When the Sixers found themselves down 7 to the lowly Magic midway through the third quarter, they turned to a lineup they hadn't all year: one centered around Embiid and Drummond on the floor together.
The Sixers take on the perpetually rebuilding Orlando Magic tonight at 7 pm, their second game in a four game stretch that is their easiest portion of the schedule all year.
After a sloppy first half, Joel Embiid, Furkan Korkmaz and Isaiah Joe pummeled the overmatched Rockets, pulling away for an easy 133-113 win to kick off 2022.
At 19-16, the Sixers have avoided catastrophe, have most of their key players available to play and now have an easy schedule leading up to the February 10th trade deadline. They're in an okay spot.
In Thursday night's thrilling 110-102 win over the Nets, Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid provided the blueprint for what the best version of this Sixers team looks like.
How have the new rule changes impacted Joel Embiid's ability to get to the free-throw line? Not much at all, which provides the Sixers' star with a small competitive advantage.
What style of player would be best as a second star to play alongside of Joel Embiid? We dive into that, and more, in the subscriber mailbag.
The Sixers went 0-3 last week, have the league's 4th worst offense over the last 13 games and had Sunday's game postponed because they didn't have 8 available players. Is this the low point of the season?
Matisse Thybulle shut down Steph Curry and the Warriors on Saturday, then shut down Tyrese Maxey on Wednesday. A deep dive on his maddening lack of offensive development.
The Grizzlies dominated the Sixers in the second half on Monday night on their way to a 126-91 victory, dropping the Sixers to 15-13 on the season.
The Ben Simmons trade market is reportedly heating up. What does that mean for the Sixers, and does that mean a trade is likely to occur in the coming weeks?
The Sixers lost another game against the Utah Jazz that they weren't remotely competitive in. Does this indicate it's time to take the best trade offer for Ben Simmons that they can? No. The opposite, in fact.
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