Cavs' and Pistons' survival, Joel Embiid, 3-1 comebacks turned the East on its ear

CLEVELAND — It was a Saturday night in the Eastern Conference playoffs, and a Green Giant was crashing toward the Earth.Joel Embiid is too big, too decorated, to be called the little guy. But his sudden re-emergence with the 76ers after two virtually lost seasons not only was a rock to the Boston Celtics’ collective temple, it has the rest of the NBA scratching its head in mild trepidation of what’s to come.Advertisement