Should have been a hell of a lot easier than that considering they have a 8 point lead with 1:30 left (and 17 at half), but at least they got it done. Tharpe clearly needs to be the guy with the ball in his hands at the end of the game going forward, though. Been making clutch plays and FTs all year.
As impactful as Embiid was in this game, Wiggins was that poor. He played some good defense in the first half, but I think the big lead took him mentally out of the game and he never got back into it. We'll see how he rebounds on Monday from this.
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