Joel Embiid, after the Sixers' 20-game home streak ended against the last-place Cavaliers: "Like Tristan said before the season, the Cavaliers still run the East, so they came here tonight and proved it."

Joel Embiid's stats after 2 games 205 ppg135 rpg4 apg His stats last year through their first 2 games were pretty similar 205 ppg7 rpg45 apg He averaged 21 ppg on 433483 shooting in October of last year before ending the season Top 2 in MVP voting

Wojnarowski Holmgren joins a list of high draft picks who lost their rookie years to injuries including Joel Embiid Ben Simmons and Blake Griffin

Kirk Goldsberry Anthony Davis is the least efficient jump shooter in the NBA over the last 2 seasons Among 178 players that have attempted at least 500 jump shots since the beginning of the 2020-21 season Davis has logged the lowest eFG on those shots at 3599 - no other player is below 40

Mathias hits the clutch three to give the Sixers the lead with 26.1 left