{"id":118164,"date":"2026-04-28T22:34:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T01:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/joel-embiid-needs-to-take-backseat-to-tyrese-maxey-and-vj-edgecombe\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T22:34:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T01:34:54","slug":"joel-embiid-needs-to-take-backseat-to-tyrese-maxey-and-vj-edgecombe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/joel-embiid-needs-to-take-backseat-to-tyrese-maxey-and-vj-edgecombe\/","title":{"rendered":"Joel Embiid needs to take backseat to Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"topper-img-wrapper -mx-5 sm:mx-0 relative aspect-[3\/2]\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"inq-image--wrapper figure \">\n<figure class=\"inq-topper__figure inq-topper__figure-3x2\" role=\"figure\" aria-describedby=\"inq-fig--figcaption-joel-embiid-scored-2-caption\">\n<div class=\"inq-image inq-image-topper-style\"><\/div><figcaption id=\"inq-fig--figcaption-joel-embiid-scored-2-caption\" class=\"inq-image__caption\"><span class=\"inq-fig--caption type-caption truncated text-primary \">Joel Embiid scored 26 points in 34 minutes in his return for Game 4.<a class=\"inq-fig--expend-btn font-bold absolute bottom-0 right-0 cursor-pointer  hidden-read-more text-primary bg-white \" role=\"button\" data-click-event=\"expand-caption\">Read more<\/a><\/span><span class=\"inq-fig--credit block type-author text-sm mt-1 text-primary pb-2 \">Monica Herndon \/ Staff Photographer<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"px-0 list-none border-y-neutral-light-charcoal-gray&#10;            border-solid border-x-0 border-y  mb-6 mt-2 pt-5 pb-5\">\n<div class=\"type-author inq-author inq-author--standard text-primary\">\n<div class=\"inq-author-main inq-byline\">\n<div class=\"\"><span class=\"text-primary font-normal  leading-5\">by <a class=\"no-underline author-compact text-primary hover:text-blue-mid font-normal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/author\/murphy_david\/\" data-card-author=\"David Murphy\">David Murphy<\/a> | Columnist<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col md:flex-row\">\n<p><span class=\"inq-timestamp__label leading-5\">Published\u00a0<\/span><time datetime=\"2026-04-26T22:19:28-04:00\" class=\"inline-block type-article-details text-secondary inline leading-5\">April 26, 2026, 10:19 p.m. ET<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"article-body\" class=\"article-body-light \">\n<div class=\"flex border-b border-solid items-center justify-between mb-6 pb-5 border-b-neutral-light-charcoal-gray\">\n<div class=\"relative flex items-center gap-2 self-stretch \"><button class=\"audio-paywall-trigger bg-transparent flex gap-2 items-center cursor-pointer\"><span class=\"font-grot10 text-3.5 font-semibold not-italic leading-4 text-primary\">Listen to article<!-- --> <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2022<\/span>\u00a0<time>0:00<!-- --> min<\/time><\/span><\/button><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Feedback\" class=\"bg-transparent cursor-pointer flex\" aria-expanded=\"false\"\/><audio><track kind=\"captions\" class=\"hidden\"\/><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \"><a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/topic\/joel-embiid\">Joel Embiid<\/a> didn\u2019t lose Game 4 for the <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/sixers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/sixers\/\">76ers<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">He didn\u2019t win it for them, either.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">Somewhere in between is a conundrum that will define the upcoming Sixers summer and those in the foreseeable future. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">How do you fashion a competitive roster that is centered on two young scoring guards but also accommodates a ball-dominant center whenever he happens to be available to play? <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">How do you coach such a roster?<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p type-interstitial text-primary\"><b>\u00bb READ MORE:<!-- --> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"interstitial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/sixers\/joel-embiid-injury-return-sixers-tyrese-maxey-vj-edgecombe-20260427.html\" class=\"no-underline text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\">Joel Embiid vows not to \u2018cry about\u2019 his latest postseason injury setback: \u2018Some things you can\u2019t control\u2019<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">These may not be <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/topic\/daryl-morey\">Daryl Morey<\/a> and <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/topic\/nick-nurse\">Nick Nurse<\/a>\u2019s problems to solve if the Sixers can\u2019t solve what plagued them in a <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/sixers\/sixers-joel-embiid-tyrese-maxey-paul-george-payton-pritchard-nba-playoffs-20260426.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/sixers\/sixers-joel-embiid-tyrese-maxey-paul-george-payton-pritchard-nba-playoffs-20260426.html\">128-96 loss to the Celtics on Sunday night<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">This was the kind of loss that can lose hearts and minds in a hurry. Less than a week ago, <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/topic\/tyrese-maxey\">Tyrese Maxey<\/a> and <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/topic\/vj-edgecombe\">VJ Edgecombe<\/a> made the future look like the present while starring in a scintillating Sixers win that evened the series in Boston. On Sunday, with Embiid back in the lineup after a 20-day absence, the young duo played like they were wedged into an optional third row. Maxey somehow made it to halftime having attempted just three shots. Edgecombe had five. Meanwhile, Embiid and soon-to-be 36-year-old <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/topic\/paul-george\">Paul George<\/a> combined for 17 shots in the first half. The Sixers were down 18.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">Maxey said all the right things afterward. And he was partially correct.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">\u201cThat absolutely can\u2019t happen,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s just unacceptable by me. It wasn\u2019t meant to happen that way. We can\u2019t win basketball games with that happening, and I take full responsibility on that one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">Maxey does bear some responsibility. Even without Embiid on the floor, he can sometimes be a little too unselfish. But the bigger culprit in Game 4 was the presence of Embiid. Not that he was demanding the ball or forcing up shots. He didn\u2019t need to. The ball finds him. