The Sixers had a brutal road trip in front of them, but after a decisive, and (let’s be honest) noncompetitive win over the Rudy Gobert and Anthony Edwards led Minnesota Timberwolves, the 76ers finished off the journey 4-1.
They knocked off Giannis Antetokounmpono over the weekend, then handled two more wins since to improve to 43-22, powered, of course, by their perennial MVP finalist, Joel “The Process” Embiid.
They’re just 1.5 games behind Boston for the second seed in the Eastern Conference, and four games behind the Bucks for first.
On Tuesday night, Embiid had 39 points, seven boards, three blocks, and one steal.