Daily News | Joel Embiid gets robbed of NBA MVP — again. He’s never going to win.
to win his first MVP award. He was disappointed at last year’s outcome. He will be enraged this week. Pity the Heat. He will take out his frustrations on them.
Embiid’s playing at about 75%, and still, he’s the difference in the series. Jokic at 75 percent? He’s Bill Wennington. Which means, in totality, Embiid is better. He does things Jokic cannot. He’s a combination of Shaquille O’Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Dirk Nowitzki. Jokic is Larry Bird, plus 2 inches and 50 pounds.Switches forced Embiid into covering Heat guards twice Sunday. The first time, against former All-Star Victor Oladipo, he forced a jump ball. The second time, he forced Sixth Man of the Year Tyler Herro to throw the ball out of bounds. You’re not getting that sort of defense from Jokic.
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