Al Horford: The Joel Embiid Stopper 

We needa get Al a ring before he retires. It’s gonna be hard to replace him when he’s done

This guy is easily one of the most important players on the Boston roster, aside from his incredible defense and shotmaking - he is the unequivocal team leader when it comes to setting the tone in practice.

He also clamped up Giannis a few times in the past

Horford has done an amazing job on Giannis and Embiid. If he successfully takes on Jokic, that has to be one of the best big man defensive tenures in the playoffs for matching up with the top 3 MVP candidates in the last few years. Unbelievable that Horford is so old!

Theres no way Al retires with the respect he deserves from the general nba fandom. One of my favorite players

Great video! It is very impressive how Horford was able to turn from the man with the hawks into an arguably more valuable player with the Celtics as a stopper and shooter.

I didn't realize this until now. But at 6'9", Hordford is basically the C's version of Bam and Draymond. Undersized defensive anchors with specialized skills that fit their team. Draymond with his playmaking, Bam with his athleticism and ball-handling, and Horford with his shooting.

Horford was outstanding. But Embiid being 7'1" 290 and doesn't have a back to the basket game....that's your MVP!

These past 5 years Al has been ridiculously good for his age

Al Horford is very underrated, im so glad you're covering him.

Last year he stopped Giannis Al is just that guy 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

Al should have like 3 rings based on his value in playoff basketball.

I remember the couple seasons he was gone from the Boston roster. It affected the flow of the game so much

People been writing Al off since 2019

Can’t wait for ur yearly top 25 list, been a subscriber since 2020. I do wanna ask why u deleted ur 2021 rankings ?

Fantastic video

“Standing at just 6’9” - lol - Are you kidding me ? Age 36 ? Lol. Al rocks !

Awesome explanation 👏

Big Al is one strong ass Dominican!!!

Marc Gasol was a huge part of that Raptors run for this exact reason. He was a big, strong centre that could handle Embiid down low and it helped significantly.

The most versatile defending center ever!

Nice vid

Horford played really really well. But let's be real here. The 2nd round of the playoffs is the real Joel Embiid stopper.

Its not all Joel Embiids fault. Some of the initial plays didn't go because nobody was moving around on the floor. Some of the 76ers just stood there. What they should have done was to get Embiid out of that situation most of the times and shoot. At some points Embiid was 3v1ing in the paint. That won't work. Yes, Al Horford defense is really good but Embiid is usually better. He wasn't playing like his self in the playoffs. He needs to improve on whatever he was doing or change it up. And for people saying that he doesn't deserve his MVP, he does. He just didn't play good in the finals. He needs improvement. I know that this is his 5th-6th time in the playoffs but he still has time to get past the second round and maybe win a chip. Give the man a break, his coach is ass. As a 76ers fan, what I think they need 1 more year of this and improve. If that doesn't work, They need to rebuild and get rid of some guys. Give the man a break.

Al did a great job holding Embiid at the point of attack, but I think Robert Williams's roaming defense bothered Embiid more.

BIG AL ☘️

I'm from cameroon like Embiid, and I don't like to see Embiid this quiet, but Al Horford is one HELL of a player, and deserved the victory

Al Horford is the man. Not going to score much, but will absolutely lock down your best front guy

Great vid once again keep it up also first

Would love to see horford a patience and defensive iq rub off on rob williams a little more he’s such a freak athlete if he can capture some of horford a poise we could see an elite defender

horford was my fav player of this series ! Horford is actually LEGENDARY to the celtics , without him , its not happening

That's exactly why Horford is in Boston. After all these years, he is extremely well trained to defend Embiid and Giannis.

Real ballers here

Un análisis a su altura

I wear 21, because I can only be half as good as Al Horford. -Joel Embiid

I used too say we have the embiid stopper!! No one believed it but when Philly bought all for insane money I know I was right

it’s gonna be wild when embiid retires before horford does. he’s literally going to stifle their entire championship window

horford knows how to be useful for his team, you need those kind of players in important games, while joel often is above 3pt line, but that is today nba, all about attraction, no common sense

I miss how tough Baynes was too, sad about his injury

Al all around has been a perfect re-addition to the Celtics. As a vet he brings needed leadership to Boston who has a younger head coach, while simultaneously controlling the defense which is the engine of this high caliber team. Ultimately I think the key to stopping embiid was the joint effort of Horford and Rob Williams III. With this duo on the court embiid had little to no chance of driving to the basket and with his terrible passing it allowed Rob to float off his man to establish his place as the back line of Al. Together they are giant slayers and will be needed together to stop Jokic and other bigs in the next season or two.

Robert Williams in the paint playing off of pj helped horford lock up Joel

it wasnt just Al Horford, the defense that Mazzula put in with Horford on Imbeed outside and Rob Williams to stop him driving did it and took Imbeed out of his game

I'm also the Joel Embiid Stopper.

