Cowherd To me the MVP officially goes to Jokic now You gotta be able to show up in a big game The Sixers chose the playoffsand its a regular season award Sorry Nobody said its Embiids fault Its Embiids reality

Bill Simmons on the MVP race I voted for Joker Nikola Jokic I changed my pick

Zach Lowe No one who has watched the Nuggets for the years they haven't won the title can make a case that it's Jokic's fault like at all But if he gets a second one the names he's next to are like the holy pantheon of NBA players Bill Simmons He has to be with Bird and Magic at that point

Joel Embiid full highlights vs Boston Celtics tonight 109-100 W - Game 7 - First Round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs 34 Points on 1226 FG 462 14 from 3 911 FT 818 12 Rebounds 2 Off Rebs 6 Assists 1 TOV 1 Block 2 PF and a - of 11 in 3905 minutes played

Joel Embiid full highlights vs Boston Celtics last night 113-97 - Game 5 - First Round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs33 Points on 1223 FG 522 05 from 3 910 FT 4 Rebounds 1 Off Reb 8 Assists 3 TOV 1 Block 4 PF and a - of 13 in 3855 minutes played

Broadcast announcers giving credit to Jokic for his smart basketball play

Bill Simmons on Denver's exit I gotta ask was the Gordon injury bigger than any other injury in this series The second half Jokic played was a we're-not-going-down-like-this kind of half and only Cam Johnson was joining him