They had always been near the top of the league in deflections, but they were getting nearly 20 a game during this stretch. Anytime the ball went into the paint, there were three Sixers on it, and then their aggressive closeouts meant opposing teams were shooting 2.
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid was benched for the final quarter of Saturday's last-second loss to the Brooklyn Nets, with coach Nick Nurse admitting the former NBA MVP is "not himself."
Philadelphia 76ers former MVP center Joel Embiid was benched on Saturday. He sat out the entire final quarter of the Sixers’ latest blunder, a Saturday 105-103 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on a ...
A season full of championship hopes in Philadelphia has turned into a debacle for the 76ers, and the latest blight came Saturday in a defeat to Brooklyn, their seventh straight loss, and, one that saw two-time NBA scoring champion Joe Embiid get benched.