Joel Embiid had two big blocks on Kawhi Leonard and NBA fans loved it

The Philadelphia 76ers came out firing in a Game 6 six they need to win to save their season, and while Joel Embiid hasn’t been putting up the amount of points were used to seeing, he has brought it defensively.

Something Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard learned first hand as he had Embiid stop him from trying to throw down a dunk in the second half and then got blocked again on a layup attempt.

While Jimmy Butler led the way early for the 76ers, Embiid, who was hindered by a virus in Games 4 an 5, helped keep the Raptors far enough away in the Sixers’ Game 6 win with these impressive blocks:

EMBIID GOT KAWHI TWICE 😱🚫 pic.twitter.com/PhGJ9oyZsL

— ESPN (@espn) May 10, 2019

That Embiid block on Kawhi pic.twitter.com/I96xfT8UDv

— gifdsports (@gifdsports) May 10, 2019

Here’s another look at his second block on Leonard:

Embiid with the block on Kawhi leads to the Simmons finish on the break #NBAPlayoffs

🎥: @DimeUPROXX
pic.twitter.com/hojurVqtNH

— USA TODAY NBA (@usatodaynba) May 10, 2019

Fans loved it:

I felt that block #embiid

— Eric Joseph (@ericeverett) May 10, 2019

Inject the Embiid block, Simmons runout into my veins

— BK (@bk_daddydoggs) May 10, 2019

Embiid having a block party on the claw😂🤧

— neily_spleng (@NeilySpleng) May 10, 2019

My drug? Embiid block to Simmons fastbreak

— 💤 (@MohannadWA_) May 10, 2019

THAT BLOCK is why Embiid plays even when he's not well. #Sixers

— Scott Moomaw (@aboutamoo) May 10, 2019

EMBIID BLOCK! MIKE SCOTT PASS! BEN SIMMONS FINISHES THE BREAK!

INJECT IT INTO MY VEINS

— (undefined) (@ReamRaw) May 10, 2019

that embiid block back to Simmons for 2 is my gift to my mom for mother's day

— patobrien (@pat_brobrien) May 10, 2019

That Embiid block into Simmons break/dunk is how our defense and offense should look more times than not

— Eric (@EricEaze) May 10, 2019