Joel "The Process" Embiid is struggling to process the officiating in Game 3.
The Philadelphia 76ers center fouled out in the dying moments of Saturday's contest, simultaneously sending Al Horford to the line where he iced the Boston Celtics' 101-98 victory with a pair of free throws.
Embiid gave Horford credit for scoring the final five points of the game and making key defensive stops, but couldn't fathom how his opponent was able to guard him without committing a single foul in 41 minutes of action.
"They did a good job, but I don't see how it's possible for someone to guard me and have zero fouls," the 7-foot, 250-pound behemoth said in his postgame press conference.
"I thought a couple plays it wasn't fair ... I'm too big not to be fouled every time I go to the basket or every time I post up."
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The 24-year-old sophomore, who's playing in his first postseason, chalked it up as a learning experience but was clearly frustrated that his No. 3-seeded team now finds itself down 0-3 in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Embiid paced the 76ers with 22 points on 38.4 percent shooting and pulled down 19 rebounds in the defeat, while finishing as Philly's only starter with a positive plus-minus.
In the first two games of the series, the Cameroonian center posted 17 (of 51) points on 50 percent shooting while matched up against Horford. Though Embiid has drawn an average of seven fouls per playoff game, Horford has committed just one total in their three matchups.
