It’s a colossal task that awaits the Lakers for their trip to Philadelphia. They’re going to have to go up once morest an in-form Joel Embiid, and it won’t be easy to stop him. An elder of the house, however, thinks he knows how to do it, and thus makes the task easier.
Winners of the Nets (106-96), the Lakers signed at least one prestigious success during their road trip. Except that Brooklyn was not complete, including Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving who were missing. Quite the opposite of Philadelphia, which will receive the Californians with an almost complete workforce, with the exception of Ben Simmons. Which means that Joel Embiid will be there…
Preventing the pivot from shining in front of them, that’s all the work of Hercules for the Purples and Golds. Indeed, The Process has been unstoppable since the New Year, chaining the boxes with ease and above all by imposing a real visual domination. How then can we oppose him? Former LA, James Worthy has thought long and hard regarding the question. The Hall of Famer thus believes that everything will rest in particular on a veteran of the roster, which will be very important according to him:
Dwight Howard X Factor vs. Joel Embiid?
It will take a collective effort. He’s such a massive force, he can do so much on the pitch. I think Dwight Howard will have to play a part in this game. I would put anything in his face to turn him off, to take some pressure off AD since it will only be his second game back.
Remember that D12 played last year in Pennsylvania, as Jojo’s understudy, whom he regularly faced in training. So he knows how to deal with him, or so we can hope. For Worthy, the plan is simple, namely to push Dwight to tire his vis-à-vis, even if it means sacrificing himself for the good of his people:
Howard can pick up six fouls while exhausting Embiid with his physical play. During this time, Anthony Davis can rest instead of attacking him right away.
In any case, this is an avenue to explore for the Angelinos, even if it is far from won. The Cameroonian is capable of blowing up any strategy at the moment… What is certain is that he repeated his ranges perfectly in Philly’s last match. The poor Pelicans didn’t have the slightest chance once morest him, conceding 42 points, 14 rebounds and 4 blocks while Doc Rivers’ men won (117-107):
Dwight Howard in X-factor once morest Joel Embiid, it’s James Worthy’s idea so that the Lakers can offer resistance. D12 also has the advantage of knowing The Process well and may know how to proceed once morest his ex-teammate.