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">\u201cIt wasn\u2019t intentional, it was kind of just the flow of the game, how the game was kind of going,\u201d Maxey said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">Therein lies the issue. With Embiid on the court, the flow of the game isn\u2019t the same as when Andre Drummond and Adem Bona are out there primarily as screen-setters or last-ditch options. The entire pecking order is different. Maxey said Embiid and George both told him at halftime that he needs to \u201cforce\u201d his way into the game. On the one hand, they were correct, given the circumstances. On the other hand, those aren\u2019t ideal circumstances. Ideally, Maxey <i>is<\/i> the flow. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">This is uncharted territory for all involved. Maxey entered Sunday having spent long stretches of the previous two games looking every bit the equal of Celtics superstars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. The Sixers were clearly at their best when he knew that the weight of the game rested on his shoulders. But Maxey has spent his entire career playing for a team built around Embiid. So when Embiid suddenly returns to the court, old habits die hard. That has been the biggest cost of Embiid\u2019s constant comings and goings as Maxey has evolved into a legitimate alpha scorer. He hasn\u2019t had many opportunities to learn how to play that role alongside Embiid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p type-interstitial text-primary\"><b>\u00bb READ MORE:<!-- --> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-link-type=\"interstitial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/sixers\/sixers-joel-embiid-tyrese-maxey-paul-george-payton-pritchard-nba-playoffs-20260426.html\" class=\"no-underline text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\">Joel Embiid\u2019s big return, Payton Pritchard\u2019s big first half and more of what we learned from the Sixers\u2019 Game 4 loss<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">\u201cHe\u2019s got to certainly be a bigger focal point and get some more shots off for sure,\u201d Nurse said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">There is a similar dynamic between Edgecombe and George. The youngest NBA players see George as an icon. Nurse can preach all he wants about the need for his young guards to assert themselves, as he did after Game 4. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">\u201cIt can\u2019t go from 20 or 25 shots down to as low as it was, especially for VJ,\u201d the Sixers coach said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">The issue is inherent. Guys like Embiid and George command the ball with their presence. When the duo headed to the bench with 5 minutes, 31 seconds remaining, they\u2019d combined to attempt nearly half of the Sixers\u2019 shots, and to miss well more than half of those. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">Two games removed from their star-making effort in Game 2, Maxey and Edgecombe combined for just 23 shot attempts. Embiid took 21 on his own, not including four trips to the foul line. There was a stretch in the third quarter when he appeared to find his groove. By that point, the Sixers were struggling just to keep their deficit below 20. When all was said and done, Embiid and George had combined for 42 points on 15-of-34 shooting. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">It probably didn\u2019t matter a whole lot for the game or for the series, which the Sixers now trail three games to one heading into a potential clinching Game 5 on Tuesday in Boston. Maxey and Edgecombe combined to hit just 9 of 23 shots for 28 points. Maxey was a solid 7-for-14 for 22 points. Edgecombe missed seven of his nine shots, including all four of his three-point attempts. Whether or not that framing is fair is mostly beside the point. It was a bad look. Real bad. <\/p>\n<div class=\" mt-4 rounded w-full border&#10;          border-solid border-gray-mid-neutral border-1\">\n<div class=\"p-4\">\n<div class=\"flex items-start gap-2 sm:flex-row\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"24px\" height=\"24px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/pf\/resources\/images\/I_circle_black.png?d=1307\" alt=\"Inquirer logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\" flex-1 text-primary font-semibold leading-6 text-6 font-inquirer-headline\">David Murphy alerts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"custom-cta-newsletter-form\" class=\"mb-4\">\n<p class=\" text-secondary text-4 mt-1 font-grot10 italic leading-4.5\">Weekly<\/p>\n<p id=\"cta-description\" class=\" text-primary mt-2 text-4 sm:text-4.5&#10;          leading-5.5 sm:leading-7 font-normal font-grot10\">Get David Murphy\u2019s clear-eyed analysis and fresh perspective on the biggest stories in Philly sports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">The Sixers are heading into a summer when the framing is going to matter. Absent a defined direction and a believable competitive narrative, they will struggle to convince more than a small handful of the fan base that the 2026-27 season is worthy of its disposable attention and emotional investment. You can only suck people back in so many times before they end up dead inside. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">All of that would have been true regardless of how Game 4 played out. What we saw didn\u2019t make it any more or less true. But what we saw is inexcusable at this stage of the Sixers\u2019 trajectory. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">And therein lies the conundrum. Embiid is always going to be a player who ends up with the ball in his hands and a decent look at the basket. He is wired to take those opportunities. He has had a lot of success doing it. Even in Game 4, there were moments when you saw the success he can still have if he can keep himself on the court with any regularity. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">That\u2019s a hell of an \u201cif.\u201d Until it isn\u2019t, then Embiid\u2019s presence will be a problem, because it comes coupled with enough absences to make it nearly impossible for guys like Maxey and Edgecombe to figure out how to do what they do best alongside him. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/sports\/nba-playoffs-joel-embiid-tyrese-maxey-vj-edgecombe-20260426.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joel Embiid scored 26 points in 34 minutes in his return for Game 4.Read moreMonica Herndon \/ Staff Photographer by David Murphy | Columnist Published\u00a0April 26, 2026, 10:19 p.m. ET Listen to article \u2022\u00a00:00 min Joel Embiid didn\u2019t lose Game 4 for the 76ers. He didn\u2019t win it for them, either. 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