For the fourth time in five years, the Sixers have been bounced in the second round of the NBA playoffs. The Sixers have had no shortage of dramatic ways of getting eliminated, from blowing multiple double-digit leads vs. the Celtics. Blowing two 25-point leads, plus losing games five and seven at home vs. the Hawks. Finally, who could forget, the …
Joel Embiid didn’t have a great game by his standards. The scoring champ had 18 points and 11 rebounds but shot a poor 5-12 from the field. Yet you could see the impact that Embiid makes on the court, and it will be the reason the Sixers can come back in this series. Let’s start with defense; the Heat scored …
When the Sixers acquired James Harden, there was no doubt that the Sixers now had the best 1-2 punch in the NBA with him and Joel Embiid. Four games later, I think it is safe that Tyrese Maxey is a budding star in today’s NBA, and the stats have proved it. The NBA world has noticed just how good the …
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