Bro that cutscene to embiid with his arms crossed all serious and big Al smiling over his shoulder had me in tears 😂🤣

Can someone show Keegan Murray this video? Please and thank you

Al was a double agent when he went to philly lol

i think embiids biggest fault was he had intentions on drawin fouls not scoring

This why embiid aint care like that he knew he couldn’t beat his Daddy Horford

Jaylen Brown your next video Hoop Venue 🙏🙏🙏

It took prime AD everything to slow down Jokic. It took past-his prime Horford to stop Embiid. Embiid should return his MVP award.

Don’t forget Embiid is the biggest Embiid stopper.

If you follow Celtics on social media, you know big Al don’t lift light in the weight room💪

This video really hurts me cause I know how great Embiid can be. Celtics are probably his biggest challenge to getting a ring. I will never accept Jokic is better. I think he had more favorable playoff matchups than Embiid. They played the Wolves, Suns, Lakers and nobody was surprised when he bullied Bam.

1:00 23 Year old Embiid?! Dude is 29

Nobody could stop Shaq. People need to stop comparing Embiid to Shaq because Shaq couldn’t easily dominate in today’s games.

Rare W + Tobias sucjs

Pause. 48.5 minutes is more or less an nba game. Embiid scored 82 on horford during those minutes ?!!??

give that title to gasol

well everyone stopped embiid

Who would u rather have in 2023, Embiid or AD?

It is not that Horford know how to swipe on Embid, it is playoffs so Embid is not getting calls he would in regular season.

Just stop man Embiid still played really well the only way Horford matched up to Embiid was with help and double teams.

I LIKE PHILADELPHIA 76ERS

Embiid is the Embiid Stopper…stop it

Horford is Joel father

Embiid averages 26 13 and 4 vs Al horford. And those stats are really againt 3 defenders cuz horford always has help or someone shading just in case. But yeah, enjoy ur video

We need a Miami heat vid

Al Horford is Joel Embiid's father

top 50 player?

elite shooter, Embiid stopper, team leader, and he cost us a knee-less Kemba and a second!!!

Embiid only kills us from FT line and when we let him do stop and pop middys but when he gets bodied up he isnt effective we have already proven that ☘️🤷‍♂️the refs give him a lot of bs soft calls and he flops a lot take that away and you get game 7 embiid every time

I judge peoples basketball knowledge based off their opinions on Al Horford

Every team needs a player like Horford. Very steady, reliable and a great leader. Boarderline Hall of Famer.

aside from attempting far, far, far, far too many three's, you are correct!

Embid is fugazi.

Not as related but this breakdown makes Lebron's dismantling of Celtics when he was in the east even more significant. The reason AL cannot stop lebron like this despite being younger, is because Lebron isnt just a physical specimen - he is a playmaking machine in those Celtics beatdown. This Celtics defense was able to stop Durant, Giannis, and Embid because they are close to one dimensional scorers.

Nah Joel embiid stopped himself. Joel could've dropped 50 but he's got no engine.

jokic would NEVER

Since Marc Gasol is out of the NBA now, I guess Embiid needs a new father. Al Horford would be a wonderful replacement for Marc. If you need proof, look no further than Nov 25th 2019 vs the Raptors. 0 points 32mins played 0/11fg

Can someone PLEASE make a highlight reel of Marc gasol and Al Horford shutting down fraud embiid :)

The Playoffs: The Joel Embiid Stopper

Looks like Embid thought he was MJ throughout the Celtics series?!

Al Horford rarely makes the wrong play on or off the ball. It’s too bad he went to Philly for a couple years…always thought he should’ve stayed He plays so well under the Celtics system and hope he retires a Celtic!

This is completely bogus. Where is all this stuff at in the playoffs? He's none of this in the playoffs.

He's been known to lock up giannis and embid. What Al did to him the series was pretty much a perfect as you can get for guarding an mvp caliber player. He routinely makes him quit by the fourth quarter of most games. Which is embarrassing seeing how he's much older than him. But this is been a flaw with Harding and and be for quite a while now. They're known for coming up small and big games and when you constantly harass them and aggravate them they start to take their foot off the gas and concede.

I wouldn't call Al Horford a Joel Embiid stopper when he needed 2-3 teammates every possession. Just chalk it up to an injured MVP struggling who missed shots he typically would make

JoeCry Embiid : " i don't know what more I need to do to get the MVP". Well maybe not get punked by a 37yo Al Horford and get more than 15pts in a game 7 . Jokic got robbed of a historical achievement by race card narrative and pity for Embiid

Well its a given that Al horford can easily shutdown joel because hes joel daddy.

Good stuff. Here I am thinking Horford should retire. Keep up the good work. Definitely helps when it comes to the finer points of the game

ONLY Embiid could lose in the Playoffs to the Hawks,.what a POS mvPOS~

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5 years of Embid cringe play

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Look up the stats at the end of these games. If a dude drops 30 on u am i supposed to declare u the "stopper" cuz u got him good a time or 2? Watch the game they're bringing 2 to 3 guys on embiid it really isn't horford. Game seven embiid just sucked i could have guarded him that game

I Love AL if he wins champ with the C's we need to retire his jersey here

With all due respect to Al, but embiid is way overrated.