Joel Embiid has lost this year's MVP award to Nikola Jokic, but Embiid, Harden and the Sixers have won two straight against the Heat to even up their second-round series at 2-2.
Will Joel Embiid be cleared for tonight's Game 3? We can only wait and see. Injury updates, Kyle Lowry's probable return, thoughts on Jordan and Reed defending the pick-and-roll and more as we get ready for tonight's pivotal Game 3.
We can talk about X's and O's and James Harden and the Sixers' center rotation until we're blue in the face, but if the Sixers want to beat the top seed in the East while playing without Joel Embiid, at some point they have to make a shot from the perimeter.
A lot went wrong in the Sixers' 106-92 Game 1 loss to Miami, but one area they had success in was utilizing their zone defense to disrupt Miami's offense. Can that carry over to Game 2 and beyond?
DeAndre Jordan was named the starter in place of the injured Joel Embiid, the Sixers got destroyed on the defensive glass and shot just 6-34 from deep as they fell to Miami 106-92 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semis.
Quick link roundup to get you ready for tonight's Game 1 of the second-round playoff series against the Miami Heat.
The Sixers will take on the top-seeded Miami Heat in the second round. Here is a comprehensive breakdown, complete with statistical profiles, video breakdowns, and more thoughts on how the Sixers can advance.
Joel Embiid has an orbital fracture and concussion and will miss the start of the Sixers' second-round series against the Miami Heat. Rich and I react to that news, debate how the Sixers can tread water until Embiid's hopeful return, and preview how the Sixers match up against Miami.
Joel Embiid is out with a right orbital fracture and a mild concussion. Here's what little we know.
While the Sixers' dreadful offensive showing received much of the attention for the loss in Game 5, the defense was putrid too.
Following the Sixers' Game 5 loss, with Joel Embiid hindered by an injured thumb, I have one simple question: what is the Sixers' team identity?
Rich and I discuss the Sixers' disappointing Game 4 loss, debate how much of that was attributable to Joel Embiid's injured thumb, and try to project how that will impact the rest of the series.
While Joel Embiid deserves a ton of the credit for the Sixers' success so far in the playoffs, they would not be up 3-0 without the shutdown defense of Tobias Harris.
Rich and I break down the Sixers thrilling overtime win in Game 3, including Joel Embiid's unbelievable game winner.
Joel Embiid's game-winning three will receive all of the attention in the coming days, and deservedly so. But the work he put in to get the Sixers back in the game was equally impressive.
For as much as Toronto is complaining about the free-throw discrepancy, it's been their inability to get back in transition that has really hurt them.
