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Joel Embiid named Eastern Conference player of the month to cap 2022-23 season

Sixers coach Doc Rivers was named Eastern Conference coach of the month.

The crowd cheers after a dunk by Sixers center Joel Embiid during the fourth quarter of a game against the Boston Celtics at the Wells Fargo Center.
The crowd cheers after a dunk by Sixers center Joel Embiid during the fourth quarter of a game against the Boston Celtics at the Wells Fargo Center.Read moreHeather Khalifa / Staff Photographer

Joel Embiid was named the Eastern Conference player of the month for games played in March and April on Tuesday.

It’s the third time this season the 76ers center has been selected as the conference’s best player for a month. Meanwhile, Doc Rivers was named the conference coach of the month for March and April after leading the Sixers to a 15-7 record. He was also named coach of the month in January.

Embiid averaged 33.3 points on 59.5% shooting along with 9.4 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.7 blocks, and 3.1 turnovers in 18 games played in March and April.

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He also won the award in December and January. In all, he has been names player of the month seven times. His other selections came in January 2019, January 2021, December 2021, and January 2022. He and Hall of Famer Allen Iverson are the only Sixers to win the award at least four times. Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis was named the Western Conference player of the month.

Embiid, an MVP frontrunner, averaged a career-high 33.1 points per game to win his second consecutive scoring title. He also finished eighth in the league in rebounding (10.2) and seventh in blocks (1.7).