The Philadelphia 76ers winning streak was stopped at four after falling to the Toronto Raptors 101-96 after superstar big man Joel Embiid had himself a nightmarish game. For the first time in his basketball career, he went scoreless in a game shooting 0-for-11 and he had four turnovers along with five fouls in the loss.
It was a rare off night for the star who entered the game averaging 22.8 points and he has thrown the Sixers on his back plenty of times. On this night, the rest of the Sixers did their best to try and pick up Embiid, but they weren’t able to get it done.
Embiid accepted his responsibility in the loss as he told reporters:
It starts with me. I can’t have this type of production. I would’ve never thought I would be here talking about 0 points in an NBA game but it is what it is. Some nights you make shots, some nights you don’t.
Embiid: "It starts with me. I can't have this type of production. I would've never thought I would be here talking about 0 points in an NBA game but it is what it is. Some nights you make shots, some nights you don't… Different defensive schemes and you gotta learn from it."
— Rich Hofmann (@rich_hofmann) November 26, 2019
The Sixers have now lost 14 straight games in Toronto in the regular season as they have not been able to figure out a way to win at Scotiabank Arena. Their win in Game 2 of the 2019 semifinals was their only win North of the Border over the past seven years. [lawrence-related id=20037,20031,20021]