaders in a 43-point Q3: 28 PTS.

Embiid: 18 PTS / 7-8 FG / 4-4 3FG
Maxey: 10 PTS / 2 REB / 6 AST

The 4 three-pointers Joel Embiid made during the third quarter are the most he has ever made in a single quarter of playoff basketball, per Stathead.