Joel Embiid boosts MVP case with big night vs. Trail Blazers

While Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic remains the odds-on favorite to win a remarkable third-straight MVP, Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers continues to make his case, which is getting harder to ignore. 

On Friday night, Embiid scored the game-winner with 1.1 seconds left, lifting Philadelphia over the Portland Trail Blazers by a

score. The Sixers’ big man finished 13-of-20 from the field and 13-of-18 from the charity…