What happened
After Embiid picked up his third foul late in the second quarter, he told the coaches at halftime to put LeBron James on Karl-Anthony Towns in Philadelphia’s opener.
James then used his size against Towns, and Embiid said the adjustment let him stay on the floor while the Sixers protected a small lead.
LINEUP CONTEXT
The switch hints Philadelphia may use James as a movable defender when Embiid is in foul trouble, but that matchup remains situational.
Automated brief based on the linked report. Lineup context is analysis; official starting-five labels come separately from our game data provider.
Original reporting: Joel Embiid made an interesting suggestion about LeBron James – and it worked — Yahoo Sports ↗