Daily News | Joel Embiid’s return helps Sixers land 99-79 victory over Miami Heat in Game 3 | Analysis
Embiid was cleared to play after participating in a 15-minute pregame warmup. Embiid’s return came after the MVP finalist cleared concussion protocol and participated in Friday morning’s shootaround. At the time, he had been upgraded from out to doubtful.
The Sixers also did a better job of shooting three-pointers and rebounding. They shot 48.4% from behind the arch and had a 44-35 rebounding advantage. This shooting performance came after they made 14 of 64 three-point attempts and have been outrebounded, 91-71, in the first two games.But the focus was on Embiid in his first game since receiving an elbow from Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam in the Sixers’ Game 6 victory to clinch the first-round series.
Like that postseason, Embiid’s eyewear is stronger than a normal mask. It is made of carbon and polycarbonate. The only difference is the last mask had a goggle-like covering over the eyes. Embiid’s presence combined with the solid play from Harden and Danny Green enabled the Sixers to take a 41-34 halftime cushion.Green struggled mightily from the field in the first two games. In Game 1, he shot 2-for-6 and went , 1 of 5 on threes. Then in Game 2, the small forward was 1-for-10 and made 1 of 9 threes.Green’s 21 points and seven three-pointers came on nine attempts — all three-pointers. His hot hand also enabled the Sixers to break out of their three-point shooting slump.
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