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Joel Embiid took to Twitter to revel in the Philadelphia 76ers’ overtime victory against the Memphis Grizzlies.
The team’s leading scorer was rested for Monday’s clash and watched on as Doc Rivers’ men made it five wins in a row.
In Embiid’s absence, Andre Drummond, Tyrese Maxey and Tobias Harris stepped up to get the job done despite a fine showing from Memphis’ All-Star Ja Morant, who put up 37 points.
It was Maxey who snatched a 122-119 triumph in overtime with a driving layup.
And Embiid tweeted: “They hate the process but we will keep thriving. Great Dub!! Hell Yeaa.”
THEY HATE THE PROCESS but We will keep thriving….. Great Dub!! HELL YEAA
Speaking about Embiid, man of the moment Maxey told reporters: “He’s a great team-mate; he’s our MVP.”
Despite leading the way for the Grizzlies, Morant shouldered the blame for the team’s loss.
“If there’s anybody you want to be mad at, it can be me,” he said. “If I made free throws, we probably wouldn’t have even gone into overtime.”
Drummond offered consolation to his beaten opponent with some warm words of praise for Morant.
He said: “He’s a great athlete, he’s able to make spectacular plays, but at the end of the day it’s still two points.
“You have to take your hat off to him, but we won the game.”
